How Fast are the TIE Fighters from Star Wars?
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Gotta love the comments after the article. 
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The term, "No Life" seems to apply here.
RussR
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Pretty good analysis, I thought. Had to make some assumptions of course. Good read!
FormerHangie
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Ludicrous speed!
No, wait, that's Spaceballs.
No, wait, that's Spaceballs.
Neal Howard
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Normal thrusters or hyperdrive?
African or European?
Repeat to yourself, "It's just a show, I really should relax."
Alexb2000
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As fast as that crap CGI makes them? Sorry, CGI has just ruined movies IMO.
Frogs97
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But then, of course, African swallows are non-migratory.
I'm really not sure how it fits into the thread, but a good Python reference should never go unacknowledged.
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rbridges
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They've gone to plaid!
Dead Stick
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Is the pilot allowed to lean forward? I understand that the speed drops off a bit if he flies it lean of peak, but the thrusters seem to run a lot cooler.
drotto
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It has been reported that this movie is using many more practical effects then most current movies. From what i have read the X-Wings over the water is actually a filmed effect not cgi.
Alexb2000
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Great, seriously, makes me excited to see it.
CGI has become the drug of lazy film makers and makes good acting impossible.
denverpilot
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I always have coffee while I'm watching RADAR!
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petrolero
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I think they got the scale of Falcon wrong in their calculations.
This shows it more clearly... http://youtu.be/t5q7Ag6j-ok
This shows it more clearly... http://youtu.be/t5q7Ag6j-ok
Yellowbird
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Neal Howard
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The original Star Wars movie was made in 1976-1977. CGI didn't yet exist. The spacecraft scenes were done with models special cameras and painted glass scenes...
So you could say that the TIE fighters were actually made from only photons, and thus travel at 186,000 miles per second.
So you could say that the TIE fighters were actually made from only photons, and thus travel at 186,000 miles per second.
mr_happyland
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Well this is what happens when they have an off-space port landing....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDw9LRcA7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDw9LRcA7I