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Subject: Star Wars' Ships Have Terrible Aerodynamic Designs
Date: 20 Jun 2018 20:21:09 -0700
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https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-ships-have-terrible-aerodynamic-designs-1826981844
giant cube and still works just fine. But when ships are also visiting planets
Rebels nor the Empire in Star Wars know the first thing about properly designing
flying vehicles.
YouTuber EC Henry brought 3D models of popular Star Wars ships into an
application from Autodesk called Flow Design that can simulate and illustrate
how a vehicle moves through various mediums, like the breathable air that seems
to exist on most planets in a galaxy far, far away.
https://youtu.be/PilQTjw1Qis
The iconic X-wing, which can travel through space at the speed of light, is
actually far less aerodynamic than the comparatively primitive fighter jets we
aerodynamic disaster and would be outmaneuvered by even a mynock any time it
Awakens would have you believe.
more at
https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a21615163/star-wars-ships-aerodynamics/
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