T-65 X-wing

The T-65 X-wing is a starfighter from the fictional Star Wars universe. He is commonly called X-wing, the name of the series to which he belongs. It is mainly known for being used by the Rebel Alliance and because one of its members, Luke Skywalker, destroyed the Imperial space station known as the Death Star aboard one of these ships.

Description

The fuselage of the fighter is made of a titanium alloy and the canopy of the cockpit is made of transparent steel.

The fighter packs a lot of firepower: it's equipped with Krupx MG7 proton torpedo launchers and Taim & Back KX9. The two torpedo launchers are mounted on the sides of the ship and have a capacity of three torpedoes each, while the four laser cannons are mounted on the wingtips and can be fired in whatever combination the pilot wants. The various configurations possible are:

Ala-X hands.

• Simple fire, where each cannon shoots individually.
• Dual fire, where two cannons, one on each side, match. Couples shoot alternatively.
• Quadruple fire, where the four cannons shoot at once, towards the same target point.

The T-65 has two sets of wings mounted at the rear of the craft. During routine flight, the wings are clamped against each other, but in combat the wings are spread open to increase cover from the tip-mounted laser cannons. This gives the ship its distinctive X-shaped appearance when viewed from the front or rear. The guns of some older models cannot be fired with the wings in a fixed, unopened position.

The ship has a cockpit space for a pilot, assisted by an android (like an R2 unit) in an external location. The android monitors the state of the ship and can carry out emergency repairs.

History

The X-wing was originally designed by the Incom Corporation company sometime before the proclamation of the Galactic Empire. However, once he became Emperor, Palpatine tried to remove any threat to his power and many of these companies were absorbed or destroyed on suspicion of his sympathy for the Rebel Alliance that had risen against the Empire. Some of the top designers of Incom were detained for interrogation due to these suspicions, but the Rebel Alliance rescued them along with the blueprints and prototypes of their secret new project, the T-65 Ala fighter. -X.

The design comes directly from the Z-95 Headhunter, created by Incom and Subpro. The X-wing has been regularly updated during its design period. The original Alliance model T-65AC1 was a competent fighter for its time, expensive and difficult to build, but it was soon replaced by the T-65AC2, which had superior acceleration, four powerful engines with boost capacity of star jump, four laser cannons and torpedo launchers, front and rear shield generators, which allows it to withstand some hits from enemy laser cannons, which could hit the ship in a combat situation during fighter escort missions, combat against other ships and in attack missions, against defended targets with turbo laser cannons.

The T-65AC3 improved mechanics, shields and sensors; the T-65AC4 was mainly a new engine improvement, which was almost on a par with that of the A-Wing. Another notable design was the T-65D-AD1, which replaced the astromech droid with an internal computer that performed hyperspace jump calculations. However, it was considered a failure (partially due to the ease of sabotage), and the combat superiority of having a Robot as a flight attendant.

Shortly after the Vong invasion, the New Republic introduced the "J" of the X-wings. A third torpedo launcher was added in the place where a cargo bay had previously been. This brought the number of torpedoes an X-wing could carry to nine. Engines, laser cannons, and mechanics were also upgraded. The "XJ" it was vastly improved in all respects over earlier designs, and was initially intended for fighter squadrons with Jedi pilots. Three versions were developed, culminating in the T-65J2: the definitive evolution of the X-wing. Many older X-wings were converted into the renowned T-65BR version.

It has been intended that the X-wing series would be replaced by the E-Wing approximately six years after the Battle of Endor, but issues related to the placement of the weapons in the initial designs delayed full-scale production. This was eventually achieved, but X-wing production continued and may have equipped fighter squadrons that are not 'in the front of the gun'. One notable exception is Rogue Squadron, the best elite squadron in the Republic, known for using X-wings exclusively.

During the Vong invasion, the series "J" it was part of the fleet, complementing the more advanced (and indeed more expensive) E-Wing series III. Some paramilitary groups were also equipped with early J series (probably T-65J or T-65J2). Poorer system defense forces and paramilitary groups may have had X-wings of varying age and capability.

In the "Expanded Universe" there are two conflicting identification systems for X-wings. The basic designation is T-65 and remains constant, but the modifier is not consistent. At least two systems have been used. One of them uses the suffix AC1, with the last number increased with later versions of the fighter. Another system resembles that of the United States, in which a letter is attached to the end, in increasing order (T-65B, T-65C, T-65D, etc).

Origin and design

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was commissioned to manufacture the T-65 X-wing. Joe Johnston was responsible for designing the sketches of the fighter, while Colin Cantwell was responsible for building the models that would ultimately become the T-65 that appears in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The T-65 was designed with the goal of appearing more "traditional" than the Empire's TIE fighters. ILM built miniatures in various scales, each with markings on the wing to indicate which ship belongs to which pilot.

Each model of the T-65 was built around a hollow core fashioned from surgical tubing, which allowed lighting, cooling, and electrical connectors for the wing motors to be installed and maintained. The cockpits were made faceted glass windows so that accurate reflection could be filmed. [2] In the original script of the film and in the novelization, the T-65s belonged to the "blue squadron", but the limitations of the blue screen on which some scenes were recorded forced to change the color, becoming the "red squad".

Cultural Impact

Ala-X launch created by the San Diego Tripoli Rocket Association.

Due to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the National Air and Space Museum, the franchise organized an exhibition with a total of 250 items related to the Star Wars saga, including a model of Luke Skywalker's X-wing. In 2007, the San Diego Tripoli Rocket Association built and launched a 23-foot-long model X-wing, powered by four rockets.