Talk:X-wing fighter

message: Can anyone confirm about the Incom defection? I vaguely remember it being described in the role-playing game sourcebook (which I don't have on me), but I don't know if it's consistent with the continuity in the various books, games, etc. (Certainly the movies never bother to discuss the matter!) --Brion
:Never mind, the description at starwars.com mentions it. --Brion
:The essential guide to vehicles and vessels supports the Incom defection claim.   -Lt. NOWIS
::The Incom team that developed the T-65 defected to the Alliance. However, the Incom corporation as a whole did NOT defect. Refrence the Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels along with the Encyclopedia entry to verify the veracity of these statements.--Txredcoat 22:19, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incom defection 

message: I thought the X-wing was a real aircraft - a helicopter which can stop its rotor and use it as wings. -phma
:You mean this one? Three guesses what it was named after. :) --Brion 20:39 Sep 4, 2002 (PDT)
::The page on the aircraft says that plane/helicopter "may have" been named after the fictional fighter, but probably not. This is inconsistent with this article. How can we resolve this inconsistency? Willy Logan 05:29, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real aircraft? 

message: At the time when the X-Wing saw it's greatest use (During the Galactic Civil war and the New Republic Era), the X-Wing was a fighter aircraft. I do not recall reading anywhere that the X-Wing had a "Bombing" capability (Proton Torpedoes are more of a 'missile' rather than a bomb). It is my opinion that the Y-Wing was used as the "Bomber" type spacecraft. I will consult my technical manuals and get back with some hard evidence on this.--Txredcoat 22:17, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fighter vs. Bomber 

message: The X-Wing clearly has deflector shields. Yet the shield entry for the ship data is N/A.
Should we use "Rated 50 SBD" for the shields stat? Isn't that a system from an RPG or a computer game or something? Is it canonical? --egoldber
:First of all, no, a computer game is NOT canonical. If you really want to get into a debate on that, go to the message boards on Starwars.com and find the thread that is dedicated to that issue. Second of all, what is the SBD system? I have never heard of it, so if anyone would be kind enough to give me a quick explanation, that would be greatly appreciated. --Stopher717 23:56, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shields? 

message: Where does "Incom T-65B" come from? Should an expanded universe term which isnt used in the movies be put in the opening sentence? -- Astrokey44|talk 23:53, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Referring to the X-Wing as an "Incom T-65" is indeed in the movies. I do not remember where, however; does anybody else?--Longestpants (talk) 22:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incom T-65B 

message: What does everyone thing about adding a heading concerning different models such as the StealthX and ChaseX? -Skope 19:11, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Those articles are so small that they almost ought to be merged into the main X-Wing article. --HunterZ 18:19, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ChaseX and StealthX 

message: Does the S mean anything? And how do you compare the term in use for the real world? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.99.86.146 (talk) 15:10, Jul 9, 2006 (UTC)
: I always assumed it meant "strike foil" or "stabilizer foil". I think the term "strike foil" might be used in one of the films. – Mipadi 12:28, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  S in S-foils stands for stabilizers. The X-Wing opens its S-foils in combat for better firing area and STABILITY during manuveurs (misspelled). Can't remember where I got this information, but I am absolutely certain it is correct. Someone will have to source me on this. --Doncroft 15:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Stability? In vacuum??? -- wr 87.139.81.19 (talk) 11:35, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I know I'm violating WP:NOTFORUM by replying to this, but yes, there's such a thing as angular momentum.  Having wider placed thrusters does, in fact, give better leverage for controling spin.  i kan reed (talk) 21:13, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where does the term "S-foil" come from? 

message: I noticed this mentioned on wikien-l, and added the notice. The article currently has major problems with distinguishing fact and fiction, and places no emphasis on fact while placing complete emphasis on fiction. Apart from a single sentence ("... part of the fictional Star Wars universe."), and parts of the trivia section, the article treats the X-wing as a craft which exists, and treats everything about it as fact, without mentioning any real facts. For example, it was obviously not designed by the Incom Corporation, which doesn't exist. The entire article has this tone tone, and needs to be changed.  Who actually designed it? Is there some history of its actual usage and changes throughout the films and other media that could be included? As noted on wikien-l, Red_Dwarf_ships is a good example of an article on a similar topic. While every sentence does not need to note that it is fictitious, and individual sentences can certainly have the tone that is here, there needs to be emphasis on the real world to break up the fictional information, so that the article sounds like an article from a real encyclopedia, not an article from an encyclopedia that is in Star Wars itself. --Philosophus T 21:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh please, everyone knows that Star Wars is a fictional universe, but based on the premise about a fictional universe the things said about the X-wing are facts. That's the beauty of it. For instance, Darth Vader is over 2 meters in height. No, not David Prowse (all due respects to the excellent job he did) but Darth Vader. Even though Darth Vader is a fictional character, it is still a FACT that he is over 2 meters tall. It's not that confusing to grasp. Wouldn't you agree? --Doncroft 15:14, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

text: Man take it easy. I am sure that if someone is searching info about X-wing he will know that it is fictional. Finally in article it is mentioned that it is in FICTIONAL Star Wars Uniwerse Don banan 17:09, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fiction issues 

message: Would it be too much to ask for at least an attempt for this article to meet the guidelines at WP:RS and WP:V? The entire article is completely unsourced. --ElaragirlTalk|Count 09:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sourcing

message: Shouldent Troop capacity be "none" or "nil" instead of "pilot"? A pilot really isent a soldier in that sence Basejumper123 21:44, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Troop Capacity 

message: Overall, I believe this article is fine, but small things nag at me. I'm sure there could be more interesting info worked into the overview, for one. Give some examples, maybe mention how in the EU, the X Wing is still the main starfighter of the Galactic Alliance even after 30-ish years since ANH. As well, the article mentions they were supposed to be more traditional looking than the TIE Fighters. I'd like to maybe have a small explanation of what that means. It's rather ambiguous to me, and I like to believe I know a fair bit about Star Wars. What will Sheila, who knows nothing about SW, think?
I also don't really like the "Cultural Impact" section. It's a one line mention of an X Wing mockup on display at a museum. That's all anyone could think of? Jesus, how many times has Family Guy alone made fun of Star Wars? There has to be at least one X Wing in there somewhere. Please, I beg you, flesh that puppy out with things that are references to the X Wing, other non-SW media it's appeared in, etc.
Overall, I feel this article is pretty decent. It's informative, but it feels not-so-depthy to me. Make some improvements and renominate this sucker. Howa0082 05:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Failed GA 

message: A couple of months ago, I began a massive rewrite of this article in my userspace (at User:Saberwyn/X-wing). Unfortunately, due to other commitments and projects, I have never been able to finish it, so I'm throwing it to the masses.
If anyone wants to take the text that is in my userspace, find some material to fill in the gaps and link it all together, then put it in the article, please do so. The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film by J.W. Rinzler has some excellent material, but I haven't been able to access a copy for long enough to use it. The Making of Star Wars, Return of the Jedi by John Phillip Peecher (editor), Once upon a Galaxy: a journal of the making of Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back by Alan Arnold, and The Star Wars Vault by Stephen J. Sansweet may also have useful material... I've never seen these works so I wouldn't know.
Please, bring life to this creation! -- saberwyn 22:47, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Userspace rewrite 

message: Under "Cultural Impact," this article states: "In 2007, the San Diego Tripoli Rocket Association built and launched a 23-foot-long X-wing model propelled by four rockets, which exploded seconds after launch." Really? What cultural significance does this have? If NASA built an X-wing, yes, that would be an example of cultural impact, but this - hardly.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.141 (talk) 12:32, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cultural Impact?

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