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Are Star Wars ships aerodynamic?
YouTuber EC Henry, who has created several in-depth videos examining the physics of Star Wars and other sci-fi franchises, recently investigated that question and discovered that the ships of Star Wars canon are anything but aerodynamic. EC Henry recently acquired an application for Autodesk named Flow Design.
Why are Star Destroyers shaped like triangles?
All of that aside, why do Destroyers—and now Dreadnoughts—have to look like a piece of pizza? This shape would make sense if you’re parting air in front of an aircraft. The delta wing shape is essentially a triangle, and that helps keep the aircraft stable at high speeds.
What is the ball on the bottom of a Star Destroyer?
Those are the shield generators. If you saw the Return of the Jedi, you see two A-Wings take out the “ball things” that were located ontop of The Executer. While obviously they would have backups, those are the two main generators. Once you take those out, you have a small amount of time to cause extra damage.
What is a Star Destroyer?
Star Destroyer was a term used to describe both a certain type of medium-sized capital ship used by the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, the Imperial Remnant, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, the Alliance-in-exile, the Fel Empire and Darth Krayt’s Galactic Empire, as well as heavily armed warships in general.
Are there any Star Destroyers in the Galactic Empire?
Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the Republic’s Star Destroyers were incorporated into the new Imperial Navy. Aside from the Venator and Imperial-class Star Destroyers, other known models in Imperial service included the Victory and Secutor-class Star Destroyers.
What was the purpose of the Venator class Star Destroyer?
Main article: Venator-class Star Destroyer The Venator -class Star Destroyer was a capital ship used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, a hybrid serving as a capital ship in combat and which doubled as a starfighter carrier. It was eventually phased out by the Galactic Empire, in favor of the larger Imperial -class Star Destroyer.
What is the difference between an Acclamator and a Star Destroyer?
The Acclamator -class Planetary Assault Ship was a cruiser class used by the Republic Navy, and was considered a proto-Star Destroyer. The Interdictor -class Star Destroyer was an Interdictor vessel that could pull ships out of hyperspace using its gravity well projectors.