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How did gravity worked on the Death Star? (feddit.org)
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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They don't all have wings. Only the X-Wing and Imperial transport ships have actual wings, and we've seen them fly through atmospheres.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, yeah, but we've also seen the ones that look like a hamburger patty fly through the atmosphere (and, in fact, outmaneouver the winged ones). Clearly that's not what they're for.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah yeah. Dang. Well there probably a good technical reason behind it. I'm no starship engineer in the Star Wars universe.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The hamburger was originally a cargo ship, the one we see is special in that it has a bunch of very expensive, very powerful engines added.

    It's no wonder that a street racer can outpace army jeeps. Also, they couldn't outpace TIE fighters in Ep.IV, which are known for being very fast for a coffee table.

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