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One to add to ChefElf's list 'o' gripes A runway....? For what ?
#1
Posted 22 June 2005 - 08:46 PM
The scene in episode 3 where Anakin pilots and lands what is left of the Starcruiser on the large runway got me thinking. Every interplanetary ship, be it a fighter (X-Wing or Tie) or Cruisers and Destroyers... All takeoff vertically. Straight up or damn near straight up they all fly and land that way as well. Why do they need huge runways?
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#2
Posted 22 June 2005 - 08:53 PM
Possibly the vertical takeoff to orbit is too expensive for civilian craft which don't really need to make sudden landings on hostile planets, or be based in small, hidden facilities. Does the existence of amphibious landing craft in the real world negate the need for port facilities?
#3
Posted 22 June 2005 - 09:00 PM
Monkey, I ask you to sight me the scene. In any one of the of six movies have you ever seen a ship taxied and have to reach takeoff speed? Never, the technology I assumed has outgrown the need to reach 180 knots before your Corellian Cruiser can liftoff.
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#6
Posted 23 June 2005 - 08:36 AM
I believe I covered this in my bit about the whole landing sequence as a whole. I agree, it seems like an excuse to have an action filled sequence and doesn't really hold true with what we've seen in the previous 5 movies.
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#7
Posted 23 June 2005 - 10:18 AM
It wasn't the runway actually existing that bothered me, so much as the fact it conveniently happened to be EXACTLY where the Invisible Hand crashed. Anakin only had very minimal control over the ship, I doubt he had time to check for nearby runways and land there.
#8
Posted 23 June 2005 - 10:25 AM
It didn't exist where he crashed... he PILOTED it to the landing strip. He's THAT good! You see... they had to insert him being a god pilot eventually in the PT.
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#9
Posted 23 June 2005 - 10:44 AM
Even the Rebel cruisersthat escape Hoth don't need a lot of room to take off as seen in AOTC when Anakin and Padme board one in secret to leave for safer parts of the galaxy and start the uber stupid love fest.
Since the whole planet is "one big city" and crammed from end to end (well, what we get to see is) its odd that such a large expanse is left there and there's no pressure to develop it. Maybe back in the day it was needed, but by the time of the PT, its redundant, especially when the pre-Star Destroyers Obi Wan, Yoda, et al use don't need them.
Since the whole planet is "one big city" and crammed from end to end (well, what we get to see is) its odd that such a large expanse is left there and there's no pressure to develop it. Maybe back in the day it was needed, but by the time of the PT, its redundant, especially when the pre-Star Destroyers Obi Wan, Yoda, et al use don't need them.
#10
Posted 23 June 2005 - 11:54 AM
QUOTE (Darth Player @ Jun 23 2005, 10:44 AM)
Since the whole planet is "one big city" and crammed from end to end (well, what we get to see is) its odd that such a large expanse is left there and there's no pressure to develop it.
I was going to mention that. Another thing that (doesn't really) makes sense is that in orbit, the planet clearly has roads that extend from city to burg. ROADS!
I'm torn to say: I liked seeing Annie in control of the ship.
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#11
Posted 23 June 2005 - 08:04 PM
Were the smaller ships that did passed the invisible hand on the way down just using cooling jets? Cause that's what it looked like to me.
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The illogic of the situation: sir, there's a big burning hulk coming in!
Quick, launch some firefighters to spray it!
Success!
Sir, there's still a big hulk coming in!
Errr... (smoke grenade discharge) (sound of running footsteps)
Whatever happened to tractor beams?
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