Oky Posted June 13, 2022 Posted June 13, 2022 During the era of the Galactic Republic, many starfighters were too small to safely contain a hyperdrive and required a hyperdrive ring to travel through hyperspace. The 0-KY1 starfighter (pronounced "Oky-Wan") or "O-Wing" was the first attempt at building a starfighter capable of hyperspace travel by incorporating a hyperdrive ring into its design. The Republic hoped to gain an edge in the Clone Wars by using it for surprise attacks where the fighters could drop out of hyperspace and engage the enemy immediately without the need of having to disconnect from a hyperdrive ring first. Unfortunately, due to its impractical shape, the concept was soon abandoned. It featured a slanted, more aerodynamic design than traditional hyperdrive rings with a cockpit on the lower half and two turrets on the upper wing. The turrets could rotate 360 degrees and be aimed up and down. This slant also made it so that the ship had an O-shape not only when viewed from the front and back, but from the bottom and top as well, which gave it the nickname "O-Wing". It accommodated space for one pilot as well as one astromech droid to assist with hyperspace jump calculations. The cockpit could be detached from the ring to serve as an escape pod for when the ring got damaged... which happened quite often due to it being such a large target. With this entry, I tried to take a silly shape and make it work in-universe. I hope you like it. And kudos if you're an old enough member to remember when I used to call myself Oky Wan Kenobi on here and got the reference. May the 4th be with you... in June. Quote
Guyinaplaguemask Posted June 13, 2022 Posted June 13, 2022 This is so impractical, and I love it! The idea of incorporating a hyperspace ring into a fighter is a neat one. The way the ring was built is also well done. But is it stable? Quote
Oky Posted June 13, 2022 Author Posted June 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Guyinaplaguemask said: This is so impractical, and I love it! The idea of incorporating a hyperspace ring into a fighter is a neat one. The way the ring was built is also well done. But is it stable? Thanks! And yes, it's a surprisingly solid build! Although the two sticks serving as the landing gear are struggling to keep it upright. Quote
MKJoshA Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 What a fantastic design! The cockpit is so small, it's amazing you can fit a pilot! Quote
Oky Posted July 8, 2022 Author Posted July 8, 2022 2 hours ago, MKJoshA said: What a fantastic design! The cockpit is so small, it's amazing you can fit a pilot! Thanks! It’s a tight fit, but it works. I tried to keep the cockpit as small as possible to not ruin the O-shape. Otherwise it would have looked more like a Q. Quote
dvogon Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) I love that your O-Wing could also be an O-Wing in italics Edited July 9, 2022 by dvogon Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 Very nice! I've been surprised (though maybe I shouldn't have been) by how creative these alphabet fighters have been. Quote
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