Legoman Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 I've been wondering about this for a while, and hope someone can help. My question is fairly simple. How do you get a B/b from a B/b-wing? I get the A-wing, X-wing, Y-wing, even V-wings, but not the B-wing Any help is appressiated Quote
Dark Sword Ragnarok Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 You know, I'm not really sure. I think they might've just slapped it on the design, since, you know, X-wing and Y-wing match, but A-wing and, say, lowercase T-wing don't really match up. So instead, they just used the name that fit better with the whole letter-ship idea instead of a name that would've made literal sense. Just my opinion. DSR Quote
Legoman Posted April 4, 2009 Author Posted April 4, 2009 Great answer! But i'm looking for somthing more... Logical, that gives a good explination (in the SW universe) Quote
Siegfried Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 According to Wookiepedia... The name B-wing came from the craft's remote similarity in appearance to the lowercase letter "b", although its swordlike shape in attack mode has earned it the nickname "blade-wing", which may be another reason for the "b" prefix. Vague I know... Quote
Legoman Posted April 4, 2009 Author Posted April 4, 2009 OK, here's some maths: You know, I'm not really sure. I think they might've just slapped it on the design, since, you know, X-wing and Y-wing match, but A-wing and, say, lowercase T-wing don't really match up. So instead, they just used the name that fit better with the whole letter-ship idea instead of a name that would've made literal sense.Just my opinion. DSR + According to Wookiepedia...The name B-wing came from the craft's remote similarity in appearance to the lowercase letter "b", although its swordlike shape in attack mode has earned it the nickname "blade-wing", which may be another reason for the "b" prefix. Vague I know... + SNIP/ = Because Lucasfilm sucks Quote
RileyC Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 they couldve named it before they designed it. but that would seem really stupid to do though Quote
Icesaber Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 they couldve named it before they designed it. but that would seem really stupid to do though In-universe? Cause they were originally called Fighter A and Fighter B during production of the movie. Quote
prof1515 Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Back in 1983, the explanation given in an interview with the B-Wing's designer said that it was called so because the ship resembled a blade. While is not something stated in the film (or probably the novelization, it's been a long time since I read it) it was the answer given during pre-production for the film when the name was conceived. Quote
prateek Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 i dont know about the bwing but if you look at the awing from the top and the back at the bottom, it looks like an A Quote
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