Why There's an X-Wing in the Smithsonian
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While in DC in August, Adam stopped by one of his FAVORITE places: the National Air and Space Museum, and specifically its Restoration Hangar, where he checks out a screen-used X-wing. What is a prop from STARS WARS -- and science fiction in general -- doing in this particular Smithsonian? Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator and Department Chair of the Space History Department, explains.
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I have absolutely no problem with a fictional X-Wing being in the Smithsonian. The USS Enterprise has been there for years. My only complaint is that it's not Luke Skywalker's "T-65" from the original trilogy which is much more iconic.
Agreed, but I wonder if they made a full-size T-65 for any of the modern films? I'm sure the OT mock-ups are either long gone, sitting in private collections, or sitting in a Lucasfilm lobby somewhere.
I would argue that props from the Disney movies do not inspire imagination. They do quite the opposite.
When I see the T-70, I think of the stupid "your mama" joke.
I'd be more excited about a Galactica Mk V than any Star Wars prop at this point.
The new ones are so boring in comparison, so streamlined.
@@_WillCAD_ they made a few, in fact they have one in Disneyland Anaheim! Or had a T-65 idk. I live in Anaheim but I haven’t gone to Disneyland in like 10 years so I’m not sure if it’s still there
They also have the model of the mother ship from Close Encounters displayed next to their Space Shuttle.
I was the 16 year old who after seeing the original Star Wars on opening night decided to be an Aerospace Engineer, so X-Wings certainly inspired me!
Holy cow! Amazing!
I was a few years younger - but became a Planetary/Space Scientist (I was 9 I think - only movie my father took time off to take me to - and took me out of school for the day).
that's what I was wondering... the original released in 1977. A 10-year old then could easily be an aerospace engineer by 1990. Generations of them have been inspired by Star Wars at this point.
I'm very disappointed in your lack of progress. 😜✌️
My son loves Star Wars and has since he was 6 or so. He’s currently 16 and in a high school/college program for engineering and wants to be an aerospace engineer.
"Can I come help?" The Smithsonian would be crazy to not accept that! I mean getting an original Star Wars prop designer on board for that is basically the best you can get, right?
At some point the maverick darkstar hyper sonic plane should be looked at for being displayed. For me it is inspiring for designers as well
That’d be cool as well
Inspiring aerospace engineers of the future while simultaneously eating up tones of Chinese satellite time.
@@Rezerection it is funny about the story of the chinese thinking it was real spy plane(according to some souces). And we wonder why the world is in trouble.
it was displayed at beale AFB with an SR-71A back in september
@@Anzac1 that is a fitting display.
I was hoping for just a 3 second video of someone saying "because it's cool"
Exactly! - You could tell she wanted to say " Because it's an F-ing X-Wing".
Somehow it's in the Smithsonian.
@@Clayton117 or because Disney made a large donation.
It is cool, but the X wing deserves an explanation :)
@@tomservo5007 that’s more like it.
Adam REALLY tried to get a chance to sit in that cockpit.
I mean, wouldn’t you?
Adam probably asked off camera. Thank you Adam, you are the living kid in me.
Who can blame him, that'd be so cool!
#Truth.
If Adam was allowed in that cockpit he’d have figured out how to turn it on and would have flown away with it in a heartbeat xD
I bet Grant would’ve gotten an R2 built to help get this X-Wing serviced and operational. We miss you Grant!
really? You gotta say this just after I came to this video from the 'Grant's Shop" video.
The detail is soooo crazy for a prop! I would believe it can really fly!😳
Wow seeing the X Wing sitting next to the WWII B26 Bomber “Flak Bait” that is undergoing preservation is really two worlds colliding haha. So cool.
That's not an actual X-Wing
@@badlaamaurukehu Very true, the X-wing had 4 engines, with 4 intakes, this only has one intake, for 2 engines, so by definition, its a Z-95 "Headhunter". One of the X-wings precursors.
Still very cool. I understand well, the buffer between mind/imagination. People say that people's minds are broad, and smart, depending on how much imagination they have. I assume there is no buffer, since they are one, and the same.
Adam wanted her to say “sure, you can sit in the cockpit” so bad but he was too polite to ask lol.
...and be told, "if you damage it - you 're-weather' it!"
I bet he did ask
@@negotiableaffections Exactly "Don't leave a clean spot."
Exactly my first thought when the cockpit came up.
Hahaha I was thinking the exact same! Spot on.
Has to be one of the best sci-fi fighters of all time. It looks like you could just jump in and take it for a ride.
As to "Why a fictional space ship is at the Smithsonian?" I can say that my brother and I were delighted to see the production model of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek TOS in the Smithsonian in 1976. This sort of thing ABSOLUTELY inspires the future (and current) scientists, engineers, designers for the next coming things..... Cheers.
She's good. Rolling with the model numbers, buzz words, and marrying it all together with the practical and not skipping a beat.
The fact that she knew this craft was NOT an original trilogy X-wing; and knew that Luke's was an Incom T65-B means she did her research
I was waiting for the neckbeard gatekeepers to "reeee" out on her for being a female and talking about Star Wars. She has my respect. I'm glad they're doing their due diligence and keeping the fans happy.
@@schnitzelmopi Wait long enough and you'll see it.
1. She's probably a big Star Wars Fan.
2. It's probably her job to know the history of every vehicle in that museum.
That said, the fact that she can just rattle off such intricately detailed facts like that is mightily impressive.
Why can't you folks imagine that a woman can be a fan who knows things as well?? Lol
Why assume that "she did her research"?
It's actually possible that she knows just as much or more than any of you.
Adam's "can I come and help?" *sounds* like fanboying, but he's got the skills, knowledge, and expertise to actually be able to help.
It is fanboying. That he can and have done it is just incidental. Because I bet he’d do it for free :) Just like many of us watching this. We’d just wouldn’t be useful :)
@@flekkzo I don't think the point is that he wasn't fanboying, but that he has the skills to get away with it. And to be fair if I had the skills I absolutely would too haha!
sounds like a script for a future Tested video.
@@georgeb.wolffsohn30 Or a "Savage Builds" episode had the series continued.
It would be interesting to see a time lapse of them working on things like the X-Wing or other air / space craft, getting them ready for display.
Rest In Peace Grant Imahara bet he would’ve loved talking about his time on star war
These types of museums are meant to attract and inspire people into sciences. This is a great way to do so
Lady: We're over the moon to have this X-Wing here.
Me: That's no moon...
👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
Good one
I have a bad feeling about this...
***Me an intellectual:...
Took me a second, but Brilliant 🥰
Really having someone that's worked with ILM and Lucas, Adam would be ideal to have as help with an X-Wing.
That was my first thought too!
@@claratius2601 lol so true
@@claratius2601 Go away!!! Scammer!!!
I know he would love it but his talents would be wasted.
I saw this about a month ago, even from a viewing balcony it was pretty damn cool.
Fun fact, behind the Xwing on the other side of the hangar is a full scale replica of Dusty CropHopper from Planes.
In original or upgraded configuration?
@@kevinmencer3782 original dusty, pre race upgrade
Turns around to see a Viper MkII.
Adam: “So why is this here”
Guide: “Well you see that's part of humanity's history.”
So say we all.
Ok, this lady is wonderful. Please can we have a similar video on everything in that hanger?
Oh, we have a LOT of videos coming your way from the hangar. Stay tuned!
@@tested Outstanding 👍
@@testedLooking forward to that. the Hangar is one place I would love to see. So much history in its raw, unrestored state. Great way to get weathering ideas.
@@blue95m3 when you go to the Udvar-Hazy Center (where this hanger is located) there is an overlook where you can view them working
I saw Flak Bait (Martin B-26 Marauder) on the far side of the X-Wing. My Great Grandmother helped build them in Baltimore during WW2.
Seeing an X-wing in one of the many aviation museums I was dragged to as a child, would have strongly changed my life path.
I'm in my last semester of an MA Museum Studies program and I love everything about this post and the conversation they had! I hope it is installed when I go to DC this November I would love to see how they intersect science fiction and science fact! Also, Star Wars!!! So yeah, I want to see it.
The T-65B Had a lot more detail and character to it. It also looked alot more like military equipment.
The T-70 looks too...civilian.
The Aurebesh at the engine intake translates to "intake" with similar markings to modern fighter jets.
I always wished Star Wars ships had more aurebesh markings. Like the classic "No Step" markings many fighters had on their wings (as well as the walking area markings). Sure, Star Wars ships are made of materials far more advanced than what we have or whatever, but it'd be neat to have more "practical" markings to make everything feel more real. Like it has history, and was developed from something before, and like there's a history of space combat that involved a process of learning and logistics.
Star Wars has always been so great at weathering and industrial-looking design, but I've always felt the markings were lacking.
@@plushie946 Cause we need markings .. In
Spaaaaaaaace !!! ..
NERD!
Kind of puzzling for a space plane
@@plushie946 You're all (except Plushie) missing the point. Like a modern fighter plane, these space ships would've spent a lot of time in hangers and workshops being serviced, refuelled, etc. Those markings would've been very practical then. A modern fighter plane spends more time on the ground than the air.
The irony being that this successor to the Luke X-Wing was actually based on the prototype from the concept art for the original Star wars episode 4
As is everything in the sequels because they were extremely original
@@jaedanb UNoriginal? ;)
As others have said, the Enterprise NCC-1701 from Star Trek TOS has been in the Smithsonian Air & Space main building for decades. I saw it once when I was just 2 years old (the story being that I was the first in the group to recognize it and point it out) and again just a few years ago when they had it down by the gift shop. I hear it got a great restoration recently and has been moved again, and I'm hoping to go see it. And maybe this X-Wing will still also be there! Yea, it might not be an OT X-Wing, but I actually do like this design and how close it is to the McQuarrie concept X-Wing.
I loved it when I was there on July 4 I took a picture of this from the windows around this development area. I was happily surprised and glad they are including it!
Why is there an X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars in the Smithsonian: Air and Space Museum? Well, here's a quote from Albert Einstein:
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.
Reality is merely an illusion albeit a very persistent one."
And in my opinion, Science Fiction/Mythology/Fantasy is responsible for the majority of Scientific Facts and Discoveries.
too much imagination and we will have people believing that you can become magnetized by an injection.
@@tomservo5007 That would be the two sides of the same coin theory. There is a thin line between Genius and Insanity.
@@tomservo5007 too much imagination, no curiosity
You don't have to explain "why" to me, lol. It's obvious it's of insane historical significance in the context of pop culture. Our culture is history too. And yes, it helped inspire a lot of people who ended up becoming engineers or scientists in real life ;)
Terry Pratchett on Why we need to believe in things that may not be seem logical th-cam.com/video/DBnENlXt-H4/w-d-xo.html
This technology is from a long long time ago…. it belongs in a museum
I was lucky enough to have very recently seen this in person! Very cool!
THIS is so important in ways I can't put into words. Margaret Weitekamp has THE COOLEST JOB ever!!! Her comments on inspiring our future engineers and scientists is spot-on.
Thank you to Margaret and the teams at the National Air and Space Museum !!! You guys rock !!!
Lady: *Answering all of Adams questions with reasonable detail*
Adam: *Fanboying over X wing*
The Smithsonian as a whole maintains a collection of culturally significant artifacts. The Air & Space museum is best set-up to display an item of this size.
You should see the NASM building in central DC (approximately 7th and Pennsylvania NW), That holds a lot, such as Yeager's X-1, an Apollo capsule, a backup Skylab module, and the first airplane to fly around the Earth nonstop, for starters. The Udvar-Hazy annex to the NASM, out near Dulles International Airport, is a justified expansion. I think that structure also holds, among other aerospace goodies, a Shuttle and the Enola Gay.
Yep. IIRC the martini glasses from M*A*S*H are there right next to Archie & Edith Bunker's chairs :)
Adam has worked on the Star Wars universe himself, yet his joy here and in every Star Wars video is so genuine. That's a true fan right there.
Warms my heart to see someone in science preservation clearly so invested in it!
In my house, I have a wall that has various framed blueprints/schematics of Star Wars ships. With the frames, I spend maybe $30 on all of it. Without fail, my friends ALWAYS stop to look at those. Other pieces of art in my house get occasional appreciation, but those little schematics trigger a smile in the young and old without fail.
I still have mine! Those blueprints came with the old Kenner toys, I had the TIE Fighter and the AT-ST. They aren't framed, but I still have the blueprints they came with stored safe. I wonder if there are others out there for sale, framing a few of them up sounds like a great idea.
@@TheCoolCucumber Yep, found a couple posters that are just the old kenner blueprints cobbled together. Arriving in a couple days.
Yeah yeah, big bad evil Disney.. *eyeroll and jerkoff motion.*
Your house? Do you mean your mom's house that you still live in?
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Anything is possible when you think before you comment or post.
I'm on a computer.
Mad props to Margaret. That was so interesting from start to finish.
Wow, I wish I was in that city right now so I could go see it!!! (and all the other awesome planes)
I wish I was in the US lol
How can you not love their enthusiasm? And what a totally cool thing to have on show to the public. I'd travel a long way to see it, but unfortunately, NZ is a bit too 'far far away'.
One of the coolest things I noticed in my first visit to the Smithsonian A&S museum was the model of the Enterprise used in the shots of Star Trek.
In Udvar-Hazy where this restoration hanger is they also have the mothership from Close Encounters, so they technically already have an R2-D2 on display (there is one on that mothership, it actually appears on screen if you look at the silhouette of the ship rising over a notch in Devil's Mountain.)
I haven’t been to UH in so long. I really should cuz it’s right down the road
Yeah, I was going to ask if this was Udvar-Hazy. I visited a few years ago and was pretty sure this was the same restoration hangar that you can look into from the museum.
If any of you ever have a layover at Dulles Airport in DC (or are in the area...or *aren't* in the area) you NEED to visit this museum, because it's incredible. It's right next to the airport, and there's even a free shuttle, and admission is also free. And speaking of shuttles, they have the Discovery Space Shuttle! And hundreds of other historic aircrafts & spacecrafts, such as the Enola Gay.
@@matthouser1061 Genuinely one of the best museums in the US.
Not to mention they have/had Transformers screen used parts as well!
I live just 15 minutes from Udvar Hazy museum but I take the longer route through the Fairfax Connector bus no. 983. I was just there a few weeks ago and my jaw dropped when I saw the X-Wing. I immediately recognized it's the T-70. The fact this video confirmed that made just made my day.
My lord Jesus this has so much details in to it, the bumps, scratches and markings resembles a war machine that has just came out of combat "in a galaxy far away".
As a 68 year old Star Wars fan, all I can say is it totally appropriate for it to be there. But it's also very COOL, and WICKED!
The 2 of you and your unwavering enthusiasm for the care and experience of it all makes me smile! NEVER lose that child like happiness Adam and keep spreading it far and wide!
I love how she talks about this "artifact" with great knowledge about the details. Its not a special X-Wing is exactly model xyz in this config from what timeframe in a completely imagined universe. Great!
Thats why i love Starwars pretty mutch everything has a long ass production history with several models.
And documented changes from a YT-1600 to a YT-1700
It's not even from the original trilogy, this model holds no cultural value
@@tomservo5007 I dont think so. It is a symbol for creativity and dreams and it is part of the saga. People that grow up right now and love star wars because of the movies that came out over the last years will probably think of them the same way older people did when Star Wars hit the theaters first.
@@tomservo5007 That's what YOU think. While the sequel trilogy has its fair share of problems with the way how Disney handled them, they still have cultural value cuz there're still a good number of people liking them, & do still get inspired by them. Don't go about shoving your preferences down other people's throats.
@@FalconWindblader maybe so but not enough to merit a tour in the Smithsonian. If this does, then so does a Starship Troopers' gun. or Barbarella's spacesuit.
The best thing about that and it's why I loved Star Wars, it's the fact that looks like it's been used, a lot.
But they need to have a Viper Mk II there
I think it's remarkably charming that this lady seems to kind of nerd out over it as well
MANY more Smithsonian videos are coming. And if you missed the videos we filmed two years ago, they are here in our Smithsonian playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLJtitKU0CAeiJ7tjkIqcrRPfIYZHPW643.html
Watch a Tested premium/patron exclusive about the reverse weathering being done on the X-wing: th-cam.com/video/5R2Vk6INaWk/w-d-xo.html
Yes, R2 was in the final battle, not BB-8: screenrant.com/star-wars-rise-skywalker-r2d2-poe-final-battle-reason/
Sick
I'm sorry but I need hours more of content with Dr. Margaret Weitekamp please. She is fantastic and I would pay just to speak to Her, let alone the planes. Also isn't 'hanger rash' brilliant terminology!
I know they make things with plenty of detail to make them look real, even though they are only seen on screen in passing or from a distance, but those close up shots show the insane level of detail that was put into the design. It looks real. It looks like it could fly. It looks like it has been thrown around in space battles with rushed repairs.
The lady's surname is WEITEKAMP. And her professionalism is amazing. It's a pleasure to watch somebody who fits their professional role so well.
Margaret is the perfect kind of person for her position.
Not only does she know the T-70 of the sequels from the T-65B of the original trilogy, but did you see how excited she was to show Adam the scrape on the side of it? That's someone who is passionate about their (space)craft, and not afraid to show it. I would love more videos with her, she and Adam seem kindred spirits!
But she said ''R2-D2'' is going to be it's astromech. Am I missing something on why that's very not right?
@@xeroabyss9597 During the battle of exegol. R2D2 was the astromech on Poe's X-Wing. It would be prototypical to portray this given that this ship is from that film.
I doubt that she actually knows the difference. she knows the nomenclatures, as would someone who needs to know for their ability to curate an object d' art.
@@JPGotrokkits Oh hell no, she's a legit sci-fi fan, she's been a guest at several conventions and she knows her stuff.
Dr. Weiteka is really cool. Got to meet her a the Trek 50th anniversary talking about restoring the Enterprise model. For all the administrative stuff she has to deal with, she's still a huge fan.
And honestly, I think the Smithsonian team would LOVE to have Adam show up to help.
Now I guess they need a Tardis and they'll have the main 3 covered in the NASM.
It needs to be a model of the original X-Wing. The fact that it's not takes away absolutely all of the cool factor for me.
Smiling for 6 minutes straight here! Love this!
Wow. Mrs. Weitekamp is one of the most well spoken professionals I've ever listened to.
I absolutely enjoy Adam's passion and exuberance when he is talking about and exploring these pop culture icons. His enthusiasm is contagious!
Great interview.
Once again, Thank you, Mr. Savage.
I'm so hoping Adam feels the need to make his own X-wing
We've seen Adam's cave; we haven't seen his garage. How do we know he hasn't already built one? ;-)
Adam pilots his Xwing wearing the Mk1 Iron man suit
"today on tested we will be attempting to start the x-wing and perform weapons testing"
It could be a "One Day Build" ...
"Why does the Smithsonian have an imaginary spaceship?"
Because it's a fucking X-Wing, that's why!
its imaginary because its not from Starwars universe its from KATHLEEN KENNEDY Universe
They have an Enterprise, just a small scale one. But its the original model.
Why the fuck not
Now they need a Millennium Falcon, and Tie Fighter to go with it.
Well Said Sir, Well Said...
Really cool, and I think it does offer inspiration.
I saw the X-wing when I went to visit two days ago. Now I just saw this video. What a pretty cool coincidence.
It's been years since I've last been to DC and the Smithsonian, but they've had models of the USS Enterprise in the Air & Space Museum too. I think it was in the gift shop.
It used to be. I think they've moved it to outside the gift shop now.
In the Hazy Museum is the model of the alien visitor ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind with a little R2D2 tucked away.
Yeah, they moved it out of the gift shop when the restored it, and it's beautiful!
_X-Wing gets a bump_
... fuck it, let's roll with it.
"So this is drawn-on hangar rash..."
The detail is incredible. Whoever built this must have been thrilled to have been given the opportunity.
They both seem to be enthusiasts. I like that!
To be fair, having Adam help would hardly be the worst. He didn’t do work on the sequel trilogy, but he has worked for ILM on Star Wars
Seeing two people who love something so much and just GET it talk together about that thing is such a delight.
It was cool seeing it there a month ago but I think the WW2 bomber in front of it was awesome. Has a epic story.
I'd like to meet Dr. Weitekamp. She's met, and introduced, many of the original astronauts and led the Enterprise restoration in addition to being the curator and department head. She probably would be fascinating to talk to. As far as Adam sitting in it, who would be safer than a former ILM modeler who worked on Star Wars 1 and 2?
Everything about this video is incredible. Field trip to Washington D.C., anyone? I'll bring the ice and the water.
Adam another awesome video. Thanks.
I remember going there on a field trip with my grandfather. Him and I wondered off and he started talking to one of the employees. Cannot remember his position but it must’ve been pretty high because we got access to the space shuttle before it was put back togther 100% and displayed. Definitely a memory I won’t forget.
This was an amazing way to be able to experience this in some way, especially for those of us who might not be able to go see in person. Thank you for the inspiration and hardwork!
Thank you for your comment. It means a lot!
You gotta love the subtle hint drop where Adam tries to get a chance to sit on the cockpit :) Bravo Adam! I could not have done it any better :)
There was one of those pod racer’s from the Phantom Menace in the Boston children’s museum for a long time and I thought it was so cool
Saw this not too long ago, and I figured Adam would be geeking out more by the fact the Apollo 11 Capsule is just across the hangar there
Living near the Air And Space Museum I can say that they have long had a section where, for example, they had one of the models of Star Treks Enterprise used in the TV series on display. So that nod to imagination has long been present.
I had forgotten that until you mentioned it. When the Air & Space Museum first opened in the 70's, there was a small section devoted to air and space vehicles in science fiction. The original Enterprise model hung over the entrance to the area (this was before it was moved to the museum store area).
@@christalbot210 I recall reading a story about it years after it first appeared, explaining that it had been hung pretty much as it had come to them from the studio. They displayed it for a few years, then pulled it down for a restoration, as it had started showing its age. When they completed that is when, I think, they moved it to the museum store.
This lady is pretty cool, its always Adam leading all conversations but she doesnt stop the whole time :D
if she was cool, she would have offered him to sit in the cockpit
that is AWESOME - belongs there for sure
My son was so excited to visit the Smithsonian. Once he got there, he didn’t have any complaints that they didn’t have any actual artifacts from his birth. Aaron’s space museum was so impressive that he didn’t care about a delivery room.
Zefram Cochrane's 'Phoenix' should be there to 'complete the loop'.
One of the original show's Enterprise models is in there somewhere. Adam did a review on it.
The TOS Enterprise and a TOS D7 were both on display at one time. But I think have been taken down for refurbishment. I didn't see them on display last time I was there. Again they'd be on the 2nd floor of the "Downtown" Air and Space and not the expansion out by the airport. If anyone can go and see if they are back I'd appreciate it. I last was there before COVID.
There's a nice shot of the Phoenix in a recent episode of Lower Decks, nice touch.
This is at an offshoot of the air and space museum, its not actually at the main Smithsonian buildings.
Source: i went there and got to see this thing IRL about 2 months ago.
@@garudalead isn't this at Dulles airport? I was there when the Space Shuttle Enterprise was being worked on.
Of all the things I liked about the new trilogy the updated X-wing design was at the top. Like how Jeeps have stayed looking like Jeeps over the past 80 years even though they’re vastly different
I love everything about this!
Thanks for sharing!
And a bit of whimsy, in this day an age, why not a little smile and a chuckle, fantastic initiative
If only it'd been an OT X-Wing
Was thinking the same thing.
Yes, that is what more people will have a problem with than IF this belongs in a real museum.
But i guess they would not give away the OT X-Wings if they have actually build any in full size because those are still needed for shooting new Star Wars footage,
fat chance that anybody is going to touch the Sequel stuff again anytime soon. They are even making a tie-in Disney+ Show to Rogue One "Andor", and 20 other things but nothing that even remotely ties in to the Sequels or First Order timeframe. They got the message, they are steering clear of it.
@@ZeroB4NG i doubt, if they still exist, that Lucas would give up the 1-2 full size T-65Bs
The tail pipes look very simmilar the J79 as installed on Phantoms. It wouldn't look out of place on a carrier deck.
I can't wait for the Smithsonian to restore this X-wing back to flyable condition! ;-)
He’s like a kid in a candy shop! He was hinting so hard that he want to just sit in the cockpit haha
I like how she was trying to throw us all off by saying it wasn't a REAL space craft... :/ (We KNOW it flies lady !!!!! :) )
I was there a couple months ago, and wondered why it was there. I'll admit my question didn't go beyond thinking "It is the Air and Space museum, and it is a piece of space history... sort of... so... yeah."
Awesome exhibit.
Am I the only one who nerded-out when she stated the next gen x-wing Luke actually flew? The SWU and EU are so vast, that of course Lucas would've considered the evolution of spacecraft. Also, it's truly amazing that the prop designers studied real manuals for fighter jets.
This X-wing is from Episode IX
Does Poe Dameron fly with R2-D2 as his astromech? BB-8 is his droid, I know for sure that he flies with BB-8 as his co-pilot at least a few times, and R2 was barely even in the sequel movies.
R2-D2 was in Poe Dameron's X-wing during Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's final battle.
I was thinking that was the only time it might have happened, but I couldn't remember it. I still think it would make more sense to have BB-8 in Poe Dameron's X-wing though.
Artoo being in the back in Rise has completely left my memory 🤔 much like most of the movie 🙃
There's a Millennium Falcon at the EAA museum as a thank you gift for the recording work done there for the pod racer sound effects.
Love it. Imagination is inspiration.
This week in Adam Savage's one-upmanship...a life size X-Wing. Because of course, why not!