Riceball
Master Member
Re: Star Wars Episode VII
A bit off topic here but here goes anyway. The A-10 is largely the same as it was when it was first commissioned, the current C models are literally the original A-10s upgraded to a C configuration, same exact airframe but with upgrades. The Harrier is a more apt analogy for the original X-Wing vs. the new X-Wing we've seen although the time frame is far more compressed. The Harrier in use by the Marine Corps, the AV-8B is a different bird from the Harriers that were in use by the RAF and RN, it resembles the old British Harrier but there are noticeable differences on the outside and is practically a completely different bird on the inside with the notable exception of its Rolls Royce Pegasus engine.
Both the A-10 Thunderbolt and the Harrier were commisioned pre Star Wars and are still in active service today, if just barely. And like the X wings, they have been modified and upgraded for slightly different roles and with better tech, but they are easily identifiable . The beauty about what we have seen so far is that the producers have taken this same time period and they have extended it to the SW universe in terms of the story, the cast and the design asthetic . So it all appears to have aged at exactly the same pace as those of us who saw the original release of SW. Everytime I see and hear alittle more about this project the more I thank George Lucas for having had the guts to give it all up and pass the baton on, and to everyone at Disney and Lucasfilm for picking it up and running with it. Really I can't thank them enough.
A bit off topic here but here goes anyway. The A-10 is largely the same as it was when it was first commissioned, the current C models are literally the original A-10s upgraded to a C configuration, same exact airframe but with upgrades. The Harrier is a more apt analogy for the original X-Wing vs. the new X-Wing we've seen although the time frame is far more compressed. The Harrier in use by the Marine Corps, the AV-8B is a different bird from the Harriers that were in use by the RAF and RN, it resembles the old British Harrier but there are noticeable differences on the outside and is practically a completely different bird on the inside with the notable exception of its Rolls Royce Pegasus engine.