#starfighter pilot

[elli-incarnate]

Random thought: by not having bio legs or arms, Vader would have less blood and would be less likely to pass out due to starfighter g-forces while doing nifty tricks

#this is where the fun begins #darth vader #starfighter pilot #tie fighter

[nocternalrandomness]

"X-Wing Down" - Mysstra Hueforge

#Star Wars #Star Wars art #X-wing #starfighter #Pilot #X-wing Pilot

[dronescapesvideos]

Aviation Legend Jackie Cochran. Colonel Cochran established three world records in a F-104G in May and June 1964

➤➤ VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TwrlljrHci0

#Jackie Cochran #f 104 starfighter #Lockheed #youtube #aircraft #airplane #aviation #dronescapes #military #documentary #aviation history #portraits #pioneering #aviation pioneer #pioneer #best pilot #Pioneering women #Aviation icon

[checkoutmybookshelf]

The Boys are Back in Town

Most of the X-Wing series focused on either Wraith or Rogue squadron in their full capacities and on standard missions. That is NOT this book. This book focuses on Wedge Antillies, Wes Janson, Tycho Celchu, and Derek "Hobbie" Klivian as they slide inexorably from a diplomatic mission to something that Padme Amidala would unquestionably describe as "aggressive negotiations." Let's talk Starfighters of Adumar.

When you have a planet that has evolved outside of either imperial or republic influence that reveres pilots to an arguably unhealthy degree and you can't drag Luke Skywalker out of whatever he is currently doing, you get Wedge "I blew up two Death Stars, you don't scare me" Antilles. Wedge then puts together a crack team of his three best pilot buddies to hammer out a treaty between Adumar and the New Republic (I'd be LYING if I told you I was picturing anything other than Adam Sandler casting his best friends and taking them on epic vacations and incidentally making a movie for this bit).

As per usual, things go pear-shaped basically before they even get boots down on Adumar, because among its other problems, Adumar loves the HELL out of dueling. To the death. Usually with starfighters. Some asshole decides to try to increase his personal clout by shooting Wedge down as they fly in. This doesn't work, but hot damn does it set the tone...

The toxic dueling culture is not limited to snubfighters, however. Cheriss ke Hanadi (the undisputed queen of duels with blastswords) guides Red Squadron through the twists and turns of Adumari culture. That does not stop Wes from getting in a duel at the diplomatic reception, though. This duel is incredible because it's Wes giving an object lesson in how to humiliate the living hell out of an overly cocky opponent with a blastsword while functionally unarmed. This fight is glorious, and it's a beautiful follow-up to the "getting ready for the ball" scene our boys get to have where Wes lights up like a kid at Christmas when he discovers that blastswords are basically "blaster[s] that you have to hit people with."

Cheriss gets done a wee bit dirty by this book, because she basically develops a crush on Wedge, and when she finds out that he and Iella have gotten together, she sets herself up to get murdered by fighting a stupid number of duels in a row. The rest of Red Squardon steps in though, and as an added bonus, the New Republic medics give her a medication for her chronic vertigo to allow Cheriss to become a pilot. This series literally is not here for anyone who isn't a New Republic pilot, so I don't love Cheriss's arc, but honestly it could have been a lot worse, so I'm not complaining too hard.

The draw for this book though, is unquestionably the character work in our four protagonist pilots. The plot of the novel is pretty simple, all things considered, so Allston takes the opportunity to really dig into character for our boys, and getting to follow them on a somewhat nontraditional mission and using their skills as best they can is just FUN. As a friend says, this book is delicious candy fluff, and the characters are the candies.

Even when the mission goes directly to hell and Red Squadron has to run the gauntlet for their lives, the choices and twists and turns are largely character-driven. That makes what could have been a run-of-the-mill climactic escape into a really tense, well-constructed series of choices and consequences that are just FUN because of the characters who have been dropped into the situation.

There's objectively not too much substance to this book, but it ties Wraith Squadron as my favorite X-Wing book because of the character work and focus on the top four New Republic pilots. Plus, it's a little adorable that this is where Wedge and Iella really get together, and I am HERE for legends continuity legacy families.

#star wars #star wars books #star wars eu books #starfighters of adumar #wedge antilles #wes janson #tycho celchu #hobbie klivian #x wing #x wing fighter #x wing pilot #sci fi #science fiction

[sw5w]

Nope

STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace 01:51:32 - 01:51:33

Could the unidentified symbols here be "kill marks" based on concept art of the Vulture droid starfighters? (Seen here in concept art by Doug Chiang) Maybe the N-1 was built and painted before the CGI Vulture droid design was finalized?

#Star Wars #Episode I #The Phantom Menace #Battle of Theed #Battle of Naboo #N-1 starfighter #Bravo Seven #cockpit canopy #Anakin Skywalker #pilot seat headrest #astromech socket #unidentified symbol #R2-D2 #Futhark

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Darth Vader Readies his TIE by Christopher Moeller

#Star Wars #Darth Vader #TIE Pilot #TIE Fighter #TIE Advanced #Sci-Fi #Mecha #Spaceship #Starfighter #hangar #Christopher Moeller

[horse-is-a-horse-of-course]

yayyyyy i made accessibility fixes to an open source project <3

#and it’s a game about lesbian starfighter pilots fighting the apocalypse

[zippocreed501]

FROM THE B-MOVIE BADLANDS...

...images from the lost continent of cult films, b-movies and celluloid dreamscapes

Fighter pilots in SF films

Thrusters to the max, shields up and weapons locked and ready to rock...

Excuse me, this is our stop. Driver - ?

Battlestar Galactica (1978) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) The Last Starfighter (1984) Enemy Mine (1985) Aliens (1986) Independence Day (1996) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Star Trek Beyond (2016) Captain Marvel (2019)

#pilot #starfighter #from the b-movie badlands #sf #sci fi #star trek #marvel #battlestar galactica #gotg #buck rogers

[avephelis]

hello :]

guessing you're snooping around for a pokemon... tch. take this vikavolt then...

#wanted something vehicle-ish and pilot-ish and vikavolt is like both. and a flying railgun! reminds me a bit of starfighters anyway #elgyem could also work because it's got vague biology/medical connections #asks #aveph assigns pkmn

[obiwanobi]

OR on the other hand if anakin had joined the rebellion: Obi wan sees a star fighter doing these insane rolls and dives whilst flying overhead and immediately clocks it as anakin’s style of flying and that’s how he finds out his padawan is alive !!!

yes!!!! Obi-Wan is still in his Sad Old Man time when someone approaches him to join the rebellion so he’s like "I’m not sure I could help right now" and the rebel is like "ah too bad, we got this one crazy Jedi kid who’s adamant to pull the most reckless stunts and we thought you could help us rein him in a bit. It’s him doing the loop right now, look up" and Obi-Wan gasps because the crazy Jedi kid can only be his padawan

#obi-wan calling him through the force and anakin immediately reaches back with the strength of a small supernova #and the enthusiasm of an excited puppy #almost kills himself by forgetting to pilot his starfighter at the same time #and when anakin lands and comes out of the starfighter #tackling obi-wan more than hugging him #obi-wan still notices that anakin hasn't cut his padawan's braid despite the risk #what a good au #obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #clem’s aus #asks #anon

[il-predestinato]

I just reread set my midnight sorrow free and just wanted to say thank you!

I don't think I've ever read a fic that got their characterisations and similarities so right. This absolute ruthlessness that people like to overlook when it comes to Charles but you focused on it.

You focused on how it's racing above all for both of them no matter the cost. But also the more gentle side of Max that people like to ignore.

Anon, I just want to let you know that I so very much appreciate your message. I can't really express how much it means to me to receive these little notes about "set my midnight sorrow free" months and now - more than a year since I wrote this fic. I genuinely treasure every single message.

This story will always be near and dear to my heart, and in many ways, I wrote it as an ode to how much I adore Max and Charles as drivers. I think it's their racing that made me fall enough with each of them, and then together. And maybe that's why a common theme in most of my fics is how much racing means to them.

Forget the ship for a moment - I think Lestappen (I'm talking about the platonic entity, the rivalry) has captivated so many people this year because the connection they feel with each other is rooted in a shared talent and love for racing. How often do you find someone who can match you in ability, passion, approach, and love for one very specific thing that means the world to you? There was a terribly cheesy line in that fic, but it sums up why Lestappen is the ship for me: "Maybe that’s what love is. To understand a person to their very core."

(Okay, I'll stop rambling!)

#lestappen #elle.ask #anon #thank you sweet anon! #it's their love for racing that is the unshakeable bond - and i love that about them #okay maybe not in this star wars AU i randomly started BUT they are still excellent starfighter pilots okay?

[nocternalrandomness]

"Watch over the Rhine" by artist Ken Riley

Official Caption....

"Germany, 1961-1962. As the Russians tightened their grip on West Berlin, and events appeared to be escalating toward a nuclear showdown in the world, President John F. Kennedy dramatized America’s determination by mobilizing 65,460 officers and men of the Army and Air National Guard. Less than 30 days after the mobilization, citizen-airmen of the Air National Guard flew 216 fighter and reconnaissance jet aircraft swiftly and smoothly across the Atlantic in the largest mass deployment of jets in the nation’s history. The prompt reaction represented the greatest display of National Guard readiness ever. In a modern version of the “Watch on the Rhine,” the Air Guardsmen continued patrolling the skies over Europe until their demobilization a year later. Protecting the NATO nations from surprise attack, the Guardsmen wrote into the record a clear-cut example of the deterrent power of our 20th Century Minute Men, the combat-ready forces of the Air National Guard."

#Aviation art #Military art #F-104 Starfighter #Fighter pilot #Cold War #F-104 art #USAF #ANG

[soluscts]

there is a significant lack of clone trooper pilots/starfighter corps content and I hate it

#star wars #the clone wars #starfighter corps #clone pilot

[thedarthray]

Galoob - Episode I Collection VIII by Darth Ray Via Flickr: Galoob - Star Wars Episode I MicroMachines Collection VIII Darth Maul, Sith Speeder with Darth Maul, Naboo - N1 Starfighter, & Naboo Pilot

#Galoob #Star #Wars #Episode #I #MicroMachines #Collection #VIII #Star Wars #Episode I #Micro #Machines #Collection VIII #Darth Maul #Sith Speeder #Naboo #N1 Starfighter #Naboo Pilot #Darth #Maul #Sith #Speeder #N1 #Starfighter #Pilot #flickr

[sw5w]

Anakin Greets the Pilots

STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace - Deleted Scene: Anakin’s Return 00:11

#Star Wars #Episode I #The Phantom Menace #deleted scene #Anakin’s Return #Naboo #Theed Hangar #unidentified R2 unit #unidentified N-1 starfighter #unidentified Naboo pilot #unidentified Security Officer #unidentified Security Guard #unidentified Palace Guard #unidentified Naboo engineer #Bravo Seven #Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes #Lieutenant Dineé Ellberger #Lieutenant Porro Dolphe #Commander Ric Olié #Anakin Skywalker #GZ-5 energy unit #Nubian 221 radial sublight engine

[moonwatchuniverse]

60 years ago... Edwards AFB USAF ARPS Colonel Chuck Yeager, commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, and test pilot Captain Edward Dwight talk to officials during a July 1963 press event with Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in the background. Dwight complete ARPS training but was not selected by NASA to be an astronaut. Note Colonel Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947, wore his favorite Rolex GMT-master 1675 Pepsi pilot watch. (Photo: USAF)

#Aviator #Airman #Accutron #1675 #NASA #USAF #MoonwatchUniverse #Rolex #GMT-master #pilot watch #test pilot #Starfighter #Edwards AFB #Zulu time #montres #uhren #wrist watch