Why are the space ships in tv shows and movies designed to be aerodynamic?

[Kadarin]

Spaceships on tv and in the movies aren't designed to be realistic; they're designed to look good. Or downright creepy, like the Shadow ships in Babylon 5.

 

[Torghn]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

Star Wars and Star Trek ARE the Sci-Fi genre.

 

[Beller0ph1]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In the case of some of these ships they also are functional with atmospheres, and drag is important then, such as a shuttle from the enterprise.

Righto...the any of the *-wings from Star Wars were used as atmospheric fighters as well as space fighters. An example, albiet a bad one, is Luke landing on Dagobah. Same goes as the TIEs. The bombers were meant to do surface bombing as well as launching torpedoes and such in space.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

!!!!!

What on Earth are you talking about?

If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is? :Q

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: FleshLight

Originally posted by: cw42
can someone explain to me why a B wing looks like a t?

Because it is compactible into an |.

But Tie Gunboat pwns B-Wing any day.

The Gunboat wasn't a TIE, it was just an Assault Gunboat. Of course, the Tie Advanced would pwn the Gunboat anyhow...

Ion Cannon + Concussion missles = :heart:

 

[her209]

Wha!!! All the nerds are coming out of the woodworks.

 

[notfred]

Most Star Wars ships are capable of flying through atmospheres, but they obviously don't do it the same way that airplanes do. The Millenium Falcon flys through atmospheres several times and it's about as aerodynamic as a brick. You could overanalyze things and say that the reason the X-wing has wings is to get a greater spread with it's lasers, since it has one mounted on the end of each wing. However, the real reason these ships look the way they do is because people like to see badass looking spaceships on movie screens.

 

[Ornery]

"If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is?"

• Forbidden Planet
• The Twilight Zone
• The Matrix
• The Sixth Sense
• 2001: A Space Odyssey...

 

[Pliablemoose]

I'd like to know why there's always sounds when a spaceship explodes.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I'd like to know why there's always sounds when a spaceship explodes.

Because sitting in a silent theatre watching expensive shots of ships exploding sucks.

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I'd like to know why there's always sounds when a spaceship explodes.

If you were on the ship exploding you would here it.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
What about the Borg hive cube thingy?

you mean the Scion xB?

Borg ship.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

But star wars wasn't science fiction (or even scifi).

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Because all of those enter the atomosphere of a planet at some point?

Bingo. They have landing gear for a reason. However, ships like the B-Wing aren't aerodynamic.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

:roll: Everything I can think of that determines good sci-fi, is embodied in Star Trek. I don't really see how anyone can say otherwise.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is?"

• Forbidden Planet
• The Twilight Zone
• The Matrix
• The Sixth Sense
• 2001: A Space Odyssey...

What?! No Stargate SG-1? That's it...your opinion isn't even going to count.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

!!!!!

What on Earth are you talking about?

If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is? :Q

scifi is crap. Star trek wasn't good science fiction, and starwars wasn't science fiction at all.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is?"

• Forbidden Planet
• The Twilight Zone
• The Matrix
• The Sixth Sense
• 2001: A Space Odyssey...

hahahahahh man you have horrible taste -with the exception of 2001: A Space Odyssey

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Ornery
"If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is?"

• Forbidden Planet
• The Twilight Zone
• The Matrix
• The Sixth Sense
• 2001: A Space Odyssey...

hahahahahh man you have horrible taste -with the exception of 2001: A Space Odyssey

The twilight zone series was damn good, especially for when it was made.

 

[Ornery]

I'll go along with Star Wars not being Sci-Fi at all. I call it, cowboys and indians in space.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Ornery
Just one more reason I HATE Star Wars and Star Trek type crap. Pisses me off, because they give the whole Sci-Fi genre a bad name.

!!!!!

What on Earth are you talking about?

If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is? :Q

scifi is crap. Star trek wasn't good science fiction, and starwars wasn't science fiction at all.

yea trek is scifi, starwars with its "force" bit is fantasy

 

[dc]

twillight zone had many great episodes.

 

[Chaotic42]

Space isn't a perfect vacuum. There are small particles that would create drag (if not outright destroy the ship) at decent speeds.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Ornery
"If Star Trek and Star Wars aren't "good" sci-fi.... what is?"

• Forbidden Planet
• The Twilight Zone
• The Matrix
• The Sixth Sense
• 2001: A Space Odyssey...

hahahahahh man you have horrible taste -with the exception of 2001: A Space Odyssey

The twilight zone series was damn good, especially for when it was made.

Yep, the old TZ episodes are still better than about 95% of what's on TV today.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

you've obviously never watched babylon 5