X-Wing and Podracer | Behind the Wings

[@Waltham1892]

Resistance Technical Manual 19.33 clearly states that air foils are to be locked in the closed position when the ship is landed. You now have to complete a Form 244, get it signed by the Squadron Maintenance Officer and deadline the ship until the Flight Control Systems Technician can perform a -20 level check of the entire actuator assembly. Am I the only one who reads the damn manuals?

[@a.-.f_k]

Waltham1892 yes

[@juccicrunch7054]

But you see, this is a rebellion model. Thus it would use rebellion issue manuals and not resistance.

[@Waltham1892]

@@juccicrunch7054 Read annex 7, supplement D, pages 171 to 214, of the X-Wing manual. If you don't have it request it from your Squadron Publications Officer. This is why mission availability rates drop. Fly boys just think it's push a few buttons and go.

[@Aeronaut1975]

@@Waltham1892 Pahahaha! Nice!

[@flapflapflapflap]

Does the manual go the same to the 2017-18 T-65 X-Wing Starfighter

[@jpatt1000]

I was there in 99. I was totally exited to go then it got turned up to 11 when I found out it was being held at WOTR vs a convention center! If I got bored looking at Star Wars stuff I just went and checked out the planes. Before going I read that a full size X-Wing was going to be there. I was really let down when I saw this as I was expecting the full size set piece. The pod racer kinda made up for it though. Despite the cold and the rain I had a great time there and met some really fun people. It was more fun than the next one in Indianapolis which even though I didn't get cold and wet paled in fun level over Denver.

[@Gasolineworld]

Someone needs to make a flying version of one of these

[@dumitrulangham1721]

Ryan Schildhauer 👍👍👍👍

[@sinformant]

@jhon doe I'm sure he means full sized flyable.

[@brobearbrobear0464]

Start a GoFundMe if you really want, that's an idea i can get behind.

[@DCS_World_Japan]

Headlines: "Boeing sued by Disney for making flyable X-wing"

[@angiehernandez642]

Well have I got news for you 11 months later

[@guyhtube]

Keep 'em coming! Love to hear all the inside scoop.

[@jensaarnaes150]

You're such a ham Matthew ... and I love it! All the best from JP (volunteer at Wings museum when you joined it).

[@asianmerlin2746]

"Because there's none out there" The x wing in the forest: *bruh*

[@stephensiu5799]

Fantastic Videos. Stumbled across them whilst watching something else. Keep up the great work!

[@samklosterman9903]

I love this! Great job on the History of Lowry. Living across the street from the museums is interesting and entertaining. Good to know the History. Thank You

[@vortan634]

I've had the honor of working with the X-Wing while it was on tour, I was there for the times Square, NYC event with Anthiny Daniels and I was with it at Star Wars Celebration 3 and 4. The X-Wing is an amazing item and I'm very jealous that you have her year round. I miss her. And Hi Jennifer :)

[@shotarohidari7417]

Proud member of The Rebel Legion and the Rebel Legion Starfighter Command. My brothers and sisters' work to restore that beauty so future generations can enjoy it brings joy to my heart!

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Should of talked in lore only. Refer to the engines as sunlight engines. Discussed the design philosophy of incom The predecessor. The types hyperdrive Weapons. Service hatches. Astromech driven system. Targeting system. Then discuss its advantages over the z95 and tie fighter. Just take it super seriously. You can find all that info. There’s a Wikipedia page about every pipe on the x-wing

[@4rnnr_as]

In the films, X-Wings had a tinted canopy. You should darken the canopy glass until it's barely opaque and dark and set up a PS BR playing Star Wars battlefront X-Wing mission or some similar "3-D" experiences. No monitor would be required since the goggles are the monitor. You can charge people to "ride it" and all proceeds go towards restoring your old planes.

[@dct1769]

Imagine now playing Star Wars squadrons in this

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

It's a non-operational Starfighter for display purposes only. The wings are displayed in the attack formation for visitors who never seen it that way because they may be used to seeing them folded while parked at a real star base. In any event, as long as the hydraulic actuators were properly drained of fluids and the mechanical crank was used, there won't be any damage to the systems, refer to Rebel manual 34.65.

[@crimesweepersthewebseries3385]

Awesome! Star Wars episode 1 to 6 the real truth saga. Now even more reason to come visit the museum.

[@daddiodizzle8990]

My son, 6, has watched a few of your videos with me and this will surprise him. More good stuff. Thanks

[@AvengerII]

The problem isn't Timmy... It's all those damn Kenny's that appear in the English dubs of old Japanese monster movies!

[@jasonmoran1179]

I was at the first Star Wars Celebration. Thur-rain, Fri-rain, Sat-rain, Sat night got drunk,Sun-clear skies and im hung over. Great time.

[@davetakketeef4170]

I always hear "wings over the rockies" as "Wings over Iraqies" for some reason.. But i just love how Mathew just isnt afraid to show his humor and enthousiasm, most curators are too serious. Its not a shame to show your enthousiasm, and have fun in the things you do! You can actually tell he enjoys what he does and he is not afraid to show so. He even dares to act like a kid sometimes, and he should never change that. I would go to all of matthews exhibitions just for that reason, And because i LOVE planes to bits too! Better save up for a plane ticket to visit wings over the rockies!

[@M60A3]

That proves that he loves his job

[@gravitronrutherford1631]

The navigational system for the XR 71 blackbird was known as R2-D2. It was a camera system that charted the stars before there was GPS saw it on another KZbin video about the XR 71

[@guitarsarelikestupid7200]

X-wing came out in the early 80's. In the 70's we barely had Pong and Outlaw in the arcades and Atari 2600 for home.

[@jonathancampbell5415]

Excellent video on that baby!!!!!!! I enjoy flying that x-wing since 1998

[@ThomasMusings]

Whoa! Soooooo cool!

[@kennethfink7060]

3/4 scale at most. The wings are too short, and that pit is horrendous.

[@Swanlord05]

I noticed that too.... It looks 1/4 scale too me

[@the_dudeguy]

that star wars racer game for the PC was an absolute blast, awesome collection you guys have going at the museum!

[@glrasshopper]

Hmm, 20hr flight time from here to there. I'm sorely tempted upon seeing this

[@polarjet1833]

Timmy fell in the Saarlac pit? JOHNNY START UP THE HUEY, PUT THE ROPE LADDER ON IT

[@wileecohagen]

I’d love to see that sitting next to a BSG Viper! They had a couple models that were use for the show.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

The real Battlestar Galactica, please. Not that Terminator Galactica crap that the Sci-Fi channel showed.

[@peterxyz3541]

Strange....to have a curator who is chill enough to not be afraid to display a novelty piece next to real airplanes that’s worth millions more. I’m sure other museum curators are just as chill; but, they are “academic chill”, with their mask of seriousness...they be boring, their public image be boring. The only curator I can think of that is chill....Neil deGrasse Tyson. I like to see this museum and compare it to Wright Patt and Smithsonian

[@AvengerII]

Well, the Smithsonian screwed up the restoration of the 11-foot Starship Enterprise shooting miniature TWICE because they couldn't be bothered to research it well and didn't consider it "culture-worthy" to do that job right! They finally got it right on the third restoration and ARE displaying it next to the real spaceships in the main NASM complex. I still get the impression that some curators there are snobby and frankly embarrassed by the model but at least they don't display those feelings publicly and ARE aware that it draws visitors to that museum like so many of the other artifacts on display. In fact, the largest crowds NASM has EVER seen have been when they had expos with props and models from science fiction series those series being -- you guess it! -- Star Trek and Star Wars!

[@paulmanson253]

Strange to see Star Wars geeks having grey hair. I see my own and do not think twice about it. But a curator with grey hair and a 1977 Star Wars uniform,hmm. Life is strange,and all too frequently unfair or hard. But there it is.

[@skateordielaughing8753]

That autographed x-wing is the valuable thing in that hangar.

[@simpsonfan13]

@@AvengerII These people need to get over themselves. The number of people that Start Wars and Star Trek have inspired to go into the STEM fields, I hope, enrages them to no end.

[@janmethner]

OMG - i want an X-Wing like this as well!

[@workingshlub8861]

awesome...my nephews would go crazy if they saw this.

[@KTo288]

Do you guys have a B29, if so a video of the cockpit of one of those would be the perfect complement to this episode

[@saleemwaheed9956]

I loved that video game when I was a kid!

[@franzs9157]

So cool I wish I was there to enjoy sights especially the star wars

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Fantastic thank you!

[@wockyslush3038]

There's and arcade in Pittsburgh that has the Atari x-wing game and last time i went i put myself in the top 7 places. I'm going back up there next week amd hopefully i'll still have some spots on there.

[@eyebicycle6726]

dude......."Photon Torpedoes" are Star Trek ONLY

[@vector6977]

They used them to blow the 1st death star.

[@deafidue5535]

Proton* Torpedoes @@vector6977

[@johnjohnbatman8496]

Lol

[@floatingchimney]

Photon torpedos are Star Trek only yes, but proton torpedos are in both Star Trek and Star Wars :-)

[@richardlahan7068]

Yep!

[@lurkerrekrul]

I'm curious: Is it a full R2 that fits into place, or just the exposed parts that you can see? Also, a couple corrections: The arcade game was just named "Star Wars" although many people often refer to it as "Star Wars: The Arcade Game". Also, "Star Wars: Episode I - Racer" was developed and published by Lucasarts, although it did come out on the Nintendo 64, as well as Windows, Mac and Dreamcast.

[@jamesmelin4413]

He`s got Biggs Darklighter`s helmet on

[@goshnodo]

Huge thumbs up

[@cardiganflynn4905]

@3:52 RIP Headphone users

[@perttisalminen6357]

That game was epic...

[@GeoFry3]

Damnt Timmy. Told you about playing by the pit.

[@Bomber848480015]

I am watching this is 2020 is this still there at the museum?

[@GameplayReviewUK]

Nintendo pod racer is actually a pretty good game :)

[@emeraldaisle2927]

It looks like the X - (lack of lift) wing cockpit is powered by a 1977 Radio Shack TRS 80 microcomputer system for under $600.00.

[@bryanholland8819]

Nice work you've must've been a pilot or something by the way what's the name of the intro song at the begining of the video?

[@travisbrewer5391]

Whoa, you have an Anakin Mannequin? LOL!

[@ryanbowers1502]

More military behind the wings, please

[@Wings_Museum]

Check our channel tomorrow; military aircraft coming up!

[@mikhailgorbachev3721]

I was more interested in the B57 (I think it was the B57) behind the Pod Racer because Star Trek for life.

[@TOMCATnbr]

An F-14 and a X-wing, I definitly need to pay you a visit when I will come in the US 😍

[@ladieswahashroom9011]

Could you actually make a flying replica of an x wing, it does look like it could generate enough lift from the fused wings at least. With four turbine engines it surely can create enough power to get of the ground if it has a light frame. Forgetting about cost for a moment and just looking at the technical aspect of it, could it be possible?

[@scottfw7169]

Center of mass versus center of lift ...

[@deanc.5984]

Funny and very nice.

[@AdlinLing]

Imperial officers have British accents.

[@ScrogginHausen]

Is that a B-57B behind the podracer? Could you feature it?

[@jessecovington6639]

God I miss behind the wings with Matt

[@starwarsheros9245]

Do you guys still have this? I would love to take my kid to see it. Hes a huge star wars fan

[@nathanharris25]

its looks so cool but can the wings fold in to the standerd possion

[@bailey2624]

RIP Peter

[@clippedwings225]

Cannons probably hella innacurate, they're on the wingtips...

[@WobbaFett9001]

The excuse I heard a lot is that the targeting computer compensates for convergence based on laser range finding

[@StuSaville]

Heh... Perhaps the Empire should have equipped Stormtroopers with targeting computers

[@clippedwings225]

I think in Canon their helmets have targeting computers.

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

TheSleepingInsomniac all Star Wars guns are gymballed. Tie fighters and x wings. Lock on. Then fire this helps deal with the issues of trying to line up fire in space. Meaning the lasers may angle themselves in combat. The X wing does this with a focuser. While tie fighters guns actually rotate

[@ung427]

OMG! Aniken and Maniken!!

[@terifarley4770]

Correction, proton torpedos are Star Wars! Photons are Star Trek!

[@Vincent-ps8kq]

Could you tell me what the background music is

[@cptairwolf]

Almost shameful that with a license as amazing as Star Wars, this is the best they can come up with as far as X-wing models.

[@scottdoubleyou563]

Mannequin Skywalker. LOL!!!

[@thomaspc2]

In the words of Bill Nye the science guy, "Star Wars is Magic"

[@rockybarrett8842]

always wonder how it fly in atmosphere since it doesn't has vertical stabilizer or rudder although physic doesn't exist in star war lol

[@ivankuznetsov8177]

66 imperial citizens disliked this video , execute order 66

[@TheJohnflyboytay]

The X wing looks like it belongs beside that B1.

[@mitchgordon8199]

Proton torpedos are star wars, Not photon. Still very cool.

[@Jaystarzgaming]

I like the ME-262 series and the Ho-229 V3

[@rule34artist87]

Bam

[@justincase1575]

Dude! There is one sitting in the parking lot of Mikes Place Grill in Kent Ohio!

[@djsuave_beats]

Why is the empire doing maintenance to a X wing?

[@shannonmcvey8669]

Is it just me or does this X-wing appear to be only about 3/4 scale?

[@NordicDan]

X-Wings are supposed to have the S-Foils closed when parked, or else the landing gear would buckle. I think I just outed my inner geek....

[@Wings_Museum]

Hmmmm. Good point. I bet Lucas Film made these to look "cooler" with the foils open. MB

[@MShrader211]

It's ok, we all have one. 8-)

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum that’s ok, but if you get a Y-wing bomber, y’all need to make a video!!

[@angad7923]

I like star vars very much

[@firefightergoggie]

Why would an Imperial officer be servicing a Rebel X-Wing?

[@fw1421]

How did you get a B-1 for the Museum?

[@xmdevus]

fw1421 b1A they were in testing and we’re never in service. B1B is what is in service and nobody can get till it’s decommissoned

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Proton torpedo not photon. If I ever go to America, I'm visiting

[@Billyboy4209]

There is a x-wing at Disney land,been there as long as I remember....

[@FoxWithTheAngels]

The rebels defeated the imperal forces.. so were the rebels metrics?

[@m4sherman340]

It’s Biggs darklighter’s helmet

[@HayK47]

It just doesn’t look right sitting there with its s-foils in attack position. They should be closed.

[@robdfar]

That is very cool to bad it is not to scale seems alittle small

[@glenp.8241]

If only he knew the disappointment that was coming a year later to taint it all.

[@valerie80yearsago90]

I wonder what am accountant at Lucas films thinks when he sees a dollar being deposited from the museum.

[@x-planeliveriesandstuffsho1074]

I love the x-wing but if i could visit your place, i would totaly ignore it and camp in front of the F-14

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

Music is cool

[@tempestfrost]

I can't believe we got to see so little of both crafts! We hardly got to see the pod at all! Would it have been so much trouble to do a simple walk around of the pod at least? All we get to see is a tiny bit of the port side and one static press image. This was a wasted opportunity to really show off these two beautiful ships. Very sad.

[@polarsquidd269]

They should put sw squadron in one

[@roosveltrios9629]

Creo que antes de reproducir una X Wing, reproduciria una VIPER de la Colonia de Galactica. Es una nave muuucho mas hermosa que la X Wing.!!

[@istvansipos9940]

the X wing looks so small. Ain't she bigger in the movies?

[@mkbuike7895]

Welcome, in advance, to Seattle! But.... why is an Imperial officer working on an x-wing fighter? ;) We have a strong 501st chapter that partners with Rebel Legion and other groups here!

[@mkbuike7895]

OH! I remember seeing the x wing at FIDM in 2005! Pilot members of RL Alpha Base had photos taken in the cockpit. And there are lots more signatures. And I remember the podracer on display in a special exhibition at the Museum of Flight. Garrison Titan and Alpha Base joined forces to provide characters for the exhibit!

[@lebaillidessavoies3889]

Its what ? Fusion reactors on those things?

[@Chessie-Steam-Special]

you dare say no to artoo-detoo

[@itsyaboi5861]

Pretty cool but it dont like the fact that it draws attention away from all the historical planes

[@rafaelpimentarangelpimenta9247]

Comprei essa nave no recebi é já paguei é nave x-wing t65B

[@rukindou]

why imperial uniform?

[@Otokichi786]

First off, "X-Wing" atmospheric/space fughter is a "reel" craft, WHICH CAN'T FLY in this or any other "universe." The same goes for the "weapons" used by The Rebel Allliance against The Empire. As in the 1973 TV movie, "Birds of Prey,": "It's just an oil painting." (But the P-40 painted in Flying Tiger colors was a real World War II warbird.;)

[@butchciarrocchi7250]

All hail to the p-40and the pilots who flew these early fighters ita my understanding that the allison's engine's where a little under powered i wonder if they ever put a merlin in a p-40 like they did with the mustang