How does a B-wing land?

Taki Kogoma

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Dec 22, 1994, 8:22:18 PM12/22/94

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ax...@torfree.net (Andrew Ma) was observed writing message
<D18L8...@torfree.net> in rec.arts.sf.starwars:
>Just wondering how a would B-wing land , since its wings are so strange and
>the one under the cockpit is sticking out towrds the ground.
>Personaly I think its the uggliest ship, next to the Tie Defender.
>Don't have the B-wing add-on for X-wing , so I wouldn't know about the
>B-wing.

The 'cross' wings fold down to meet the main wing and the cockpit
rotates so that the main wing is horizontal relative to the pilot
(cockpit is now on the extreme starboard end). Landing gear deploys
from the main engine pod, cockpit, and end laser pod.

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Jerry B. Ray

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Dec 23, 1994, 9:42:07 AM12/23/94

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In article <3de7bf$i...@news.iesd.auc.dk> fi...@iesd.auc.dk writes:

>Perhaps it's not ment to go trough a planets atmosphere, and just "park" in
>space.

Nope, in one of Anderson's novels (I think) a B-wing is "shown" flying
in the atmosphere of a planet (not too well, however :-)

Also, I believe in another of his novels, there are B-wings in hangars on
Coruscant.

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Marc Reyes

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Dec 23, 1994, 1:10:58 PM12/23/94

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In <D18L8...@torfree.net> ax...@torfree.net (Andrew Ma) writes:

>
>Just wondering how a would B-wing land , since its wings are so strange and
>the one under the cockpit is sticking out towrds the ground.
>Personaly I think its the uggliest ship, next to the Tie Defender.
>Don't have the B-wing add-on for X-wing , so I wouldn't know about the
>B-wing.
>

On the B-Wing expansion disk the wings fold down, the body moves
90 degrees left, and the landing gear comes down from the sides.
If ya don't understand, buy B-Wing. It is a really sool game where
you can destroy the death star on historical combat!

Andrew Ma

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Dec 22, 1994, 6:57:50 PM12/22/94

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Daani

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Dec 22, 1994, 11:12:42 PM12/22/94

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I think that the wings fold. In fact, I know they do. They just fold up
and the thing lands. Ugly? I dunno, depends on your perspective, I think
it's really cool looking, not a cliche like the Y-wing's shape.

-Daani Wal'birgd, Dark Lord of the Sith

MOFFTARKIN

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Dec 23, 1994, 12:08:59 AM12/23/94

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>>The 'cross' wings fold down to meet the main wing

They're S-foils, just like the X-Wing.
Gideon Tarkin

Finn Normann Pedersen

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Dec 23, 1994, 5:04:31 AM12/23/94

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Perhaps it's not ment to go trough a planets atmosphere, and just "park" in
space.

/finne

Michael Greaves

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Dec 27, 1994, 2:24:57 PM12/27/94

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ax...@torfree.net (Andrew Ma) writes:

When a B-wing lands the two smaller wings fold down and the ship lands on
its side.
-Mike

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Christopher Gaylord

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Dec 31, 1994, 12:54:37 AM12/31/94

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All the descriptions of the B-wing landing on it's side are right. I had the B-wing toy, and it had landing gear which came out of the side of the engine pod and the lower wing.

Chris