Vader's TIE fighter

Is there anyone else that would fly a curved wing TIE fighter like Vader's in ANH?

If so, who?

 

Anyone who had the money and power. No one else flew it, though. Vader was just so wealthy and powerful he was able to get Sienar Fleet Systems to allow him to pilot a prototype of the TIE Advanced.

 

OK, but is there ANYONE mentioned, even in the EU, who flies a ship similar to his?

(I need to know this)

 

Vader's TIE Advanced was specially designed and constructed to personal standards. It was, simply, one of a kind.


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TIE Advanced: single-hulled attack ship with bent wings, it was built from a design developed by Darth Vader just prior the Battle of Yavin. Vader flew a prototype TIE/Ad in the battle, and following the loss of the Death Star, he worked with Seinar Fleet Systems to refine it. The 10-meter craft is quick and agile, rated at a top speed of 145 MGLT. The TIE Advanced was equipped with the following shipboard components: Seinar Fleet Systems I-s3a Solar Ionization Reactor, Seinar Fleet Systems P-sx7.4 Twin Ion Engines, Seinar Fleet Systems F-s5x Flight Avionics Control, Seinar Fleet Systems N-s6 NavCom Unit, Seinar Fleet Systems ND9 Hyperdrive Activator Unit, 4 Seinar Fleet Systems L-s9.3 Laser Cannons, 2 Seinar Fleet Systems M-g-2 General Purpose Warhead Launchers, Front/Rear Projecting Novaldex Shields (rated at 100 SBD), Titanium Alloy Hull (rated at 20 RU), Quadanium Steel Armored Solar Panels.





However, the creator of the ship (Sienar Fleet Systems), saw the increase in efficiency of the craft and put plans on the table for a new designated ship of the same outline, but manufactured in mass production for the Imperial Navy. These prototypes, however complex, landed on the cutting board floor.




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TIE Advanced x1: the original series of prototypes for the TIE Advanced, the x1 was the most successful of the TIE prototypes built by Sienar Fleet Systems, and although it did not make it to production, many of its advancements did. The x1 had a custom-built fuselage which features enhanced armor plating, and expanded rear deck, and matching bent wings. It wasn't as maneuverable as the other TIE Fighter designs, but speed was slightly faster. Like most TIE ships, the x1 lacked a life-support system, but it did have modest shield generators and a hyperdrive. The x1 saw limited production. Darth Vader received one of the first x1 ships, while others went to elite squadrons for testing. SFS could not bring the fighter's cost down, so the Empire opted not to purchase the x1 in quantity. Instead, the Empire chose the TIE Interceptor, which incorporated many of the x1's advances but on the basis TIE Fighter frame and at a much cheaper cost. In the decades after the fall of the Empire at Endor and the negotiation of peace between the New Republic and the Imperial remnants, these ships were decommissioned. Lando Calrissian picked up a number of them for use in the Lando's Folly asteroid field.





Yet, as described above, the Empire opted to go with the more easily created and better processed TIE Interceptors.



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TIE Interceptor: built by Seinar Fleet Systems, these single-pilot bent-winged attack craft were designed so that the wings are longer in front than behind, and have been cut out at the front for better visibility. They are 9.6 meters in length, and can run at 110 MGLT at sublight speeds. They have been timed at 1,250 kilometers per hour in atmospheric conditions. It boasts the following shipboard systems: Titanium Alloy Hull (rated at 20 RU), Quadanium Steel Armored Solar Panels, Seinar Fleet Systems I-a3b Solar Ionization Reactor, Seinar Fleet Systems S-c4.1 Multi-range Tracking Array Grid, Seinar Fleet

 

DarthZchour, get yourself a copy of the game TIE Fighter, and you yourself can fly a TIE Ad with Vader as your wingman

 

Thanks, KenKenobi!

 

No problem mate. That's what I'm here for...




Ken Kenobi- And you have a nice day