I have always been fond of the Snow Speeder from Empire Strikes Back.

The Tie Fighter debuted 46 years ago so well over 30 years!

My favorite will always be the Y-Wing. I loved it from the first time I seen it.

Actually the sound of the TIE fighters flying by is from the pilots screaming, those seats really crush your balls.

I loved th B-wing since the first time i see it on Return of the Jedi on 1983.

Tie fighter was my favorite looks so fast and fun to drive

The B-Wing is my favourite. Just looks so damn cool.

Rebel alliance Y-wing, I've never known why. I just like it. Stats, specs, speed be damned that stripped down look just works for me.

I can't give one favorite, but here's a top 3 1:T-65 X-Wing because it is a classic 2: Din Jarin's Modified N1 Starfighter, it's like a neat concept of Muscle Car meets Star Wars and would be cool to see more 3: the Alliance Troop Transport. Playing OG Battlefront II, it was great being able to have other players get in, flight into whatever capital ship under fire and just having a team to infiltrate.

My favorite, believe that would be the A-wing. It has the reputation of being fast as greased lightning, extremely maneuverable, enable to pack a punch. Also known to be difficult to fly....

Luthen Rael's "Fondor" was by far the coolest ship in the SW universe

Favorite ship is a TIE Interceptor, preferably with a shield generator.

Padme's ship struck me with awe when I saw it in theaters. It'll always be one of my favorites

A-wing became my instant favourite when I first saw it in RoJ.

Y-wing is the best overall fighter. Fast, tough, and well armed.

My biggest critique of the TIE fighter is visibility. The pilot cannot see left, right, or behind.

Actually you don't lose heat very much in space because there is nothing to conduct it away from you; it has to radiate. A big problem of operating in space is heat buildup, the usual answer is radiator fins that water is run through to cool.

And the biggest thing that stuck in my mind when I saw star wars in 1977 was the tie fighter, so many drawings and cardboard models followed.....

TIE Fighter has the same vulnerability is the Kilrathi medium fight, the Dralthi. As in the big wings block the port and starboard visibility. Though the Dralthi has the advantage of shields, heavy weapons, faster than light drive, and armor plate. Though I myself would prefer a Rylos Gunstar, or a Rapier from Wingcommander.

My favorite ship is the Outrider! SOTE was the first game I ever purchased back in 1997. Great times!

Tie interceptor

Well to be fair the tie fighter is mainly used for space battles which has basically no air resistance so aerodynamic don’t really matter and the tie interceptor is mainly used for in atmosphere travel so it makes sense it’s more areodynamic

The Thai Fighter goes back way before Star Wars 1977, in fact was very popular in Bangkok.

My favorite is the ETA 2 Actis star fighter featured in the opening moments of episode 3.

Has anyone ever commented on the rather large lateral blind spots of the TIE fighter?

The Y-wing is my favorite.

The X-wing has an appealing, venomous shape, and would be nearly everybody’s first choice. It has plenty if punch, has shields, and a hyperdrive unit. It can also carry your own Astromech droid, who usually winds up to be your best friend. On the other hand, longevity and durability is a better option, especially when the vessel is armed to the teeth, is faster than everything else, has unparalleled maneuverability, and has enough room to stretch your legs and get some well deserved shut eye. As much as I would love a fighter such as an X-wing, I would much prefer a highly modified YT1300, specifically the Millennium Falcon!

Playing the original TIE Fighter game turned me to the Dark Side. Fave ship is the TIE Advanced from that game. The Defender is OP and hard to fly.

The U-Wing is one my favorites, so is the Tie Striker.

I like to think of the old DOS xwing game where the xwing could be fast and maneuverable if you shifted power from shields - which the tie fighter had none. Nonetheless the tie fighter could always turn on a dime in that game so your maneuverability argument holds up - but firepower from the xwing overpowered maneuverability in a dogfight so you could use shields and quad fire to get the upper hand. Good video thank you!

I love the Y-Wing.

I really like the design of TIE bomber and TIE shuttle

It should be noted, that the TIE Fighter being a better dogfighter than the X-Wing is another WW2 parallel (which Lucas loved). In WW2, the A6M Zero was a better dogfighter than the Wildcat or Hellcat, in terms of speed and turning ability. However, the Cats were both more rugged, had better G Tolerance, and better dive performance. On the pilot side of things, Cat pilots would rotate, while Zero pilots stayed until they were killed or rendered incapable of flying. This played a huge role in WW2 as it meant that as the war went on, even the newest US Navy pilot was actually as good, if not better than even some of the most experienced Japanese pilots that were still alive simply because they were trained by someone who had fought against those very aircraft, and may have even himself been trained by someone who fought them. As the GCW progressed, Rebel Pilots in X-Wings were good, but Imperial Pilots were better at first. But before long, the skill gap would narrow, and thanks to the kind of training TIE pilots went through, losses began to be felt. Meanwhile, the X-Wing pilots could be pulled from anywhere you could find a T-16 Skyhopper, and the more experienced pilots imparted their knowledge to the new recruits. Couple this with the fact that TIE pilots were told to put the mission first and not their comrades, and were forced to compete hard for positions, meant that they were less likely to abandon a kill to save a fellow pilot (IE, get off of the tail of one bad guy to go help a friend). Meanwhile Rebel pilots would do exactly that. So, to paraphrase Rooster: It's not the plane, it's the pilot.

At the end of the Ejector seat section, with the TIE pilot being ejected from his ship when hit by an asteroid, I read in an article (I can't remember from where) several years ago that it IS the pilot and not debris. The SFX artists put in a cell animated pilot flying away from the explosion. Chances are most people never saw it unless they knew to look for it.

A WING!!! dude seriously if such a thing i d go for a HELLA joy ride lol

To be fair, the pilots of the TIE fighters at the Death Star were Darth Vader's personal squadron, the best trained in the Empire. Vader couldn't launch TIE fighters from the Death Star without Tarkin's permission, but he could send his personal squadron out. "Stationed aboard the first Death Star during the Battle of Yavin, Black Squadron was the TIE unit which Vader led into battle against the attacking Rebel snubfighters-the only TIE unit to deploy against the Rebels during the battle. As Grand Moff Tarkin and most of the rest of the Death Star's chain of command refused to take the threat the Rebellion posed seriously, only the squadron that Vader personally commanded launched-fortunately for the Alliance, as the giant station carried several thousand TIEs that would have easily overwhelmed the few dozen snubfighters the Rebels managed to throw against it. An element of six TIEs attacked the X-wings providing top cover, while Vader himself and two wing guards engaged the ships making the trench run. It is not often appreciated these TIE pilots were significantly outnumbered during the battle, but the members of Black Squadron were among the finest the Empire had to offer: they fought hard, and were responsible for many of the Alliance casualties." Wookiepedia Black Squadron entry

Can't believe no one said the Slave 1.. But yeah, that will always be the top of my list.

You might be right that TIE is a better dogfighter than an X-wing... and you exhausted all of its advantages. The X-wing is a support fighter (or you can call it fighter bomber as well), so its top speed is higher than the TIE's, it has deflector shield and it has proton torpedoes, so it is able to hunt down the TIE when the latter is still out of its own firing range; also, if Y-wings are on a bombing mission, the X-wings can support them with their own torpedoes... The TIEs also should be carried to the battle as they don't have a hyperdrive - on the other side, the rebel ship can go to the place of action, fight and then return home without the support of any other capital spacecraft.

my husband still loves to call the SR-71 the night raven😂

Just a guess, but I would tend to think that those X-wings that blew up so easily had fried or otherwise non-functional shield generators. Contrast that to the TIE which doesn't have shields in the first place: their combat doctrine is basically "Don't Get Caught".

The Emperor's Shuttle is pretty slick

Imperial Shuttle Tydirium is my 2nd favourite Star Wars ship after the Millennium Falcon .

When I played Star Wars galaxies jump to lightspeed my favourite was the M22-T "Krayt" Gunship

The tie defender was mine. it had the same sjhields that is fouing on a victory start destroyer. they were also stupid fast and manuverable. that makes it easily my fav ship in star wars

Tie fighters are a simple design but it's an effective one a classic design.

The B-Wing was my favorite. I wish it got more combat time

My fav was always the Y Wing. But really digging the madalorian ships, especially Bo Kataans

Tie Fighter is just more catchy than Rear Differential Fighter.

Naboo starfighter is my fav

I think inb older cannon Solo was at one point considered an ex-tie pilot. they changed that when his movie came out but you can find it in older souce books

the design goal of the TIE fighter is a quick kill. the design goal of the X-wing is to fly the whole mission. of course, the TIE will have better maneuverability. offsetting the maneuverability of the "quick kill" design has been a trope of many star wars stories.

Tie Interceptor is my fav design

My favorite ships are the TIE Defender and the TIE v1 advanced. Go Empire!

The Imperial Axe is my fav'. TIE AX1.

The Fury-class Imperial Interceptor

I like the X wing the most although he just shat on in at the end. 😂

Favourite ship is easy... the Liberty class Mon Calamari Cruiser... specifically the Liberty herself until she was destroyed first by the 2nd Death Star

That fury class sith ship. That thing is basically the baby of the millennium falcon and a tie fighter. 😂😂😂

I've been saying the better-dogfighter thing for years. It's faster and more maneuverable. Realistically it should beat X-Wings one-to-one. Better tactics and armor can trump Ties in larger furballs and skill can become an issue in a war of attrition, but people give far too much credit to the X-Wing's supposedly better durability. As for favorite ships, if we're talking types I'd go with the Y-Wing, though classic or Clone Wars version may depend on my mood that day. I think that started when I was young and misunderstood it to be a commander's fighter (probably thanks to some of the editing around Gold Leader and Red Leader chatting during Yavin). Being my preferred fighter in Rogue Squadron helped too. But if we're talking individual ships, I'd pick the Havoc from Star Wars Starfighter and Jedi Starfighter.

Dash Rendar's 'Outrider' is my favorite ship, besides The Falcon!

The Skipray Blastboat is my favorite ship.

"Super dive-bomber" being obsolete in 1942. Remember the super fighter Aircobra? Or super torpedo-bomber Swordfish?

Tie Silencer is my fave but I also like the Nightbuzzard.

i like that new ship that cx2 from the bad batch uses.

I love it's sound

"Proving that many an academic is a closeted nerd." Many? Closeted? Have you met us?

I really like these videos, but only being what you would call a "casual" Star Wars fan, I would like it if you put the name of the film that each video clip comes from in the corner of the screen.

The X-Wing was tied to the TIE Fighter in speed. Disney changed that.

My only criticism is They shoot so many laser beams but can't seem to hit anything. Maybe its just bad piloting. Not the TIE itself. Nevertheless I like them their speed and agility and especially their sound, they got the biggest roar in the galaxy.

I don’t know why but I’ve always liked the Z95.

My other car is an X Wing starfighter these are my favorite.

The Earthy equivalent to the TIE fighter is the Japanese Zero, which was light and nimble, with a poor armor. The X-wing is more like the Hellcat, heavier, stronger and well protected.

Technically, the SR-71's top speed is classified.

My favorite ship is actually the Mandalorian Gauntlet Fighter/Transport.

Why does no acknowledge (or possibly be aware) that the two headed dragon in the *_1962_* movie _The Magic Sword_ very much has the TIE fighter sound within its roar.

My favorite is the Delta-7B Aethersprite-class starfighter.

I like the Z-95 Headhunter or the assault gunboat

My 3 favorites are the b-wing, the k-wing and the Jumpmaster 5000

My favorite ship is the B-Wing fighter. I didn’t understand how much power and weapons that she has

Favorite: The _Ebon Hawk_

Too be fair to the classic era imperial pilots, Cade was talking about a different breed of imperials 156 years after palpatine

Favorite ship, j type xl7 Nubian from the phantom menace

In space, cold is not a problem. There's no molecules to transfer heat to so you do NOT lose heat just by being in space. In fact, HEAT is a problem in space, as in it's extremely difficult to alleviate heat or bleed heat somewhere else. Overheating is a problem in space, NOT overcooling.

My favourite Star Wars ship has always been Darth Vader's TIE fighter from the original movie.

A-Wing is my favorite 🤔

My favourite ship in Star Waes is the NCC-1701-D

It actually doesn't make sense that the visibility is obscured by two flat sidewings.

I don't know that's it's my favorite ship, but I love the Supremacy.

My favourite is and always will be the b-wing

The Tie Fighter did not have deflector shields or hyperdrive. All Rebel fighters had both.

My exhaust nozzle is exactly where you think it is.

Ladyluck is my favorite

CR-90 is the most beautiful SW ship

I am currently really digging the Marauder as a ship. Too bad it got blown up.

The A wing is my favorite star fighter

The tie fighter must have been more advanced than the x-wing as the Empire could basically spend whatever for the best of best, but why was there only one of Darth Vaders tie advanced?

Tie Defender and the Lancer Frigate

Is there a version of a space Vespa?

TIE Defender.

The Ghost is my favorite.