Basically, Lucas wanted a long-bodied dragsters with wings for the X-Wing.Or a World War 2 TBF torpedo Bomber for the Y. On the contrary, the TIE Fighter was something alien. For the young filmmaker, these concepts had to have a strong silhouette, readable in a matter of seconds.

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