| Title | Movie spaceship of the day: The Slave I |
| Author | Nick Diamon |
| Posted in | Features |
| When | October 14, 2013 |
Before Boba Fett became a New Zealand Order of Merit member, he was a growly badass bounty hunter with a penchant for standing in the shadows with his rifle on the crook of his arm..
Read the full articleI always assumed that the ship was supposed to evoke Fett's helmet (at least when vertical). It's not a one-to-one match (because that would be stupid) but it's close enough to fit with the character. I assumed that's why Samus Aran's ships have looked similar to her helmets; she's heavily inspired by Boba Fett, so her ship follows suit.
Isn't Boba Fett that guy who was knocked into a hole by a blind man with a stick?
Less knocked, more swan dived
The original Firespray flight-deck was designed for the pilots to fly the thing while standing up!
Landing orientation required you to be nimble to get into the flight-harness, but once in flight everything was 'right side up'. Very little of the 'internals' were designed for landing-mode access.
The ship was made for long-endurance patrols, so having the pilot stand helps keep them alert.
