Editing X-wing fighter (section)

==Cultural influence==
A model of Luke Skywalker's X-wing was among 250 ''Star Wars''-related items on display at the [[National Air and Space Museum]] celebrating the franchise's twentieth anniversary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/getaways/010297/star02.html |title=Smithsonian 'Star Wars' exhibit honors series' gifts to the imagination |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=2 January 1997 |access-date=16 October 2007 |first=Jennifer |last=Brown}}</ref> An original X-wing filming prop sold at auction for $160,000 in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/x-pensive-x-wing-star-wars-prop-fetches-160000-at-auction/#ftag=CAD590a51e |title=X-pensive X-Wing: Star Wars prop fetches $160,000 at auction |last=Reilly |first=Claire |date=July 4, 2016 |work=[[CNET]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, the [[San Diego]] Tripoli Rocket Association built and launched a {{Convert|23|ft|adj=on}} X-wing model propelled by four rockets, which disintegrated seconds after liftoff.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazine/15-12/st_xwing |title=Star Wars-Obsessed Rocket Geeks Build and Launch an X-Wing Fighter |date=27 November 2007 |access-date=10 December 2007 |journal=[[Wired News]] |first=Mary Jane |last=Irwin |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> A life-size X-wing is suspended from the ceiling at the Star Trader gift shop in [[Disneyland]] in California, as well as one displayed outdoors by the [[Star Tours]] attraction at [[Disneyland Paris]]. A life-size X-wing made from Lego blocks appeared in Times Square,<ref>{{cite web |title=LEGO Unveils Giant X-Wing Fighter in Times Square |url=http://mashable.com/2013/05/23/lego-x-wing/ |work=[[mashable.com]] |first=Eric |last=Larson |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=15 April 2019 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis, LLC]]}}</ref> and a {{fraction|3|4}}-size replica is on display at the [[Wings Over the Rockies]] Air & Space Museum in [[Denver]].<ref>{{cite web |title=T-65 X-Wing at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum |url=http://www.wingsmuseum.org/discover/aircraft-exhibits/35-aircraft-exhibits/74-t-65-x-wing-starfighter |work=[[Wings Museum]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305104538/http://www.wingsmuseum.org/discover/aircraft-exhibits/35-aircraft-exhibits/74-t-65-x-wing-starfighter |archive-date=5 March 2014 |publisher=[[Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum]] |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, a number of ''Star Wars'' starfighters had their aerodynamic abilities tested using the [[Autodesk]] Flow Design virtual [[wind tunnel]] program. When tested, the classic T-65 X-wing design had a [[drag coefficient]] of 0.45, which is only slightly better than the coefficient of a sphere. The newer T-70 X-wing flown by [[Poe Dameron]] ([[Oscar Isaac]]) was more aerodynamically sound with a rating of 0.24, but still fell short of the [[F-4E Phantom]] with its 0.02 drag coefficient. These poor results were rationalized with the in-universe explanations that drag coefficient plays no role in space travel, and that Star Wars fighters can use [[repulsorlift]]s and [[Technology in Star Wars#Force fields|deflector shields]] to give themselves better flight profiles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pockross|first=Adam|title=Testing the Aerodynamics of Star Wars Ships in a Virtual Wind Tunnel|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/testing-aerodynamics-star-wars-ships-virtual-wind-tunnel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620025609/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/testing-aerodynamics-star-wars-ships-virtual-wind-tunnel|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2018|website=SyFy Wire|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Limer|first=Eric|title=Which Star Wars Ships Have the Best (and Worst) Aerodynamics?|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a21615163/star-wars-ships-aerodynamics/|website=Popular Mechanics|date=19 June 2018 |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Hot Wheels]] once again created a ''Star Wars''-themed full-sized car, this time was a depiction of the X-wing (dubbed as the 'carship', a combination of 'starships' and 'cars') to coincide the release of the Star Wars Carships line. The car's design was said to be inspired by most of the open- wheeled race cars. It was showcased at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] that year and currently as part of the Garage of Legends car collection.

In 2023, [[Heritage Auctions]] sold an original 20-inch model of an X-wing starfighter used in the climatic space battle in 1977’s ''Star Wars'' for a record-setting $3.135 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2023-10-15 |title=‘Star Wars’ X-Wing Fighter, Which Had Been Lost for Decades, Sells for Record $3.1 Million at Auction |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/star-wars-x-wing-fighter-sells-for-3-million-auction-1235618361/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>