Q 01/05

Why did George Lucas order the Falcon redesigned from its original elongated shape?

A) It was too expensive to build

B) Harrison Ford disliked it

C) It looked too much like a Star Destroyer

D) It resembled the Eagle Transporters of Space: 1999

Answer · why

D) It resembled the Eagle Transporters of Space: 1999

The original model was rescaled and reused as Leia's ship, the Tantive IV.

Q 02/05

Lucas's only instruction for the Falcon's redesign was to think of what?

A) A hot rod

B) A racing yacht

C) A flying saucer

D) A river tugboat

Answer · why

C) A flying saucer

Joe Johnston had about four weeks and later said the shape was roughly a hamburger with an olive-on-the-side cockpit.

Q 03/05

The Falcon's hyperspace sound is built from the engine noise of which airliner?

A) A Boeing 707 jetliner

B) A McDonnell Douglas DC-9

C) An Aérospatiale Concorde

D) A Lockheed TriStar

Answer · why

B) A McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Two tracks slightly out of sync create the phasing effect, plus the hum of ILM's motion-control rig fans.

Q 04/05

The Falcon's greenhouse-style cockpit was likely inspired by which aircraft?

A) The B-29 Superfortress

B) The Spitfire

C) The Concorde

D) The Zeppelin

Answer · why

A) The B-29 Superfortress

The cockpit set was built separately so it could be rocked when the ship was supposed to shake.

Q 05/05

Under what code name was the full-scale Falcon built for The Empire Strikes Back?

A) Blue Harvest

B) Project Falcon

C) Operation Roundhouse

D) Magic Roundabout

Answer · why

D) Magic Roundabout

Marcon Fabrications built the 25-ton mock-up in a flying-boat hangar at Pembroke Dock in Wales.