Reddit mentions of Star Wars Millennium Falcon: Owner's Workshop Manual

I don't know how canon it is, but the Millennium Falcon Workshop Manual shows that the whole of the yt-xx00 class ships are fairly configurable with a center cockpit option as well.

In this case, having the cockpit off to the side opens up more internal space for cargo (cargo which is likely to be heavy (heavier than a human and a wookiee at least), mass balancing being an important aspect of accurate spaceflight), so if you expect your ship to be in vacuum 95% of the time, it makes a lot of sense to free up that extra space in the center of the ship.

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Millennium-Falcon-Workshop/dp/0345533046

I believe the pusher model was made somewhat official in the Hayne's Star Wars Millennium Falcon: Owner's Workshop Manual.

I believe it was from a YT-1300 technical manual? I believe they are cannon. It makes sense that a standard freighter would be modular. Let me see here....

I'm fairly certain it comes from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Millennium-Falcon-Workshop/dp/0345533046

Get yourself the owner's manual. It's a handy book if you ever need to make the kessel run in 12 parsecs.

Item which would most make you seem like an old posh Englishman: Fountain Pen

Most "oh god, I would never be seen with this in public" looking item: Totoro kigirumi

Most phallic looking item: Giant banana suit

Most geeky item: Probably the Millenium Falcon repair manual

Item which would most help you achieve a goal: A new camera lens

Best item to bring to a deserted island: A ukelele and some coconuts.

BOOM FOUND ANOTHER ESCAPE POD IN THIS CUTAWAY: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vENg5nf47OM/UPHn95HHa6I/AAAAAAAACi0/rt7lrrHQoT4/s1600/millennium-falcon-crross-section.jpg

Plus the one on the front that makes several which were ejected.

Source: Incredible Cross Sections book published 1998.

EDIT:

SECOND SOURCE BOIII
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Millennium-Falcon-Workshop/dp/0345533046

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JyGdrqug1R0/UPYgDQvYaRI/AAAAAAAACtM/swk9eHdtSgY/s1600/key.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFpZamlNHCE/UPYfZd-o02I/AAAAAAAACtE/J_ZRb-cNaII/s1600/falcon-rear-plan.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aKPCK8-IEuY/UPYe9D5tMJI/AAAAAAAACs8/6AU5QCrDq9o/s1600/Class-1-Pod.jpg

And the Solo escape pod existed in the past: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHJXXiR6q0k/UPYiqmxp1aI/AAAAAAAACuI/Yqxu-u30A60/s1600/F-LER-Toy.jpg

For more reading: http://livingwithstarwars.blogspot.com/2013/01/where-are-millennium-falcon-escape-pods.html

This Haynes manual helped me a lot.

Whoa that's cool. Is that this?

If this picture interests anyone, I HIGHLY recommend The Millennium Falcon Owners Manual. I have a copy myself, and it's full of technical diagrams describing everything from modular units from previous iterations of the YT-1300 to cross sections of hyperdrives. Absolutely stunning illustrations, well worth the price of the book.

You're in luck!!

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