Extensive list of space opera cliches

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Fighters like the X-wings (and Han would likely have done this for the Falcon as well) have a speaker system installed that simulates noise as an audible warning of an enemy’s position so that the pilot doesn’t have to constantly watch his display to see where an enemy fighter is.