01-30-2010, 03:09 PM
(01-30-2010, 12:53 PM)427 Cobra Wrote: [quote='Wombat' pid='2829' dateline='1264811406']This is the dropship from the Sulaco. This is the one where the female pilot was killed by the alien (blood smear against the window). The original "Betty" was supposed to be the Narcissus from the first movie. There's a tiny sticker on the model by the window of a pin-up girl,and the name beside it is "Betty". Why they named it the Narcissus,is because Ridly Scott felt that this was "more appropriate",and industrial sounding. They incorporated the name into the second movie,but it was only mentioned briefly by corpral "Hudson" (Bill Paxton),when the Betty was destroyed. "The only other control was on the APC,(Betty)and it's wasted man"! This is when "Bishop" has to crawl down the long service tunnel to get the to the control panel to pilot the second dropship.
The name Betty was affectionately given to the dropship because it wasn't used in the first movie.
I'll have to post this photo directly,as my photobucket account is fucked up - some asshole hacked my password! This will have to do for now. The red arrow is where the betty decal was applied. I'll look for the website I got this from,but I can't guarantee anything. There should be at least one photo of the "Betty" in "Aliens. This was on the side right by the cockpit. The "Betty" was the name of the dropship in both movies. Why? - Your guess is as good as mine!
Oh,so the ships were named Betty,it's not actually the same ship as what is being built in this thread.Now i'm with ya!!
Still,i didn't even know about the dropship being named Betty or the rename in the first movie.Thats interesting that the name was,or was intended to be used in most of the movie's.Good bit of info that Chris!