I’m going to go out on a Wookiee limb here and guess that at some point during Solo we’re going to see the Falcon have a nasty run-in that results in that forward shrouding being torn off, revealing the shape of the Corellian light freighter we all know so well.

Ferris: “Look, it’s real simple. Whatever mileage we put on, we’ll take off.”

Socks!

I never got to see a Saturn V launch in person. I did see a Saturn 1b in person, which was itself pretty darned impressive. And several Space Shuttles, including STS-1.

“Objects more massive than [around 10 times the mass of Jupiter] should not be thought of as planets”

I’m no Private Dick, but... EVELYN DEAVOR... Evil Endeavor.

In order for heat to do work, it has to flow from one place to another. Otherwise the unit just increases temperature until it melts.

But there’ll be this available dealer-installed option...

But could you have an entire conversation made up of cultural references with another culture? That would be genius writing.

It’s Been A Hard Day’s Knight.

“You’ll shoot your eye out kid!”.

Obligatory

And the bombing run of 633 Squadron was an inspiration for the Death Star trench run

If it’s about speed and versatility you should have said the De Havilland Mosquito. Like the Falcon, it’s pretty unassuming too.

“Jock! Start the engine! Start the engine, Jock!”

It all goes back to Metropolis, which likely inspired a ton of genre tropes in the '30s.

And This Island Earth had his and hers tubes...