The biggest drawback of the TIE fighter are the flat panels on both sides that make it look like an eyeball suspended between two playing cards. The Twin Ion Engine (TIE) fighter has two such engines-somewhere-and like a World War II Stuka attack plane makes a menacing screeching noise as it passes by. Mainstay of the Galactic Empire's fighter force, the TIE fighter is a pretty menacing aircraft.
