Star Wars film reference to Princess Leia as she was one of the leaders in the fictional resistance against the evil empire. She was played by Carrie Fisher who was an advocate for people with Mental health disabilities. She died in 2016.
The Eagle was an airship (dirigible balloon) that crashed in Paris in 1834 upon take off. It proved to be too heavy. The ship was developed by Scotsman Comte de Lennox, who was living in France.