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Etheric rudder

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The etheric rudder was a device for maneuvering starfighters. It allowed them to make sharp turns without the use of attitude thrusters, allowing for precision thrust vectoring and enhanced maneuverability; in the case of 4L4 fusial thrust engines, maneuverability was so increased that pilots likened it to flying a T-16 skyhopper in atmospheric flight. Etheric rudder prototypes were also used on Recon-Xs.

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Facts

Cost
4,000 credits
Purpose
Maneuvering

Appearances

15 works, in story order
  1. One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid
  2. Missed Chance
  3. X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
  4. X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
  5. X-Wing: The Bacta War
  6. X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
  7. Heir to the Empire (first appearance)
  8. X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
  9. I, Jedi
  10. The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
  11. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
  12. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
  13. The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
  14. The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
  15. The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth

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