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V-wing airspeeder

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The V-wing airspeeder was a combat airspeeder developed by the New Republic to replace aging cloud cars and allow more expensive starfighters to focus on space combat.

Text and facts from the “V-wing airspeeder” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Manufacturer
Slayn & Korpil
Model
V-wing airspeeder
Cost
New: 26,500 - 35,000 credits
Used: 7,500 credits
Length
5.7 - 6.3 meters
Speed
1,000 km/h (1,400 km/h with scramjet)
Max alt
99 kilometers
Engine
Ion engine with Chab-Ylwoum scramjet booster
Armament
Double blaster cannon (1)
Crew
Pilot (1)
Passengers
None
Capacity
15 - 50 kilograms
Role
Planetary defense craft
Orbital-insertion assault craft
Firstuse
10 ABY
Affiliations
New Republic
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

Appearances

6 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
  2. Dark Empire audio drama
  3. Dark Empire 2 (first appearance)
  4. Dark Empire 3
  5. Dark Empire 4
  6. The New Jedi Order: Star by Star

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