T-36 Skyfighter

The T-36 Skyfighter was originally built by Incom to fill the near-orbit planetary defense niche. Equipped with minimal Life Support Systems and no Hyperdrive engines, the T-36 was nominally comparable to the Sienar Tie.

Unfortunately, the tri-fold wing shape and lack of inertial dampers meant that, in atmosphere, even the unwieldy TIE fighter was far superior. The T-36 couldn't land without special platforms, making it useless for anything but light reconnaissance. Production stopped on the Skyfighter almost as soon as it began. Now, only the ignorant or truly desperate purchase them, and even the, they get significant discounts from the factory price.

The major problem with the wings was that they do not handle wind shear very well. The craft tends to spin in turns or other tight maneuvers. Without inertial dampers, the pilot almost always becomes badly disoriented. And because the ship is already near the ground, the margin of error for pulling out of uncontrolled spins is slim to catastrophic. Sensible pilots simply refuse to fly the things.

The weaponry of the standard T-36 includes only the fire-linked laser cannons, with a fixed front arc. Ranon Djelkh was known to own a handful of modifies T-36s.