Repulsorlift/Legends

The repulsorlift or repulsorlift engine, often referred to simply as a repulsor, was an anti-gravity technology capable of levitating an object. It was created from subnuclear "knots" of space-time made by enormous unmanned power refineries encompassing black holes. Repulsorlifts were widely used, and were included on virtually every type of vehicle.

Overview
Repulsorlifts only worked within a gravity well, as the technology required mass to push against. For a typical habitable planet such as Alderaan, "antigrav range" was approximately six planetary diameters, or around seventy-five thousand kilometers. Repulsorlifts used minimal power and were reliable enough to be utilized continuously.



Repulsorlifts could be assembled in arrays, clusters, or vanes studded with micro-coils of gravitic knots. These units were then mounted on a vehicle or spacecraft, usually on the underside. The many repulsorlifts needed for a large ship were typically powered by a dedicated "antigrav generator."

Ships as massive as the Clone Wars era Venator-class Star Destroyers and Lucrehulk-class Core Ships were only able to make planetfall with the aid of massive ventral repulsorlift suspensor units. In fact, the landing legs of a Core Ship could not support the ship's immense weight without the aid of repulsorlifts.

The five planets of the Corellian system possessed massive repulsors on their surface. They were so powerful that they could destroy capital ships in nearby space, and even stop the devastating firepower of Centerpoint Station, which created gravitational shifts great enough to destroy stars.

The Verpine of the Roche asteroids utilized repulsorlifts in asteroid shepherding. Vehicles that commonly employed repulsors include speeder bikes, swoops, landspeeders, airspeeders and starships capable of operating in a planetary atmosphere. Power chairs and repulsorsleds also used this technology.

Notable repulsorcraft manufacturers

 * Aratech Repulsor Company
 * Bakur RepulsorCorp
 * GandleMotors
 * Ikas-Adno
 * Mekuun Corporation
 * Mobquet Swoops and Speeders
 * Ubrikkian Industries

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * Star Wars Battlefront
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Ewoks
 * "Battle for the Sunstar"
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * Allegiance
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
 * Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
 * Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Star by Star
 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1