Autopilot

An autopilot (or auto-pilot) was an on board computer system on most starships which piloted the vessel on a predetermined trajectory that could be plotted by the pilot or imputed from a catalog of trajectories stored in the ship's computer.

For example, the N-1 starfighter had a on-board auto-pilot. The coordinates were send to the Snubfighter from the Theed Hangar's computers, just like in the Battle of Naboo. The coordinates were received in the central "rat-tail" of the fighter.

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AppearancesEdit

• The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
• Star Wars Adventures 3: The Hostage Princess
• "Elusion Illusion"—Star Wars Insider 66
• The Clone Wars: Departure
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Brain Invaders"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Fugitive"
• "The Final Exit"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
• Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes (as auto-navigator)
• Riders of the Maelstrom (as automatic pilot)
•  "Riders of the Maelstrom"—Classic Adventures: Volume Three (as automatic pilot) (Reprint)
• Death in the Undercity
•  "Death in the Undercity"—Classic Adventures: Volume Three (Reprint)
• Graveyard of Alderaan
•  "Graveyard of Alderaan"—Classic Adventures: Volume Two (Reprint)
• Mission to Lianna
• "You're in the Army Now!"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
• Star Wars 69: Death in the City of Bone (Mentioned only)
•  "The Iskallon Factor"—Twin Stars of Kira
• The Last Command
• Before the Storm
• Ambush at Corellia
• Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
• Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
• The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
• "Getaway"—Star Wars Insider 134

SourcesEdit

• The Star Wars Sourcebook
• Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
• Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
• Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
• "The Yard of Opportunity"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• Suns of Fortune
•  Naboo starfighter in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
• Fly Casual
• Strongholds of Resistance

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