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.[2] Etheric rudder prototypes were also used on Recon-Xs.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The term was created by Timothy Zahn for Heir to the Empire. He felt that the term never quite caught on, and thus was quietly dropped.[4]
Appearances[]
- "One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid" — Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
"Missed Chance" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (reprinted in Tales from the Empire and Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (and unabridged audiobook)
- X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (and unabridged audiobook)
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (and unabridged audiobook)
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (and unabridged audiobook)
- Heir to the Empire (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
- I, Jedi (and unabridged audiobook)
- The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
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