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- "I used to bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home."
- ―Luke Skywalker
T-16 skyhoppers, also known as the T-16 airspeeders, were Skyhoppers, that were personal repulsorlift airspeeders manufactured by Incom Corporation, recognizable by its distinctive tri-wing design. It was a popular, high-performance airspeeder due to its stable and reliable transportation on almost any world, and thus provided many youths with their first flight training.[1] The T-16's trihedral design greatly resembled that of the Imperial Lambda-class T-4a shuttle.[9][10]
History[]

A T-16 in landing configuration
Luke Skywalker owned a T-16 skyhopper on Tatooine prior to the Battle of Yavin, as well as a small model that could be held in one's hands.[1] He would use the airspeeder's pneumatic cannon to kill womp rats. The controls were similar to Incom's T-65B X-wing starfighter, which greatly benefited Skywalker during the Battle of Yavin.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Here we actually have the broken T-16 skyhopper that Obi-Wan pulled out to repair for Luke."
"Oh and there's little guys in the cockpit."
"The actual T-16 skyhopper was researched and referenced to recreate this prop itself." - ―A member of the Lucasfilm Archives and Kristin Baver discussing the T-16 skyhopper toy prop used in Obi-Wan Kenobi

The T-16 skyhopper toy prop used in Obi-Wan Kenobi
The T-16 skyhopper first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the first installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.[8] It was first identified in the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.[1]
During production of the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, the prop making team made a broken T-16 skyhopper toy prop that was used in the series. The originial prop was researched and referenced to recreate the prop.[11]
BT-16 reference[]
- "I'll check out that T-16."
- ―A stormtrooper
The T-16 is mentioned by stormtroopers in "Part III," the third episode of the series Obi-Wan Kenobi, as a reference to a conversation in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope between two stormtroopers who are discussing the BT-16 while Obi-Wan Kenobi disables the tractor beam. References to that scene started by voice actor Sam Witwer who added similar lines in the sequel trilogy, which mention the T-17 and T-18, and in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, which mention the T-15. The mention depended on the era.[13] "Chapter 8: Redemption" of the series The Mandalorian mentions the T-16 in a similar fashion too.[14] The scenes mention T-16, while the original conversation in A New Hope mentioned the BT-16.[8]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- Disney Infinity 3.0
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Star Wars: Visions — "I Am Your Mother" (as toy)
Sources[]
Non-canon sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ Starships and Speeders
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 21 (Starship Fact File: Incom T-16 Skyhopper)
- ↑
T-16 Skyhopper in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑
LEGO Classic Star Wars (Set: 75081 T-16 Skyhopper)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 15
- ↑
Imperial Shuttle in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
This Week! in Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Props, LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- ↑
Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"
- ↑
Sam Witwer - Matt Lanter - Star Wars Celebration 2022 - DAY 4 Panel on the Super Steve YouTube channel (May 29, 2022) (backup link)
- ↑
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 8: Redemption"