Horizontal booster/Legends

"Horizontal boosters…! Alluvial dampers…! Well that's not it. Bring me the hydrospanners!"

―Han Solo, to Chewbacca

A horizontal booster was a hyperdrive subsystem. It provided energy to the ionization chamber to facilitate ignition.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (First mentioned)
• Star Wars (1977) 40 (Mentioned only)

Sources

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
• Star Wars: Behind the Magic
• Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Emergency Repairs) (backup link)
• Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual