PDT-8 Personnel Deployment Transport
The PDT-8 Personnel Deployment Transport was a small unarmed utility speeder that was usually automated. The repulsorlift craft featured two open areas that could be used to transport people and cargo within or between installations, two large thrusters on its sides for propulsion, and a tripod mount to stabilize it on the ground.[2][3]
Rebel Alliance personnel and droids, including Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, FX-7,[1] and 2-1B,[4] utilized the craft on the planet Hoth during the Galactic Civil War.[3]
Behind the scenes
The PDT-8 was part of Kenner's Mini-Rig line. It was discontinued after 1982.[4] Originally the PDT-8 was conceived by Kenner as a transport for droids.[3] It was first called the "DPT-8 Droid Personnel Transport", but the name was changed before the toy was released.[4]
Sources
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Pack: PDT-8) (backup link) (First mentioned)
"Scouting the Galaxy: Just Trying to (Action) Figure It All Out" – Star Wars Insider 30- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Offscreen, but Not Forgotten: Mini-Rigs, Body-Rigs, and Other Kenner Vehicles on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Pack: PDT-8) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Offscreen, but Not Forgotten: Mini-Rigs, Body-Rigs, and Other Kenner Vehicles on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link not verified!)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 PDT-8 at The Star Wars Collectors Archive
External links
- PDT-8 at The Star Wars Collectors Archive
PDT-8 Personnel Deployment Transport (40070) on the Star Wars Merchandise Wiki