Etheric rudder
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- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron unabridged audiobook
- X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
- X-Wing: The Bacta War
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
- Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
- I, Jedi
- 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