Rebel Pilot Y-Wing, sw0801

Year released: 2017

Appears in set 75162-1, Y-Wing Microfighter

The BTL Y-wing starfighter, also referred to simply as the BTL-series, Y-wing fighter or Y-wing, was a series of multi-role - manufactured by . Commissioned by the  during the , many surviving Y-wings would go on to serve with the  during the . Notable models included the original two-seat ; its successor, the , and the single-seat .

A pilot, sometimes called a starpilot or flyboy, directly controlled the operation of a vehicle while located within the same craft. For small starships the pilot might have been in charge of all aspects of the vehicle including navigation, sensors, communications and weapons. For larger ships, a pilot may have been assisted by other crew members to handle different ship systems. The term "pilot" applied across vehicles used on land or in water, air, and/or space.

Combat pilots would either need to move together or singly during starfighter combat. According to the Chiss Thrawn, pilots in a battle, like soldiers on a battlefield, saw victory differently from others in battle. Thrawn stated this was because to a pilot or soldier on the line, victory was surviving the battle they were currently involved in.

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