Rebel X-Wing Pilot, sw0399

Year released: 2012

Appears in set 9677-1, X-wing Starfighter and Yavin 4

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X-wing starfighters were a type of  marked by their distinctive  that resembled the  script's character "X" in attack formation. They were heavily armed with four laser cannons on the S-foils and  in the fuselage. X-wings were designed for dogfighting and long missions. During the , the  used  and  in many battles, including the  and the .

Approximately thirty years later, a different and upgraded variation of X-wing, the T-70, was used by the Resistance, whereas a more advanced model, the T-85, was used by the New Republic Defense Fleet.

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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