Freight-Loading External Rover

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The Freight-Loading External Rover, or F-LER for short, was a single-pilot starship designed by the Corellian Engineering Corporation (CEC) to fit between the mandibles of an YT-1300 light freighter, directly in front of the freight loading room. Designed by Tee Riffle, the F-LER was a compact tug and cargo handler capable of flying in either realspace or atmospheres. If an YT-1300 was used as in freight-pusher mode, the F-LER could also be mounted at the front of the line of intermodal cargo containers to assist with guidance.[1]

While CEC's marketing department thought YT-1300 owners would be glad to fill the gap between the mandibles, nearly all commercial pilots found the F-LER impractical, because it prevented easy access to the freight-loading room. That lack of interest prompted the company to abandon production of the F-LER, which became extremely rare and highly valued by collectors.[1]

In spite of the F-LER's failure, several affiliates of CEC continued to manufacture small auxiliary craft for the YT-1300, such as the YT Dart.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual
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