S-foils

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"Lock S-foils in attack position."
―Garven Dreis[1]
A T-70 X-wing with S-foils locked in attack position.

A T-70 X-wing with S-foils locked in attack position.

S-foils, also referred to as Strike foils or stability foils, were independent movable wings attached to starships that allowed for the activation of defensive systems.[2] They were mounted onto starfighters such as the various models of X-wing starfighter,[1] the ARC-170 starfighter,[3] the Outland TIE fighter,[4] and the U-wing starfighter,[5] sometimes equipped with weaponry. The foils were locked in the closed position in normal flight, but when engaged in combat the foils spread open into an attack position. Notable starfighter models that had S-foils were the T-65B X-wing starfighter[1] manufactured by Incom Corporation,[6] the T-70 and T-85 X-wing starfighters, manufactured by Incom-FreiTek Corporation,[7] and the B-wing starfighter[8] manufactured by Slayn & Korpil.[6] The distinctive X shape when the S-foils were locked in attack position gave the laser cannons mounted on each wing a wider field of fire.[9]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  2. ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition)
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  4. ↑ The-Mandalorian-logo Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 7: The Reckoning"
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Star Wars
  7. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  9. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII X-wing Fighter History Gallery in the Databank (backup link)