Y-wing
fictional Star Wars spacecraft type
The Koensayr series Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber are a series of fictional spacecraft from the Star Wars franchise. They are depicted as fighter-bombers of the Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance, New Republic and the Resistance. Within the Star Wars setting, Y-wings are known for being ideally suited for anti-shipping, close air support, air interdiction, escort, force protection, and ground attack missions. Y-wings made their first theatrical appearance in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and have featured in movies, television shows, and the Star Wars expanded universe's books, comics, and games.
Origin and design
Colin Cantwell, who also designed the saga's TIE fighters, initially designed the Y-wing with a large bubble turret for a gunner. However, the dome did not appear properly when filmed against bluescreen and subsequent designs omitted the turret. According to Colin Cantwell's estate, he was directly inspired by the Grumman TBF Avenger when designing the Y-wing, borrowing elements such as the turret gunner seated behind the pilot.
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Reference material states the Galactic Republic commissioned Koensayr Manufacturing to produce the BTL-B, which is known as the original version of the BTL Y-wing during the early part of the Clone Wars. This original version of the BTL Y-wing, as depicted in the Clone Wars 2008 television series, features heavy armor plating encasing a forward module that connect to two powerful ion engines. The module seats a pilot in the cockpit and a gunner in the bubble turret.
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