T-36 Airspeeder

The T-36 Airspeeder was a predecessor to the T-47 Airspeeder, a civilian aircraft designed for short-distance travel. The Blood Karvers, a bold, small, unsuccessful pirate league, modified many of these craft to combat purposes.

The T-36 was a design by Incom Corporation, built for up to 3 passengers and a considerable cargo space that could include droids. The vehicle, however, was still very compact, and was advertised chiefly for its low price, long lifespan, and fuel economy. All of these factors appealing to pirates, the Blood Karvers purchased at least three dozen of these craft and added on 2 medium laser cannons and a blaster cannon for a rear gunner. The gunners could also fire flak, harpoon and towcables, and small cargo items. When the Blood Karvers were drafted into the 1337 N00B5, the aircraft were put to strategic use, often using cargo dispensers to assist other craft, or oneself, and using the harpoon launcher to tie the legs of AT-ATs together.

The vehicle was discontinued shortly after the Clone Wars simply due to the popularity of transatmospheric craft that could provide much more services, especially to the citizens of Coruscant, where landspeeders were impractical for hopping from building to building, and short-range aircraft were undesirable when so many on Coruscant could afford space worthy transports that could do more than get them to work every day.

Behind the scenes

 * The T-36 Airspeeder was created by C3PO the Dragon Slayer for the video game, Star Wars:Avian Hunt.