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- "You always hear them first. Twin ion engines make TIE fighters howl as they fly by on patrols."
- ―Ezra Bridger, on TIE fighters
The twin ion engine of a TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
The twin ion engine was a type of ion engine which propelled starships in space. The sublight drive was widely incorporated into various models of starfighters.[2] The engine was used in Sienar Fleet Systems' TIE fighter series and made the distinct high-pitched shrieking sound they were known for.[3]
The TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter, also known as the TIE Striker, was a model of the TIE line in service to the Galactic Empire. This atmospheric fighter's twin ion engine[4] emmitted a blue light.[5]
Appearances[]
A TIE Striker piloted by "Countdown," in pursuit of a Rebel Alliance X-wing.
- Tarkin (and audiobook)
- Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"- Star Wars Rebels: Rise of the Rebels
- "The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 1" — Star Wars - Magazin 19
- "Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
Sources[]
- TIE fighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Interceptor
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 54 Databank A-Z: Tauntaun–TIE Craft
- Star Wars Bust Collection 3 Character: Stormtroopers
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition Core Set (Card: Obsidian Squadron Pilot — TIE/ln Fighter) (Reissued in TIE/ln Fighter Expansion Pack and Galactic Empire Conversion Kit)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- The Star Wars Book (First identified as Twin Ion Engine)
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
