Class-6 escape pod
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The Class-6 escape pod was a standard emergency craft created by Corellian Engineering Corporation and used on many of their designs, such as the CR90 corvette.
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[edit] Characteristics
The Class-6 escape pod was equipped with four escape thrusters, and several maneuvering thrusters positioned around the pod.
Each pod could carry up to six individuals and was fitted with a viewscreen connected to externally mounted holocameras.
[edit] History
C-3PO and R2-D2 escaped the beleagered Tantive IV in a Class-6 escape pod and crash landed on Tatooine with it.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The escape pod model constructed for A New Hope was built by Industrial Light & Magic in one week. It was a rush job that consisted of two one-gallon paper paint buckets stuck on top of each other. The top one was truncated, but the bottom one was left whole. Lorne Peterson was one of the modelmakers involved with this project.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (Indirect mention only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
- Star Wars 1
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Non-canonical appearance)
Star Wars Galaxies – An Empire Divided
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars toy line
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
Visual Guide -- Chapter 4: Artoo's Mission on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
