Vehicle Skyblade-550 Swoop Bike

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SKYBLADE-500 SWOOP BIKE

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Caelli-Merced.

CLASS
Swoop.

ROLE
Sport repulsorcraft.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 4.5 meters.CREW
1.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
N/A.

CARGO CAPACITY
20 kilograms.

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.

CONSUMABLES
2 standard days.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Skyblade-550 has a top speed of 650 kph and can reach an altitude of 800 meters. It has excellent maneuverability.

ARMAMENT

• 2x light blaster cannon.

EQUIPMENT

• 1x computerized navigation system.
• 1x integrated comlink.

DESCRIPTION​

The Skyblade-550 is a high-powered repulsorcraft manufactured by Caelli-Merced; it is the successor to the company's old Skyblade-330 high-performance swoop, although its performance is not quite as good due to efforts at cost-cutting for a broader market appeal. It is still quite powerful, however. Swoops like the '550 differ from standard jumpspeeders by having extremely powerful engines and high service ceilings; in effect, they are one-being airspeeders, stripped down to an engine, a set of controls and a seat. They are fast, require skill to effectively control and are extremely dangerous, and the Skyblade-550 is no exception to any of these criteria.

The Skyblade-550 is 4.5 meters in length, with space for a pilot and up to 20 kilograms of cargo. It is armed with a pair of light blaster cannons, and can reach speeds up to 650 kph, with a service ceiling of 800 meters. Like most swoops, Skyblades do not possess any safety harnesses or mechanical limiters for maneuverability or engine power; it is possible to push the machine until it breaks, and it takes a skilled pilot to determine just where the limits are without crossing them catastrophically.

Swoops like the Skyblade-330 are popular with fringers and outlaws, and are used as both personal transportation and combat craft.

LEGALITY​

Legal. Skyblade-550s are civilian models, although their armament may require special licensing on certain worlds. They will get the attention of most authorities regardless, however.

INTENT​

To create a modernized version of a canon swoop bike.