TIE fighter
| TIE fighter (original model) | |
|---|---|
| Star Wars vehicle | |
A pair of standard TIE starfighters | |
| First appearance |
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| Created by | Colin Cantwell Joe Johnston |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | Galactic Empire |
| Made by | Sienar Fleet Systems |
| General characteristics | |
| Class | Space superiority fighter |
| Armaments | Laser cannons |
| Maximum speed |
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| Propulsion | Twin ion engines |
| Power | Solar ionization reactor |
| Length | 7.2 meters (23 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 6.7 meters (21 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 8.8 meters (28 ft 11 in) |
| Population volume | 1 pilot |
The Twin Ion Engine (TIE) fighter is a series of fictional starfighters featured in the Star Wars universe. TIE fighters are depicted as fast, agile, yet fragile starfighters used by the Galactic Empire, First Order, and the Sith Eternal. TIE fighters and other TIE craft appear in Star Wars films, television shows, and throughout the Star Wars expanded universe. Several TIE fighter replicas and toys, as well as an eponymous flight simulator game, have been produced and sold by many companies.