Lone Scout-A

The TIE Lone Scout-A was a scout starship produced by Republic Sienar Systems and later Sienar Fleet Systems. It was one of the first ships to use the revolutionary Twin Ion Engine design, with a cockpit and sublight engines strongly foreshadowing later Sienar craft. However, its large passenger and cargo compartment make it much bigger than those later starfighter designs, stretching it out to a length of 24 meters. Also unlike those craft, the Lone Scout-A was made available to, and widely used by, the civilian market.

It is designed to be operated by a crew of one, but can carry three passengers, and carry enough consumables for a full year of operation. It has space to carry 150 metric tons of cargo in its 60 cubic meter hold. It is equipped with a Class Two hyperdrive, a high-quality sensor array, shields, and a single laser cannon for defense.

The wings are bent, but unlike the wings of a bomber or boarding craft, there is only one bending edge. The wing area is above the midplane of the ship, this is to keep the wings clear of the ground during independent planetary landings. As a scout craft, this ship had to be able to land in places other than the conventional ceiling rack of a garrison base or warship. The TIE Scout also has retractable landing pads like the larger TIE transports and TIE X1 Fighters.

An improved design, the TIE Lone Scout A-2, was developed by Sienar exclusively for the Imperial Navy.

Some information courtesy of Wookieepedia and the Imperial Navy Ship Database.