Jaecyn Riddick's Mk 5 E-Wing

"Hard to Get"
Production information
Manufacturer	FreiTek (Mk 4), J.T. Riddick & OTI (Mk 5)
Product line	Advanced Starfighter
Model	E-Wing, Mk V
Class	Starfighter
Technical specifications
Length	12.75 meters / 41 ft 9.97 in
Width	8 meters / 26 ft 3 in (in flight) 4.6 meters / 14 ft 11.4 in (grounded, wings folded)
Height/depth	2.85 meters / 9 ft 4.2 in (in flight) 4.8 meters / 15 ft 9 in (grounded, wings folded)
Mass	14,515 kg (32,000 lbs) empty (with torpedoes) 38,555 kg (85,000 lbs) max. take off weight
Maximum acceleration	5000 G
MGLT	160 MGLT (afterburners active) ~150 MGLT (Mil-Power)
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	3,680 mph (2,300 mph) Mach 3.0 at sealevel, 98 Kpa (14.2 lb/in²) Mach 3.4 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
Engine unit(s)	OT F100-PW-229 129.45 KN MPD Engines (2) Thrust Vectoring Ion Afterburners OT F8.96-IB-110 129.45 KN MPD Thrusters (2) Ion Afterburners
Hyperdrive rating	Class 0.25
Hyperdrive range	384,000 LY
Hyperdrive system	OssusTech SSL-1902 "Slipstream" Drive
Shielding	Military Grade Ray and Particle Shielding
Hull	Impervium Stealth Armor Plating
Sensor systems	Fighter class Draydax System Active Phased Array + Mass Detector
Targeting systems	OT APG-155 Dopplar Targeting System
Navigation system	OT TACAN-5 NaviCom system (30 Jumps)
Avionics	OT FBW-4 Fly-by-wire system
Countermeasures	chaff flares fighter-grade degaussing system EMP protection sensor jamming system cloaking ECM Stealth Gravitic Modulator
Armament	advanced heavy laser cannons (3) 600 rpm per cannon (lo-speed) 1,200 rpm per cannon (hi-speed) proton torpedo launcher (1) 16 Torpedo Magazine 6 optional hard points for external stores Up to 24,040 kg (53,000 lbs) lasers cannons ion cannons bombs (Atmo) missiles (S-S, AA, AG) cargo pods
Crew	Jaecyn Riddick (pilot) R9-T2 (droid)
Minimum crew	Droid (non-combat/evasive)
Passengers	None
Cargo capacity	200 Kg / 440 lbs 14.8 oz
Consumables	1 week
Life support	Equipped
Communication systems	Holonet Subspace Backup Radio IFF system
Other systems	Active Electronic Scanning Array Mass Detector Equipped Inertial Damper Advanced Security System (prevents theft) Enhanced Self-Destruct System (prevents capture) Moving Wings (for storage & maintenance))
Usage
Role(s)	Interceptor Escort Fighter Reconnaissance Scouting Air and Space Superiority Suppresion of Enemy Air/space Defenses Offensive Counter Air/Space Close Air Support Assaults and Strikes Fighter-bomber/Strike-Fighter Patrols Naval Strikes Riddick's Personal Fighter/Transport
Era(s)	Post-Legacy Era
Affiliation	Jaecyn Riddick Ossus Defense Force
Aliases	Bird Katjya P.O.S. Fubar Scimitar Various military call signs Various curses from angry opponents

[Source]

Jaecyn Riddick's Mk 5 E-Wing originally started its life as a Mk 4 E-Wing, having served in the Tanaab starfighter wings before being retired. It was in remarkably good condition, and was on the market and due to be stripped of weapons when Riddick came across it, just weeks before he went to the Grey Jedi Council, when it existed.

Eventually, he returned to Ossus with it, and over the next few years, upgraded it, starting with weapons and armor. Upon the founding of OssusTech, even more upgrades went into it, including new computer systems, better engines, and stealth. It became one of Riddick's pet projects, and the basis for all other E-Wings in the employ of the Ysannan military, which would become the Ossus Defense Force.

This fighter, in it's original Mk 4 version was present during a battle for Kashyyyk, in which the Sith took control of the planet. During the battle, a human woman he knew from his travels as a Jedi apprentice was killed. He named the craft "Hell Hath No Fury," as a kind of symbolic gesture of retribution, that when his fighter goes up against Sith opponents, he'd be "getting one back" for her. He painted the name and a picture of her on his craft, and it has since remained, even during it's reformation and current usage. He would later rename the craft "Hard to Get," accounting for the fact that while his craft has sustained hits over it's "extended" lifetime, it hasn't been shot down.

As with most equipment he came into contact with, Riddick was always looking to improve it. This particular craft would be, for him, an opportunity to blend the most essential elements of dogfighting, thus creating a whole new class of machine that would dominate in the fighter arena. As Riddick was no stranger to trouble of many kinds, it was also essential for him, personally, to have a vehicle that would be as adaptable and versatile, and be able to either evade trouble, or get rid of said trouble.

He still flies it today, and is attached to the 1st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing of the ODF during military operations. The unit is serving onboard the ODFS Ferrin Sha along with seventeen other squadrons of Mk 5 E-wings, and six squadrons of XJ9 X-Wings and six of K-Wings.

Another view of Riddick's E-Wing, with an assortment of aerospace capable ordinance, illustrating it's adaptability.

A view of his E-Wing from behind, revealing the additional thrusters.