N - 1 starfighter The Naboo N - 1 starfighter , also called the Naboo starfighter , was a single - seat patrol craft developed by the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps and used by the Royal Naboo Security Forces for duties such as defense , patrol , and escorting . Characteristics . The N - 1 starfighter was a sleek single - pilot craft used by the Naboo and demonstrated the marriage of art and function present in Naboo technology . Buffed chromium finishes on the craft ' s forward surfaces glinted in the sun for fly - bys and parade s , and represented the royalty of Naboo , complementing the Royal Starship . The N - 1 ' s chromium stood in stark contrast to its overall yellow finish . The craft carried two J - type engine s and a Nubian Monarc C - 4 hyperdrive engine , and had a single on - board astromech droid which was mounted from the bottom of the craft . It featured an autopilot system and shielding , along with offensive weaponry that consisted of two blaster cannon s and proton torpedo launcher s . It could attain a maximum speed of 1 , 100 kph and was eleven meter s in length . The ships central rat - tail acted as a power charger collector , and received energy from onboard generators when it was not in use . The ships two outer finials served as heat sinks for the engines . History . The N - 1 starfighter was originally built by the Naboo , and was most notably used during the Trade Federation invasion of the planet . During the invasion , the pilots of Bravo Flight flew the N - 1 during the final assault against the Droid Control Ship . Young Anakin Skywalker fired a pair of torpedoes into its starboard main reactor , effectively destroying it from within . They later joined in the celebration on the planet below , flying overhead Naboo ' s capital of Theed . A decade later , three N - 1s were used to escort Senator Padmé Amidala to Coruscant in order to vote on the Military Creation Act . Their Royal Starship held a decoy senator , and Amidala flew in one of the starfighters . They landed without incident , but the bounty hunter Zam Wesell hit the ship shortly after , destroying it and killing the senator ' s double . N - 1s remained in Naboo service during the Clone Wars , with several being kept in Theed Hangar during this time . During the war , Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano trained Senator Padmé Amidala in starfighter combat , with Amidala flying an all - chrome N - 1 . Years later , following the climactic Battle of Endor , N - 1 starfighters flew in celebration after the Galactic Empire ' s second Death Star was destroyed . Shortly thereafter , Imperial agent s received posthumous orders from Emperor Palpatine to commence the destruction of Naboo via weather manipulation as part of . Rebel leader Leia Organa , ace pilot Shara Bey and Naboo ' s own Queen Soruna flew the long - abandoned N - 1 fighters in the Theed Hangar into space to destroy the Imperial satellite s that were causing the extreme weather conditions . By the time of the cold war , several N - 1 starfighters were in the service of Jinata Security , one of which was modified by Leema Kai with seismic charge s in place of proton torpedoes . Behind the scenes . The N - 1 starfighter first appeared in the prequel trilogy , but was added to as part of the ending montage in the Special Edition release . The full - size N - 1 Starfighter prop used by Anakin Skywalker in , was on display in Boston ' s as part of the exhibit in 2005 , and remained on display in the museum ' s Blue Wing for several years afterward , hanging above guest ' s heads with several large wires . It was ultimately taken down several years later , having accumulated large amounts of dust in the process .