Landing claw

A landing claw was a magnetic or mechanical gripping device found on starships throughout the galaxy that adhered to almost any surface. Landing claws were used when ships needed to secure themselves to areas that would not normally be considered as appropriate landing zones including, for instance, the command tower of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
The Millennium Falcon was equipped with such a device.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization 
*Star Wars (1977) 42 
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*X-Wing: Rogue Squadron 
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
*The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization
*Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
*Stock Ships
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Hideouts & Strongholds
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide
Category:Starship boarding technologies