Emergency stud

An emergency stud was a structural device located aboard X-wing starfighters, and presumably other starfighters as well. When pressed, the emergency stud would trigger a series of small explosive bolts which jettisoned the canopy allowing the pilot to make an emergency exit from the cockpit.
==Appearances==
*Splinter of the Mind's Eye 
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Category:Safety devices