A clone jet trooper wearing the backpack
During the Clone Wars, clone sky troopers utilized a special type of jetpack called the winged jet backpack. This particular model came equipped with deployable wings for flight and also included a pair of missile launchers. Two Galactic Roundels were prominently displayed on the wings.
- LEGO Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (Set: 7261 Clone Turbo Tank) (Initial mention)
- " Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic " appeared in Star Wars Insider 84
- The Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith toy series (Pack: Clone Trooper (Firing Jet Backpack!)) (backup link) (Initially identified as winged jet backpack)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia , Vol. III, page 161 ("sky trooper")
- The Star Wars: The Clone Wars toy series (Pack: 212th Attack Battalion Clone Troopers And Jet Backpacks) (backup link)