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The Aquila Lander is used to carry up to six{{Fn|5}} officers or other important persons from orbit to ground level and is named because of its wing arrangement. The wings end in a feather-like design and taper back as if in imitation of the sign of the [[Aquila]]. It is not designed as a combat vehicle, being only lightly armed with a [[Heavy Bolter]] (other variants replace the Heavy Bolter with a [[Multi-laser]] or [[Autocannon]]) for self defence, but it is well enough armoured to survive atmospheric insertion that it can protect its passengers from several hits before going down.{{Fn|1}}
The Aquila has one crewman, a pilot, in an armoured cockpit at the front of the vehicle. Twin jet engines are beside the cockpit and built within the fuselage, which allows the vehicle to hover over its landing point. Above them is an observation dome. Sometimes Aquilas are decorated with [[purity seals]].{{Fn|1}} The Aquila also has a purely civilian model variant, its rear compartment having a dozen seats and space for a couple cargo pallets.{{Fn|7}}
==Technical Specifications==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]], pg. 244
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook]], pg. 56
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Bigger They Are (Short Story)]] — [[Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology]]
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