The Arrow-17 airspeeder was created by Aratech Repulsor Company.
Aratech Repulsor Company produced and marketed the Arrow-17 airspeeder. It needed one pilot for operation and provided seating for three passengers. In the rear of the airspeeder, there was sufficient space to install a blaster rifles rack.
The Arrow-17, a creation of Aratech Repulsor Company, saw usage during the initial years of the New Republic. Gamgalon, a crime lord of the Krish species, possessed a trio of Arrow-17 airspeeders. These vehicles were employed to transport safari hunters from Tropis-on-Varonat to his safari base located within the Great Jungle on the planet Varonat.
Timothy Zahn's work, First Contact, marked the debut of the Arrow-17 airspeeder. It was initially featured in Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 from 1994, published by West End Games. Later, First Contact was republished in Tales from the Empire, The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4, and also on Hyperspace.