The T-23 skyhopper represented a high-end airspeeder model. It followed in the footsteps of the T-16 skyhopper from Incom.
Mirroring the T-16, the T-23 incorporated a three-wing configuration and control mechanisms akin to the T-65 X-wing starfighter. The T-23 offered comfortable seating for three occupants within its cockpit. Furthermore, a confined storage area was located toward the cockpit's back.
By 23 ABY, the T-23 was regarded as an outdated model.
Prior to leaving his nephew, Lowbacca, at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum situated on Yavin 4, Chewbacca presented Lowbacca with a T-23 that was only partially assembled. Throughout his time there, the youthful Wookiee utilized it for exploring the jungle moon and providing amusement for his newly acquired companions.
During Lowie and Jaina Solo's initial repair work on it, Skywalker was brought back to memories of his own T-16 skyhopper on Tatooine, hunting womp rats in Beggar's Canyon. This revelation stunned Jaina and her sibling, Jacen Solo, who found it hard to picture Luke as a reckless, skilled pilot. Their astonishment, along with Lowie's, grew even further when he inquired whether they might grant him a ride after the repairs were completed.