Air pirate

This article is about the type of stock fictional character. For the real-world crime sometimes referred to as "air piracy", see Aircraft hijacking.
"Sky pirate" redirects here. For other uses, see Air pirate (disambiguation) and Sky pirate (disambiguation).
Airship crew in Jules Verne's Robur the Conqueror

Air pirates (or sky pirates) are a class of stock character from science fiction and fantasy.