User:Greater Carloso/Sandbox 4
Fighter aircraft
| Fighter aircraft | ||||||
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| Name | Origin | Type | Version | Number | Notes | Photo |
| F24 Auriga |  Carloso
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Interceptor aircraft | F47 | 90 |  |
The F47 Arcoíris is a long-range interceptor aircraft developed and produced by TBD. It is an extremely large aircraft due its configuration, with expanded fuel tanks for increased range, powerful engines which allow it travel in excess of Mach 2.5 and internal weapons bays for an array of anti-air missiles. Rather than engaging with other fighter aircraft, it is envisioned to be used against incoming enemy strategic bombers, reconnaissance planes and AEW&C aircraft, utilising missiles akin to the PL-15 and AIM-260 JATM. |
| F28 Ventisca | Carloso
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Air-superiority fighter | F?? |  |
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| F17 Mediator | Carloso
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Air superiority fighter Multirole fighter |
F?? |  |
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| F19 Santana | Carloso
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Multirole fighter | F?? |  |
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TBD
| F49 Arista | |
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| Role | Interceptor aircraft |
| National origin | Carloso
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| Manufacturer | Verdángel |
| First flight | 6 August 1993 |
| Introduction | 21 June 1999 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Carlosian Air Force |
| Produced | 1992–present |
| Number built | 90 |
The Verdángel F49 Arista (Carlosian: edge) is a Carlosian twin-engine fourth-generation interceptor fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Verdángel for the Carlosian Air Force. Development commenced immediately after the end of the Bourgougian Blitz, which highlighted the difficulty of defending the vast airspace over the Musogorocian Ocean. The requirement was established for a large, extremely fast long-range fighter which could intercept enemy aircraft violating Carlosian airspace or which posed a strategic threat. After its first flight on 6 August 1993, the F49 Arista finally entered service with the Air Force on 21 June 1999. Though initially intended to be an interceptor, subsequent upgrades allow it to undertake air-to-surface, reconnaissance and electronic warfare missions if required. Almost all of the aircraft's components are built and assembled by Verdángel, while ??? provide the engines. Besides its high speed, the F49 Arista was one of the first Carlosian military aircraft to make stealth a major design consideration. It's capabilities have been significantly enhanced since the introduction of the S922 Retina beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) in 2023, designed specifically to target and destroy airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems, reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bombers out to a range of approximately 249 miles (400 km).
Operators
- Carloso
- Carlosian Air Force
- 17th Fighter Squadron
- 55th Fighter Squadron
- 63rd Fighter Squadron
- 78th Fighter Squadron
- 91st Fighter Squadron
- Carlosian Air Force