TCA 219 Gyrfalcon

The Twin Crown Aerospace 219 Gyrfalcon is a lightweight tactical fighter designed by Stardust.

Air Supremacy Program no. 11
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Conversion to STARDUST-I
219C

Operational History (Lore)
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Jet Showdown 5
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FAS
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Round Table II
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Reopened Study of NF-12 Into 219N


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Retirement
The 219 series of aircraft has been succeeded in service by a new design fully focused on maximizing maneuverability and flight control, the FF-237.

Design (Real Life)
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Variants
The 219 Gyrfalcon family is a highly varied set of aircraft, loosely collected under the 219 designation by virtue of sharing a similar forward-swept-wing configuration between all variants.

Major Variants

 * FF-219A
 * Initial variant. Powered by a single Saturn engine.


 * FF-219C
 * Improved tail surface layout with twin vertical stabilizers.


 * FF-219E Gyrfalcon II
 * New, enlarged airframe. Light-medium weight. Powered by two Saturn engines.


 * FF-219J
 * Improved 219E utilizing all-moving wings.


 * FF-219K Gyrfalcon II
 * Gyrfalcon II airframe rebuild with PWings.


 * FF-219M Gyrfalcon III / FF-239 Super Gyrfalcon
 * Originally a tangential fighter aircraft development project, reclassified under the 219 designation for a brief period. Completely new airframe, utilizing a protected centralized airframe construction method pre-dating missile rail frame. Medium-heavy-weight fighter. Shares only general airframe shape with the family. Powered by two Saturn engines and two auxiliary Pegasus engines.


 * FF-219N Gyrfalcon
 * New lightweight airframe. Created for ultra-maneuverable thrust-vectoring-enabled close-in dogfighting. Powered by two NMB WS-10B engines. Designated as "Gyrfalcon I" as an indicator to a return to form as a lightweight fighter focused on manueverability.


 * FF-219S Gyrfalcon
 * Modified 219N airframe. Adjustments mandated due to perceived over-use of B9 lift tanks. Main wing modified to a W-wing configuration, similar to the 219M airframe, including all-moving wing.