ADF Series, Experimental - 01

Introduction
The ADFX-01 is an original 4.5th generation fighter introduced in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. The ADFX-01 was the first of the Advanced Dominance Fighter series, being an experimental aircraft designed to test advanced weaponry. It features large engine nacelles, canards, and forward-swept wings, which would become a staple of future ADF-series aircraft. This particular series of experimental aircraft did not take stealth into account.
- Acepedia

Controls
1- Activate High-G turns (Brake + Pitch UP)
2- Activate Tactical Laser System (fireGuns)
3- Jettison Tactical Laser System
4- Jettison Multi-Purpose Burst Missiles (not mounted on this version, check below)
5- Formation Lights
6- (X)
7- (X)
8- Engines

Controls are also in the craft instructions for your ease.

Armaments
1x GiL30mm cannon
2x Missiles

[Special Weapons, only one can be mounted]
1x Tactical Laser System [TLS]
2x Multi-Purpose burst Missiles [MPBM]
1x Integrated Electronic Counter Measure [IEWS] (cannot be added, thus not featured)

Skins and Variation

[Ace Combat Zero]
*Standard
-- [TLS] (This post uses this variant)
-- MPBM
-- No Special Weapons

*Mercenary style
-- TLS
-- MPBM
-- No Special Weapons

*Soldier style
-- [TLS]
-- MPBM
-- No Special Weapons

*Knight style
-- TLS
-- MPBM
-- No Special Weapons

[Ace Combat Infinity]
*-Block1-
-- [TLS]
-- [MPBM]
-- [No Special Weapons]

*-Block1- EVENT SKIN 1
-- [TLS]
-- [MPBM]
-- [No Special Weapons]

[Ace Combat 7]
*Mage Squadron
-- [TLS]
-- [MPBM]
-- [No Special Weapons]

*Red Glowing skin
-- [TLS]
-- [MPBM]
-- [No Special Weapons]

*'Pixy' Skin
-- [TLS]
-- [MPBM]
-- [No Special Weapons]

Gallery

Builder's notes
3D model used as a reference.
This aircraft is capable of aerial refueling.

This plane is capable of taking missile hits from 0.4x explosion scale missiles. Sometimes when hit, parts such as the ailerons as well as other components may break off.

This plane (and her twin) are my current tickets to return back to society after building ships for as long as I can remember. As my first planes to actually have effort put into it, saving parts was not really one of my concern.

As I actually play Ace Combat 7, the Morgan seems to not have any 'near-perfect' representation in SimplePlanes so I tried my best in creating one. Most Morgans in the site were either low-part (but really decently modeled), old models, or PEAs but what all lacked was the modelling of the engine nacelles. This Morgan has a decently-modeled engine nacelle with internals, fully functioning landing gears + doors and working ailerons. These may come as basic but for my first aircraft to actually have effort, I'm quite proud of it.

ps., I actually finished Ace Combat Zero : The Belkan War TRICE (a requirement to unlock the ADFX Morgan) during the construction of this build as there were no decent models/pictures that features all details in their respective skins. Took some time as you have to clear the game three times just to get the plane as well as the three skins (Mercenary, Soldier, Knight) which funnily enough had really no differences except the colour. Fun times.

The [Mercenary] skin became a 1-tone colour as I am NOT making a camouflage as complicated as what the game features. (example)

Credits
VeroViper for minor FT help and suggestions.
Zerø for major FT help including the TLS, guns, landing gear and landing gear doors, lights, and missiles. Really cool guy.
PUMPKINSIDD for doing a lot of flight testing.

and to all others, thank you.

10/31/24 Th