Welcome all, to my Gold Special!

Before you is an exceptionally detailed piece of aviation, sporting a deadly combination of speed, maneuverability, technology and firepower! She is an angel to her pilots, awe-inspiring to all of her allies, and an absolute monster to her enemies, ground and airborne! She is...

THE F1X STORMHAWK!

Now we have a lot to cover with this stealthy beauty, so let's go over 1 thing at a time, shall we?

Let's start with...

SPEED

The StormHawk's engines are no ordinary engines by any stretch of the imagination. At first glance, her vertical serpentine intake and internal engine covers do contribute massively to her stealth capabilities.

But the primary highlight of these engines is the fact that they- along with this darling's wing sweep ability- give this speed demon the ability to potentially rival even the SR-71 Blackbird in top speed, for her ability to reach Mach 3 at 60,000 feet is for the same method as the Blackbird:

RAMJET

With this ability, not only is she able to outrun nearly any fighter she encounters, but she is astoundingly fuel efficient at these heights, giving her a max nautical range of 3,000 MILES! This means she can take a 1 way trip from Washington DC to London before needing to refuel!

Post-Stall Maneuvers

But if speed isn't your forte, and you prefer getting up close and personal, well. I'll just let this gif below speak for itself.

Thank you @GuyFolk for making the gif!

Arsenal

But what good are any of these things in combat if she doesn't have the right weapons? Glad you asked!

AIM-6000 Sniper

Long-range air to air missiles with fire-and-forget properties; the same as the ones on the CrowHawk. The F1X carries 6 in her internal missile bay, and they have a range of roughly 200 miles, or 300 kilometers!

AIM-X-20 Rapier

For those who love to get up close and personal, the StormHawk also carries 4 short-range missiles designed for close combat dogfights, should the need arise! These will pack a punch on any bandit that gets even 5 miles into your airspace!

AGM-300 Talon

These 2 big ones can sink a modern destroyer in a single hit, and are also ideal for armored targets! Trust me, even a battleship with as much armor as the Bismarck will have a tough time surviving one of these!

PAC-9000 Mark II

The crown jewel of this fighter!

This auto-aiming turret is not a railgun, but something far more deadly: a Particle Accelerator Cannon! This gives her the ability to fire rounds automatically, unlike with a traditional railgun, and fires superheated particles!

Oh, the power of SCIENCE!

But to really place the cherry on top of this wonderful, terrifying fighter...

The Cockpit

Every pilot who gets behind the controls of this beast of an aircraft will feel how the beast obeys their every command, and how they both become one. Everything about the cockpit embodies the definition of "situational awareness", from the map of the SP islands, to the radar and search scanner, to the digital diagnostics of the aircraft, to the old-fashioned dials in case all else fails, to the picture of the StormHawk displayed to the left of the hud, showing all of the important details of the fighter!

And what really wraps it all together?

EOTS

Yes, that's right! What pilots in the F-35 can do, so can pilots inside the cockpit of the F1X StormHawk! Just look at your targets when you get a missile armed, and watch them get blindsided! (NOTE: EOTS NOT RECOMMENDED WITH PAC-9000)

So give her a try!

Be sure to enjoy yourself with her!

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And maybe a spotlight? (Wink)

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Thank you @windshifter1 and @Erc90F4RU for the pictures!

Thank you @WinsWings for the colors of this aircraft!

Thank you @IzzyIA for the help with technical difficulties!