"The Sky Eagle is one of the advanced stealth fighters pitted to compete against other stealth fighters. It's advanced fly-by-wire technology, avionics, maneuverability and weapons carrying capacity would make the Sky Eagle the trump card of the Maharlikan Air Force."

-Gen. Alvarez on its Unveiling of the Sky Eagle

Overview

The Maharlikan Aerospace MaF-12 Sky Eagle is a supersonic, twin-engine, single-seat stealth fighter aircraft that was developed for the Maharlikan Republic Air Force's Advanced Tactical Air Superiority Aircraft(ATASA) Program. As the second fighter that is entirely developed and produced by Maharlikan Aerospace, the Sky Eagle is one of the most advanced fighters of its time, surpassing even the legendary Centurion in most aspects.

Designed as an air superiority fighter, the Sky Eagle is shown to be agile and highly maneuverable despite its large size as demonstrated by the 12th Fighter Demonstration Wing, thanks to its high thrust-to-weight ratio and high acceleration, and it is noted that ground attack was taken into consideration for the future upgrades. Its stealth technology relied on an efficient shaping of the craft and putting of radio-absorbent materials, thus making the cost lower than its competitors while effectively decreasing its cross-radar section. Its avionics along with the fly-by-wire technology is very advanced for its time, and the fighter was the first to supercruise, reaching Mach 1.4 speeds.

During its service, the Sky Eagle has proven that it can perform multiple roles aside from air superiority and interception, and its record was remarkable for its type, amassing an incredible 43 to zero kill ratio which makes it as popular as the Centurion. At present, new upgrades are underway for the new variant, which would make it able to perform multiple roles and make it a true stealth multirole fighter.

Information

Also known as the Shadow Eagle, Sikatuna's Shield

Manufacturer: Maharlikan Aerospace

Designer: Andrei Pangilinan of Maharlikan Aerospace

Designation: Sky Eagle

Years of Development: 1993-1996

Year of Rollout: April 4, 1996

Desired Role: Interceptor, air superiority fighter

Status: in production, in service

Primary operators: Maharlikan Republic Air Force

Produced: 1996-present

Number built: 235

Powerplant: 2x Maharlikan Engines MTF-96 Low-bypass Afterburning Turbofan Engines

Max Top Speed: 1753 mph, 2821 km/h (Mach 2.28)

Max Supercruise Speed: 1254 mph, 2018 km/h (Mach 1.63)

Features

- Custom Engine Nozzle with Thrust Vector Control

- Custom Landing Gear

- Detailed Functional Cockpit with LCD Screens

- Custom Weaponry and Equipment

- Custom Brakes

- Leading-edge Extensions

- More Details

Armament

Controls

• Normal Flight controls
• AG1 - Activate Main Engines
• AG2 - Lights
• AG4 - Open Radome(if AG1 is off) and Fuel Probe
• AG7 - Deploy Arresting hook

Screenshots

No-decal Version Here

Author's Note

This... is a different stealth that I have compared to the rest.

This is the first of my builds to actually feature fly-by-funky-trees, though it is incomplete since my PC is quite a potato at 1250 parts+. If anything, expect some wobbles caused by the leading-edge extensions especially on high speeds.

And also, the auto-roll problem is there, but not as significant as the Centurion's, so that should be fine. Still, if anyone spots an issue, don't be afraid to comment. I'll fix them if I can.

I want to give credits to tomlin5412 for the funky trees code, HTPE for some parts coming from his F-35 cockpit(Go check it out, it's awesome!!), JS01 on the details and Beefy for the digital altimeter. Go check their profiles for awesome builds!!

If you like the build, make sure to updoot this craft! All the comments and updoots will be appreciated. 😁

Happy Flying, Boiis!