Description: The VF-13 Maelstrom is a single-engine air superiority fighter developed by Meteor Aerospace Company for the Spyccan Air Force. It's excellent thrust-to-weight ratio allows it to accelerate in a vertical climb if afterburners are on. It has excellent BVR capabilities and can reach Mach 1 at sea level with afterburners.

Weapons:
AAM-16C Valkyrie - Close Range Infrared Guided Missile - Range: 4.2 miles
AAM-24G Arrowhead - Long Range Active Radar Guided Missile - Range: 60 miles
AAM-13B Tracker - Long Range Semi-Active Radar Guided Missile - Range: 20 miles

Features:
- Functional Cockpit: Cockpit buttons work, but im not sure if its VR capable.
- Startup Procedure: Very basic, but there is a startup procedure for the aircraft.
- Ejection Seat: EJECT EJECT EJECT

Controls:
Controls are in the description!
Almost every button is in the cockpit.

ACTIVATION GROUPS:
AG1 - Eject
AG2 - Arresting Hook
AG6 - Drag Chute
AG7 - Canopy

STARTUP:
- Battery: ON
- Engine: ON

TAKEOFF:
- Flaps: HALF
- Trim: DOWN 100%
- Throttle: 100%
NOTE:
- You do not need to pull up if trim is full down.

LANDING:
- Landing Gear: DOWN
- Flaps: FULL
- Throttle: 30% - 50%

LIGHTS:
- Battery: ON
- FORM Lights: ON
- NAV Lights: ON
- LAND Lights: ON (If on ground or landing)
- ON/OFF Lights: ON

RIGHT PANEL:
- BATTERY: Battery ON/OFF
- VTOL LEVER: Flaps Manual Control
- TRIM LEVER: Trim
- RST: Trim Reset

LEFT PANEL
- ENG: Engine ON/OFF (Battery must be on)
- BURN: Afterburner ON/OFF (Battery and Engine must be on)
- FORM: Formation Lights (Battery must be on)
- NAV: Navigation Lights (Battery must be on)
- LAND: Landing Lights (Battery must be on)
- ACT. CAT: Activate catapult
- GEAR: Landing Gear
- HOOK: Arresting Hook
- AUTO: Flaps UP
- HALF: Flaps HALF
- FULL: Flaps DOWN
- 100%: Throttle 100%
- 50%: Throttle 50%
- 30%: Throttle 30%
- 0%: Throttle 0%
- BRK: Brakes
- CHUTE: Drag Chute
- THROTTLE: Throttle
- CANOPY: Canopy OPEN/CLOSE

FRONT PANEL:
- JETT IN: Jettison Inner Pylons
- JETT OUT: Jettison Outer Pylons
- JETT TIP: Jettison Wingtip Pylons
- JETT ALL: Jettison All Pylons
- FUEL DUMP: Jettison External Fuel Tanks
- WPN CYCLE: Cycle Weapons
- ARM: Master Arm
- FLR: Launch Countermeasures

HUD:
- <<PRV: Previous Target
- TGT: Cycle Targeting Mode
- NXT>>: Next Target

History: The VF-13 Maelstrom was developed by Meteor Aerospace Company as a request from the Spyccan Air Force to replace the VF-9 Tiger. It had to be better than the Tiger in every way. More range, more firepower, more maneuverability, more speed, more durable and more reliable. It took far longer to develop than Meteor had anticipated and faced multiple threats to cancel the project from the government. The Silver Cloud Aerospace Research company bought Meteor and took over development, leading to the VF-13 Maelstrom. The PJ/G-2 engine was replaced with the stronger JE-23 which helped it achieve the goal of making it faster than the VF-9. However, to accommodate the high speeds it could reach, the fuselage had to be redesigned for reduced drag and stronger materials had to be used, which allowed it to fulfill the requirement to be more durable than the VF-9. To counter the extra weight, it's fuel capacity was reduced. However, it still managed to achieve another goal, more range than the VF-9. The gun got an upgrade from it's 20mm SD/M-6 to the 25mm RM-U/HKR-18. Coupled with having more missiles as well as better ones than the VF-9, it has more firepower with stronger guns and better missiles than the Tiger. The VF-13's wings were redesigned for less drag in higher speeds, but was again redesigned for more maneuverability than the VF-9. It's radar was much more powerful than the VF-9 as well, fulfilling the extra range requirement. Lastly, it was more stable than the VF-9 due to it's Delta-wing design and made it much more reliable. However, the aircraft got too heavy so the radar, gun, and the materials used had to be downgraded, which meant it's speed had to be slowed down or else the aircraft would break apart, so the JE-23 was downgraded to the JE-21. However, it was still chosen to replace the VF-9 Tiger because it still fulfilled the need for a more reliable aircraft, and has served in the Spyccan Air Force the longest, which is 23 years, before it was replaced by the VF-17A Warmonger in 1974.