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 | **Role** | Carrier-based tactical fighter | | **Role** | Carrier-based tactical fighter |
 | **National origin** | [[:start|Wingarde]] | | **National origin** | [[:start|Wingarde]] |
-| **Manufacturer** | [[:companies:xxxxx|XXXXX-XXXXX FtG]] |+| **Manufacturer** | [[companies:aller_hartmore_ftg|Aller-Hartmore FtG]] |
 | **First flight** | 16 November 1964 | | **First flight** | 16 November 1964 |
 | **Introduction** | 2 May 1966 | | **Introduction** | 2 May 1966 |
 | **Retired** | 2004 (Wingarde) | | **Retired** | 2004 (Wingarde) |
-| **Primary users** | [[:orgs:federal_air_force|Wingarde Federal Air Force]] \\ [[:orgs:federal_navy|Wingarde Federal Navy]] \\ [[:lucretian_republic|Lucretian Republican Air Force]] |+| **Primary users** | [[orgs:federal_air_force|Wingarde Federal Air Force]] \\ [[orgs:federal_navy|Wingarde Federal Navy]] \\ [[:lucretian_republic|Lucretian Republican Air Force]] |
 | **Produced** | 1965–1994 | | **Produced** | 1965–1994 |
-| **Major variants** | • Supersonic interceptor \\ • SEAD \\ • Multirole strike |+| **Major variants** | • Supersonic interceptor \\ • Multirole strike \\ • SEAD |
  
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-The **WF.17 Falchion** is a Wingardian twin-engine, two-seat, carrier-capable fighter featuring a distinctive compound delta wing and twin vertical stabilizers, which evolved from an air and fleet defense interceptor to a heavyweight multirole platform capable of air superiority, precision strike, and maritime operations.+The **WF.17 Falchion** is a Wingardian twin-engine, two-seat, carrier-capable supersonic fighter featuring a distinctive [[wp>Delta_wing|compound delta wing]] and twin vertical stabilizers. The Falchion was Wingarde's mainstay heavyweight fighter for much of the second half of the 20th century. It evolved from an air and fleet defense interceptor to a [[wp>Multirole_combat_aircraft|multirole]] platform capable of air superiority, precision strike, and maritime operations. 
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 +The aircraft was retired from Wingardian service in 2004, but it remains operational as a key component of the [[:lucretian_republic|Lucretian Republican Air Force]]'s fighter force in the form of the WF.17L modernized variant.
  
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 ===== Variants ===== ===== Variants =====
  
-  ***WF.17A** (1966)**:** Original production version. +  ***WF.17A** (1966)**:** Nicknamed "Alphonse". Original production version with two [[companies:perryn_loewe|Perryn-Löwe]] JT8-V3 80 kN (17,900 lbf) thrust turbojet engines. Air superiority and fleet defense interceptor. Analog avionics, mechanical flight controls and first-generation XXXXX HUNTER-64 air-to-air only radar. 
-  ***WF.17B** (1969)**:** . + 
-  ***WF.17C** (1972)**:** . +  ***WF.17B** (1969)**:** Nicknamed "Bruno". First pre-planned upgrade by Aller-Hartmore. Minor avionics and structural improvements geared towards carrier operations. Enhanced low-speed handling (better [[wp>Leading-edge_slat|slats]]/[[wp>Flap_(aeronautics)|flaps]]), refined folding wing mechanisms, improved engine reliability. 
-  ***WF.17D** (1977)**:** . + 
-  ***WF.17E** (1984)**:** . +  ***WF.17C** (1972)**:** Nicknamed "Charlotte". Second pre-planned upgrade by Aller-Hartmore. Solid-state electronics replacing tubes, digital fire control system, early ground attack capability with unguided bombs, [[wp>Inertial_navigation_system|INS]] addition, enhanced radar processing and range. 
-  ***WF.17F** (1986)**:** . + 
-  ***WF.17E2** (1990)**:** . +  ***WF.17D** (1977)**:** Nicknamed "Dietrich". Major overhaul sporting new Perryn-Löwe JF9-V2 92 kN (20,700 lbf) thrust turbofan engines and early digital avionics. Introduction of multirole capabilities through a newer XXXXX ARCHER-75 multi-mode radar (air-to-air, air-to-ground), strengthened airframe and greater weapons compatibility, including maritime strike using the [[ordnance:sfk_80_barrakuda|SFK-80 Barrakuda]] anti-ship missile. 
-  ***WF.17G** (1993)**:** . + 
-  ***WF.17L** (2015)**:** .+  ***WF.17E** (1984)**:** Nicknamed "Eugen". Originally envisioned as an [[wp>Electronic_warfare|electronic warfare]] platform, technological limitations acknowledged in the design stage led to pivot to a [[wp>Suppression_of_enemy_air_defenses|SEAD]] specialist role. The upgrade included enhanced radar warning receivers, anti-radiation missile integration ([[ordnance:lbr_34_spuerhund|LBR-34 Spürhund]]) and limited self-protection jamming pods. 
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 +  ***WF.17F** (1986)**:** Nicknamed "Folkhard". Second major upgrade, including [[companies:norton_dynamics|Norton Power]] G-SF-84B 108 kN (24,300 lbf) thrust turbofans. A leap in avionics in the form of advanced digital mission computers, enhanced cockpit displays and a new [[companies:eckhardt_avionics|Eckhardt]] XXXXX [[wp>Look-down/shoot-down|look-down/shoot-down]] radar with multiple target tracking. Hybrid mechanical and [[wp>Fly-by-wire|fly-by-wire]] flight controls and greatly expanded weapons compatibility, achieving true multirole capability and [[wp>Beyond-visual-range_missile|BVR]] missile integration ([[ordnance:arl_112_lanze|AR-L-112 Lanze]]). 
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 +  ***WF.17E2** (1990)**:** Electronics modernization iteration of the parallel "Eugen" line, receiving F-series engine and avionics upgrades. Implementation of integrated [[wp>Global_Positioning_System|GPS]] navigation, [[wp>Tactical_data_link|datalink]] capability and newer targeting pods served as a testbed for the later, more widespread G variant. 
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 +  ***WF.17G** (1993)**:** Nicknamed "Gustav". The apex of the Falchion in Wingardian service. Final engine upgrade with the Norton Power G-SF-87C, boasting 122 kN (27,300 lbf) of thrust. Full digital fly-by-wire flight controls, glass cockpit with integrated sensor and [[wp>Multi-function_display|multifunction]] displays, modern defensive countermeasures suite. The latest XXXXX multi-mode radar provides rapid switching between air-to-air, air-to-ground, and sea search modes. 
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 +  ***WF.17L** (2015)**:** Nicknamed "Leopold". A cost-effective modernization package for the Lucretian Republic. Focus on affordable, high-impact improvements such as modern military datalinks, communications, navigation and countermeasures, updated cockpit displays and expanded compatibility with contemporary precision-guided munitions.
  
 ===== Specifications (WF.17G Falchion) ===== ===== Specifications (WF.17G Falchion) =====
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 ==== Armament ==== ==== Armament ====
-Maximum combat load of 10,000 kg (22,000 lb) distributed across 13 hardpoints (4 × 2,000 kg under fuselage, 4 × 2,000 kg inner wing, 4 × 1,000 kg mid-wing, 2 × 500 kg outer wing, 1 × 2,000 kg centerline)+Maximum combat load of 10,000 kg (22,000 lb) distributed across 13 hardpoints: 
 +  * 1 × 2,000 kg centerline 
 +  * 4 × 2,000 kg under fuselage 
 +  * 4 × 2,000 kg inner wing 
 +  * 4 × 1,000 kg mid-wing 
 +  * 2 × 500 kg outer wing
  
   ***Gun:** Internally-mounted [[companies:krauser_ordnance|Krauser Ordnance]] BK30-M93 30mm revolver cannon w/ 250 rounds   ***Gun:** Internally-mounted [[companies:krauser_ordnance|Krauser Ordnance]] BK30-M93 30mm revolver cannon w/ 250 rounds
  
   ***Bombs:**    ***Bombs:** 
-    *[[ordnance|MB20-160P/A series]] of precision bombs +    *[[:ordnance|MB20-160P/A series]] of precision bombs 
-    *[[ordnance|SB20/40 series]] of cluster bombs+    *[[:ordnance|SB20/40 series]] of cluster bombs
     *1 to 3 × 1,000 or 2,000-litre drop tanks on inner hardpoints     *1 to 3 × 1,000 or 2,000-litre drop tanks on inner hardpoints
  
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