WF.17 Falchion
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Role	Carrier-based tactical fighter
National origin	Wingarde
Manufacturer	XXXXX-XXXXX FtG
First flight	16 November 1964
Introduction	2 May 1966
Retired	2004 (Wingarde)
Primary users	Wingarde Federal Air Force Wingarde Federal Navy Lucretian Republican Air Force
Produced	1965–1994
Major variants	• Supersonic interceptor • SEAD • Multirole strike

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.

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• WF.17A (1966): Original production version.
• WF.17B (1969): .
• WF.17C (1972): .
• WF.17D (1977): .
• WF.17E (1984): .
• WF.17F (1986): .
• WF.17E2 (1990): .
• WF.17G (1993): .
• WF.17L (2015): .

• Crew: 2 (1 pilot, 1 weapons officer)
• Length: 19.9 m (65 ft)
• Wingspan: 14.5 m (48 ft)
• Height: 5.2 m (17 ft)
• Empty weight: 16,440 kg (36,244 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 31,700 kg (69,887 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Norton Power G-SF-87C afterburning turbofans, 76 kN (17,000 lbf), 122 kN (27,300 lbf) with afterburner

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.4 (2,966 km/h, 1,841 mph) at altitude
• Range: 1,200 km (standard combat, 746 mi, 650 nmi), 4,165 km (maximum, 2,588 mi, 2,250 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 m (50,000 ft)

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)

• Gun: Internally-mounted Krauser Ordnance BK30-M93 30mm revolver cannon w/ 250 rounds

• Bombs:
  • MB20-160P/A series of precision bombs
  • SB20/40 series of cluster bombs
  • 1 to 3 × 1,000 or 2,000-litre drop tanks on inner hardpoints

• Missiles:
  • AR-K-14 Pfeil II short range air-to-air missiles
  • AR-M-56 Pike medium range air-to-air missiles
  • AR-L-112 Lanze long range air-to-air missiles
  • LBR-17 Schakal air-to-ground tactical missiles
  • LBR-34 Spürhund anti-radiation missiles
  • LFK-180 Keule land attack cruise missiles
  • SFK-120 Dreizack anti-ship missiles

• Common loadouts:
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