GF-85 Firewing

The GF-85 Firewing was a single engine multirole fighter aircraft developed and used by the The Empire of Ammerinia during the beginning of the 21st century AWE, though it would later see extensive use by many other nations following its official retirement by the Imperial Aerospace Force in the 2040s in favor of the F/A-92 Corsair. It was originally developed to fill a specific niche as a state-of-the-art interceptor, but it quickly evolved into a veritable multirole aircraft able to be outfitted for a number of combat missions beyond just air-superiority.

It would notably serve many different air-to-air and air-to-ground roles in the 10 Years War, during which its single fuselage-mounted autocannon armament would instead be swapped for a pair on either side, a design trend that would follow in all other Imperial aircraft.

James Mechan piloted a GF-85 for most of his time in the IAAF, including when he famously won ace status during the Dakran Conflict. He would jokingly refer to it as the "Shrugger" due to the distinctive down-swept wing profile.