XFA-27

"The last hope for the Special Tactical Fighter Squadron Scarface"

- Official Facebook page

The XFA-27 is a unique multirole aircraft. It was one of the first original aircraft designs to be featured in an Ace Combat game, specifically Ace Combat 2 in 1997, alongside the ADF-01 FALKEN and XB-10. Since its original appearance, it has mostly been restricted to handheld titles such as Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +.

In March of 2015, the XFA-27 was added to Ace Combat Infinity, its first home console appearance in 18 years. Along with the R-101 Delphinus #1, the XFA-27 is a late-game aircraft available at the far end of the Aircraft Tree, requiring an exorbitant amount of credits to unlock and upgrade.

Description
The XFA-27 adopts a sleek, angular design with variable geometry wings and high-output engines, giving it an extreme level of maneuverability and acceleration. A distinguishing feature of the jet is its ability to release four missiles in quick succession. Its cockpit uses COFFIN in a very limited degree, employing cameras beneath the cockpit to ensure maximum visibility while retaining a conventional glass canopy.

Strangereal
The XFA-27 was developed in haste by the Usean Allied Forces as their "last hope" to defeat the Usean Rebel Forces during the Usean Continental War. The aircraft was given to Phoenix, who was similarly hired as a last-ditch effort to quell the rebellion.

Infinity universe
No details are known on the aircraft's history in the Infinity universe.

Game Analysis
Ace Combat Infinity====Ace Combat Infinity=== "A carrier-based stealth fighter which has been developed with the aim of creating an aircraft that can demonstrate extreme performance. Information on the country of origin and manufacturer has not been made public, making this a highly classified aircraft. Featuring an all-moving tail, canards and unique vectoring nozzles, it is capable of excellent maneuverability. It comes equipped with MSTM (Multiple-Launch Standard Missile) which can inflict significant damage, but requires the skills of a veteran pilot to use efficiently."

- Hangar

How to Unlock
 * The XFA-27 can be unlocked through the Aircraft Tree.

Colors
 * Default: Dark gray paint scheme

Gallery

Trivia

 * The XFA-27 appears as a guest "character" in the game Pro Baseball Famista 2011, along with characters from other Bandai Namco Games franchises such as God Eater, THE iDOLM@STER and Tekken.
 * While the XFA-27's unique four-missile simultaneous fire does not appear in games post-Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, the Omnidirectional Multi-Purpose Missile and Multiple-Launch Standard Missile serve this purpose in the aircraft's appearances in following games.
 * The XFA-27 is the only aircraft in the series, much less its development line (The XFA series) that is not designated with a certain name (Like the Apalis and Fenrir before and after it), only its production number.
 * However, a common theory going around is that the XFA-27's full name is the XFA-27 Scarface in honor of Scarface 1, who can be seen as its signature pilot. This is supported in Infinity, where a special version of it is designated the XFA-27 -Scarface1-.