Connection For Flight Interface

C.O.F.F.I.N. - Connection for Flight Interface -

General Information
This is the most advanced and effective Aircraft Flight Control System on the planet, as of 2045.

An abbreviation for Connection for Flight Interface; formally, a military weapon control system that works by neuronal connections. After establishing neuronal connections, the operator controls by lying down alone in the cockpit, completely isolated from the visual world. It is also called "COFFIN" because the situation of the cockpit is like that of a Coffin.

COFFIN can be outfitted on all sorts of weapons such as jet fighters and tanks by exchanging the device drivers, because the ENSI are standardized.

ENSI is an abbreviation for Electro-Neuron-Synapse-Interface. A standardized circuit path that connects a pilot's nerve cells and a computer. Today, it is standard to pilot a fighter jet with ENSI standard cable connecting the main computer inside the COFFIN to the electronic terminal that receive information from neurons of the pilot's locomotive nervous system and reflex nervous system.

Versions
Version One: The earliest expression of a COFFIN System. Made possible by cameras mounted around the aircraft's cockpit and body, along with an array of screens, patterned in a 360 degree sphere, within the Cockpit. The pilot is also completely conscious and not connected to their aircraft. The Cockpit's Front Panels, somewhat reduce the pilots view.

Version Two: The second version of the COFFIN System. The pilot is connected to their Aircraft through minor Neural Connections, allowing for a seemless 360 degree field of view. The pilot is conscious and not connected to their aircraft, the Cockpit's Front Panels, somewhat reduce the pilots view.

Version Three: The true form of the COFFIN System. The Pilot is completely connected to their aircraft through ENSI Technology and pilots the aircraft sub-consciously. A Perfect 360 degree view is established and because of the ENSI, the pilot can fly their aircraft upon their brain signals, which cause it's flight surfaces to move. This greatly increases the battle capabilities of the fighter it is installed into.

Supported Aircraft
A/F-177X NavHawk ADF-01 (?) ADF-01F Falken AH-66B Comanche B-1C Lancer II C-17B Globemaster II EC-17U EK-17B Tanker F-15S/MT Eagle+ F-15S/MTD Eagle-D F-16XA Saker Falcon F-16XF GyrFalcon F-16XFU GyrFalcon F-22C Raptor II F-22C Raptor II-D F/A-18I Super Hornet F/A-18U Hornet ADV F/A-32C Erne KC-777 MiG-33 Fulcrum SS R-101 Delphinus I R-101U Delphinus I R-102 Delphinus II R-102C Delphinus II-C R-103 Delphinus III R-103C Delphinus III-C R-201 Asteroza R-211 Orcnius R-311 Remora R-352 Sepia R-501 Rhindocoon R-505U R-531 Mobura R-701 R-808 Phoca RF-12A2 Blackbird II Su-37 Super Flanker Su-37R Super Flanker-R Su-43 Berkut UI-4054 Aurora X-49 Night Raven XFA-36A Game XR-45 Cariburn XR-900 Geopelia YR-302 Fregata YR-99 Forneus

History
The COFFIN System's roots are believed to be found in the ADF-01F Falken, which was first seen in 2010; though a similar aircraft known as the ADF-01, seen in 1998, may have also had this system. It's cockpit is a Version One COFFIN (v1.COFFIN) System, and provides a 360 Degree field of view.

Development of the COFFIN was most likely pushed for decades on end, by the best Aeronautic Engineers and hired Neurologists. It's development was carried out in secret and was masked for an unknown amount of time.

During the Leasath-Aurelian War in 2020. The YR-302 Fregata, XR-45 Cariburn and the Fenrir all use a modified version of the v1.COFFIN. These modified systems show a large step forward in development, by showing little obstruction to the pilot's view.

Though the version one COFFIN, can be considered a COFFIN System, they were not the true form of the system, due to their lack of ENSI. One Aircraft, the YR-99 Forneus, deploys the first Verison Two COFFIN System (v2.COFFIN), which allows for a completely seemless transition when scanning the environment. This was a leap towards the the final version of the COFFIN, to be seen years later.

Also, during the Leasath-Aurelia War a new component of the COFFIN System, known as the Argus Program, could be installed in COFFIN aircraft. The Seekers on the missiles the aircraft carried were directly linked to the COFFIN, to increase their performance. After the end of the war, battle data was collected and analyzed. It was found that the COFFIN system was extremely combat-capable and in fact, increased the capability of the aircraft they were installed into.

Over then next two decades, every military on the planet began to look into purchasing their own COFFIN Systems. Soon the COFFIN Version Three was completed and by the early 2030s, was being purchased by countries around the globe, looking to strengthen their militaries. The Version Three COFFIN (v3.COFFIN) is the ultimate version of the COFFIN System.

Two of the largest Companies on the Planet, General Resource LTD and Neucom Inc, who was thought to have made the COFFIN Systems and Aircraft seen in 2020, become the main distrubutors and developers of the v3.COFFIN System. By the 2040s the COFFIN had become the standard system for all military vehicles, including Aircraft, Tanks, Warships, etc. However it is not only limited to military Aircraft, and has been seen on Airliners such as the R-505U.

The COFFIN saw limited action duringa terrorist suppression Operation, on the Usean Continent in 2026, during the turbulent times in the mid-2030s and the 2040s and were eventually fully deployed by the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization, General Resource Defense Force, Neucom Emergency Unit and even the Ouroboros; during the Corporate War of 2045.

The COFFIN System's capabilites were fully shown during this war, and it proved it's effectiveness time and time again. It was found that a machine using the COFFIN System, along with a standardized ENSI Connection, could theoretically be controlled through the Inter-Satellite-Network (In-Sa-Net) and be operated on a battlefield, any where around the globe, from where it's operator was. However, a protection program has been installed in the In-Sa-Net and this theory has not been put to the test, yet.

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SOURCES Ace Combat X: The Skies of Deception (the game itself) Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (the game itself) Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War (the game itself) Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere (the game itself)

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