YR-99 Forneus

Description
The YR-99, codenamed "Forneus," is one of the first aircraft alongside the Fenrir, XR-45 and YR-302 that use the COFFIN system for piloting and navigation. Other than this fact, there is no tactical information on the aircraft itself. However, its resemblance is extremely close to Neucom Inc.'s R-101 Delphinius I, seen in Ace Combat 3. Because of this, there is a high possibility that this aircraft was a prototype for Neucom's (At the time, EASA's) R-100 franchise, but no proof exists to substantiate this claim. Also, barring the possibility that other companies could have developed such a similar COFFIN system so quickly after the introduction of Gründer's ADF-01 Falken, it is possible that the YR-99 could have instead been a joint Aurelian/Belkan project. Either way, it is a highly maneuverable aircraft, further enhancing its capabilities as an exceptional multirole fighter.

The name "Forneus" is a reference to a demonic sea monster that resided in Hell and bestowed charisma and good reputations to individuals who pledged their unwavering loyalty.

The YR-99 makes another appearance in Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault. This Forneus, however, lacks the lights over the coffin cockpit area as it did in the previous installment of Ace Combat, strangely though, the 6th and last paint scheme of the Forneus includes the lights unlike the other paint schemes, whether or not this is an error on the last scheme or on schemes 1-5 is unclear.

Also in Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault, the Forneus is regarded as the best aircraft by www.acecombatskies.com forum members.

Armaments

 * Gun: 1x 25mm GAU-12 Equalizer 4 Barreled Cannon
 * Missiles: AIM-9M Sidewinder
 * LAGM: AGM-88A HARM
 * SFFS: CBU-87 Submunition Bomb
 * XMAA: AIM-120C AMRAAM

Ace Combat X (default stats)

 * Speed: 72


 * Air-to-Air: 42


 * Air-to-Ground: 36


 * Mobility: 78


 * Stability: 60


 * Defense: 45