F-16C -Windhover-

The F-16C -Windhover-

is a Special aircraft depicting the F-16C Fighting Falcon of Daniel Pollini, the leader of Emmeria's Windhover Squadron. It was first released in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation as a downloadable paint scheme with DLC Pack #02 at the price of $2.49 (200 MSP, pre-MSP retirement). It was later featured in Ace Combat Infinity as a Special Aircraft.

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat Infinity[]

"A special version of the F-16C based on the aircraft flown by "Windhover Squadron" that fought alongside Garuda Squadron to resist the invasion of a neighboring nation. It is characterized by a wide variety of special weapons, allowing adaption to many different missions. It also features extremely high turning capabilities at the cost of slightly reduced stability. It is an aircraft worthy of the epic tales of the captain who lead the squadron, a passionate man yet always capable of calm and reasoned judgement."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

This aircraft was only available to the top 3,000 participants in the "[Back Again!] Fires of Liberation Online Co-Op Missions Ranking Tournament in late September 2015 to early October 2015

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	4AAM	HCAA	QAAM	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	725	–^[a]	365	126	18	–	–	D+	C+	D	B	D	F+
2	768	–^[a]	401	128	26	–	–	C	B	D+	B+	D	E
3	811	–^[a]	438	130	30	–	–	C+	B	D+	B+	D	E+
4	854	–^[a]	474	132	34	34	–	B	A	D+	A	D+	D
5	897	–^[a]	511	134	38	38	–	B+	A+	C	A	D+	D+
6	940	634,920^[b]	547	136	42	42	–	B+	S	C	A+	D+	C
7	983	288,600	584	138	46	46	24	B+	S	C	S	D+	C+
8	1026	557,960	620	140	50	50	26	A	S+	C+	S	D+	B
9	1069	808,080	657	142	52	52	27	A	S+	C+	S	D+	B+
10	1112	1,827,800	694	144	54	54	28	A+	S+	C+	S	C	A
11	1159	2,328,040	730	148	56	56	29	S	S+	B	S+	C	A+
12	1206	3,097,640	767	152	58	58	30	S+	S+	B	S+	C	S
13	1253	3,886,480	803	156	60	60	31	S+	S+	B	S+	C	S+
14	1300	5,425,680	840	160	62	62	32	S+	S+	B+	S+	C	S+
15	1347	6,214,520	877	164	64	64	33	S+	S+	B+	S+	C	S+
16^[c]	1411	7,926,880	911	166	66	66	35	S+	S++	A	S+	C+	S+
17^[c]	1470	9,062,040	945	168	70	70	36	S+	S++	A	S+	C+	S+
18^[c]	1529	10,197,200	979	170	72	72	37	S++	S++	A+	S++	C+	S++
19^[c]	1588	13,025,480	1013	172	74	74	38	S++	S++	A+	S++	B	S++
20^[c]	1647	16,430,960	1048	174	78	78	40	S++	S++	A+	S++	B	S++

Part Slots: At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 24 BODY, 24 ARMS, and 24 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nickname: Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Warmaker nickname for use at any time.

Skins

Default: Daniel Pollini livery; gray body with a black cockpit, vertical tail, and leading edges with Emmerian roundels

Gallery

Flyby

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation[]

Overview

The F-16C -HISTORIC WINDHOVER- is the second available F-16C Fighting Falcon variant, after the F-16C -SCARFACE EMBLEM-. As implied, it is modeled after the personal Falcon flown by Daniel "Windhover" Pollini, one of the player's main allies in the single-player campaign. In appearance, the aircraft resembles the standard Emmerian F-16C, with the inclusion of a black and red trim surrounding the canopy, the wingtips and the vertical stabilizer. The tail is painted black and features Windhover's personal emblem.

In performance, the WINDHOVER sacrifices armor and stability for the sake of upgraded air-to-air and speed parameters. As with the CFA-44 Nosferatu, if a "High-G" is activated, it won't cease until the player stops maneuvering. The plane's weapons payload remains unaffected.

Aircraft statistics

Trivia[]

In Ace Combat Infinity, this aircraft's in-game description is currently the same one used for the F-15E -Shamrock- . The correct description for this aircraft can be found on the F/A-18F -Avalanche- .

Footnotes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 This aircraft was provided to players at Lv.5 already researching into Lv.6. Previous levels were available when creating an Aircraft Set, but did not need to be researched or purchased.
↑ Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Lv. Cap Increase Request Forms were required to unlock Lv.16 and each level afterward, one per level. Credits and research were also required for each level as usual.

References[]

https://youtu.be/VfHVUKwuAFI

[MinLv-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 This aircraft was provided to players at Lv.5 already researching into Lv.6. Previous levels were available when creating an Aircraft Set, but did not need to be researched or purchased.

[2] Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.

[MaxLv-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Lv. Cap Increase Request Forms were required to unlock Lv.16 and each level afterward, one per level. Credits and research were also required for each level as usual.

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