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==Overview==
[[File:HR FalcataVTOL Screenshot.png|thumb|250px|left|The Falcata using its VTOL function and exposing the rotor blades.]]
===Design details===
The Falcata is a vertical and short take off/landing ([[Wikipedia:V/STOL|V/STOL]]) craft for use in planetary security missions. They take the form of a single-seat aircraft with the cockpit at the front of the vehicle. Several thruster jets are positioned on the bottom of the craft, and can be used to aid its vertical movement for short periods of time; the aft pair are used to assist in flight acceleration while the fore pair are only used during vertical take-off/landing operations.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Maneuver|pgGYqvG7_rE|Skaboodlydoodle| Halo Wars fighter jet manuverability|D=20|M=12|Y=2023}}

The Falcata's main unique feature is the presence of a large rotor in the middle of the craft. In routine flight, a secondary pair of wings on the top of the aircraft are locked into place, but when in VTOL mode the wings retract and the rotor is activated. The vertical flight mode lets the vehicle hover on-station to provide air support in a similar manner to the UNSC's other VTOL craft like the [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]].{{Ref/Reuse|Maneuver}}

===Armaments===
The Falcata is armed with a single autocannon mounted on offset on the starboard side of the craft, underneath the cockpit. A missile launch bay is present on the ventral surface.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFestivities}}
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