Maestra flying with La Guardias.
The Masestra is a prototype fighter plane, created for the Aerial Knights (Sky Knights) as their replacement to their current aircraft, the La Guardia.
Development[]
Following the Isla Expedition, the Balsteros Republic began to consider pursuing new designs following the near-disastrous War with the Sky Clan. After witnessing the advantages of Clan's Mantis over the El Hacon, the Republic began to develop prototypes based on its experience.
The Maestra flying along the Iris V.
With assistance from the Holy Levamme Empire, who already deployed their own series of monoplanes, the Maestra was developed.
One prototype was given to Kal-el Albus as a gift from Admiral Luis. He used this aircraft to lead the Balsteros Republic and the Holy Levamme Empire in a war against the Sky Clan to retrieve Claire Cruz.
Design[]
Compared to the El Halon, the Maestra has a much stronger airframe. The design is a single pilot aircraft, rather than the El Halcon's twin-seated craft.
This aircraft shares some things in common with it's predecessor, such as the hydrogen battery stack. The top speed of the Maestra is double that of the El Halcon, at 700 kmph.
The Maestra is a single-engine aircraft, with the Machina-Deo engine, which is more powerful than its predecessor's trainer variant.
Compared to the El Halcon, the aircraft has weaponry that is controlled by the pilot. Two forward wing-mounted machine guns are equipped in the Maestra.
Trivia[]
- The aircraft design is probably inspired by a few World War Two aircraft.
- The Curtiss P-36 Hawk for it's fuselage and cockpit design.
- The Grumman F4F Wildcat for the same reason above
- The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien for it's rudder and tail design.
- The Focke-Wulf FW-190 matches it's performance