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The '''Q-107 Swift''' is a single-engine multirole fighter jet designed during the [[Auroran Imperial War]] by the Aerial Warfare Division of Axdel. Originally built to serve primarily as an air superiority fighter, the Q-103 evolved over subsequent variants into a capable multirole aircraft produced in large numbers and exported to several countries post-war. The heavily modified Q-103S variant produced in 1992 and the modernised Q-103SE remain in active service in many countries. In Axdelian service the Q-103SE will be replaced with [[Q-107 Grackle|Q-107A Grackle]] stealth fighters by 2026.
== Development ==
In the years immediately following its assertion of independence Axdel instituted a war economy, investing heavily in its military, refining its inventory, building capability and expanding research and development efforts for the expected conflicts with [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlia]] in the coming years.
Design work was aided significantly by separate agreements forged with the [[Federation of the Southern Coast]]
The Q-103A was well received by pilots transferring from the Q-101, and the combat performance of it and its later variants for the remaining duration of the war was very good. Issues with the Q-103A's flight control system persisted into production however, and despite having a lower accident rate its reputation was hampered by reports of both sudden loss of control or excessive pitching up during routine manoeuvres, an issue compounded by the lack of a mechanical backup. This quickly earned the plane
== Design ==
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The Q-103S Super Swift is a heavily modified redesign of the original Swift. Only two seater cockpits were produced to support multirole operations. The fuselage was strengthened with composite materials and enlarged in order to fit improved avionics, larger fuel tanks and increased payload weight. Additionally the wings and control surfaces have been slightly reshaped in order give the aircraft relaxed stability, improving responsiveness and reducing energy loss during manoeuvres. The reduced aerodynamic stability also granted the fighter a degree of supermanoeuvrability, allowing high-AoA post-stall manoeuvres to be performed.
==== Q-103SE Enhanced Super Swift ====
In 2010 Sentinel announced a modernising upgrade package to existing Q-103S
== Operators ==
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* Axdelian Aerospace Force - at its peak the AAeF operated over 1000 Q-103's of all variants. 500 Q-103S Super Swifts were procured in 1992, of which 52 were upgraded to Q-103SE specification in 2010.
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