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Ever since the Khanzem War, the Ed Island Air Force has utilized aircraft as an important military asset in coordination with the army and navy.

Post-1918 Naming Conventions

• A: Attacker
• B: Bomber
• C: Cargo, transport
• E: Electronic mission
• F: Fighter
• H: Helicopter, search-and-rescue
• K: Tanker
• O: Observation
• P: Patrol
• Q: Drone
• R: Reconnaissance
• S: Spaceplane
• T: Training
• U: Utility
• W: Weather
• X: Experimental
• Y: Prototype
• Z: Lighter-than-air

Numbering system

Prior to 1965, aircraft designations used the manufacturer's internal production number; numbers were not consecutive and could potentially overlap.

After 1965, aircraft began using an ordered numerical system (F-1, F-2, etc). Aircraft in service prior to 1965 retained their previous designation.

Khanzem War

Fighters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Bombers

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Other

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
Anfang-class Zeppelin	Dirigible bomber	Ed Island	1913-1918

Interwar

Fighters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
F-112	Fighter	Ed Island	1919-1936	An all-metal monoplane, the F-112's first flight was only weeks before Ed Island's entrance in the Khanzem War. Hastily finished and armed prototypes saw use in the ending days of the war where they were used to defend Ed Island during the retreat of Ed Islandian and Khanzem troops. In the years after the war, the F-112 was utilized as the primary fighter of the EIAF until being replaced by the F-109. The F-112 was utilized in small numbers by both sides of the Wulfen War, with Neumenian aircraft having red identification stripes on their tails.

Bombers

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Transports

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Other

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Wulfen War

Fighters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
Ed Island
F-109	Fighter	Ed Island	1929-1943	The F-109 was the standard piston aircraft used by the EIAF throughout the Wulfen War. It was a versatile aircraft utilized as a fighter, interceptor, bomber escort, and reconnaissance. The design was tweaked throughout the war to compete with Wulfen aircraft, culminating in the F-109K in 1942. An early version of the F-109 design was later copied by Snoss aircraft designers when designing the Swisserschmitt aircraft.
F-262	Fighter/Interceptor	Ed Island	1936-1948	Introduced immediately prior to the outbreak of the war, the F-262 was the first jet fighter in Antarctica first flying in 1932. It was powered by two jet engines held under the wings, allowing it to outpace any piston aircraft in the war. Variants of the F-262 included fighter-bombers, night fighters, and anti-tank variants. Later models of the F-262 featured swept wings and V-tails, as well as hardpoints to mount X-4 and R4M missiles. While surpassed by the F-183, the F-262 saw continued service in its final model, a streamlined supersonic variant known as the F-262 HG. III, as an interceptor. Incomplete plans for the F-262 were sent to Japaland for its self defense force, where it was redesigned as the Kikka.
A-335	Heavy Fighter	Ed Island	1940-1946	Heavy dual-engine fighters with a unique push-pull setup to minimize drag, A-335s were the fastest piston-driven aircraft of the Wulfen War. A-335s were utilized as heavy fighters, fighter-bombers, and interceptors.
F-183	Fighter/Interceptor	Ed Island	1942-1955	First seeing use in the final days of the Wulfen War, the F-183 was a single-engine jet-powered fighter aircraft designed as a replacement for the F-262. The F-183 featured four 30mm cannons and four hardpoints for either bombs or X-4 guided missiles.
Neumenia
F-152	Fighter	Neumenia	1936-1942	The F-152 is derived from prototype aircraft from before the war, and was the first aircraft to feature a pressurized cockpit for high-altitude performance.
F-109W	Fighter	Ed Island Neumenia	1934-1942	A modified variant of the standard F-109, the F-109W utilizes a push-pull rotor system similar to the A-335 used by the EIAF. All F-109s in Neumenia were converted to this model after the introduction of the F-152.
F-262W	Fighter/Interceptor	Ed Island Neumenia	1939-1942	Modified from captured F-262 aircraft in Neumenia, the Wulfen operated two separate variants of the F-262. The F-262W1 utilized turboprop engines in place of jets. While not as fast as its Ed Islandian counterpart, the F-262W1 was one of the fastest propeller aircraft of the war. The second variant, the F-262W2, featured four pulse jets slung underneath the wings. While faster than turboprops, the pulse jets were incredibly loud and required to be replaced after a single flight.

Bombers

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
Ed Island
B-234	Bomber	Ed Island	1937-1948	A jet bomber powered by two jet engines of the same type used by the F-262. Jet shortages later led to a redesign of the B-234, leading it to be powered by four less-powerful jets. In addition to bombing, B-234s were used for reconnaissance and as night fighters when equipped with radar.
B-264	Heavy Bomber	Ed Island	1939-1950	A massive six-engine propeller bomber nicknamed the "Antarktika Bomber," the B-264 was a high-altitude heavy bomber capable of carrying 20,000 lbs of bombs internally with an additional 8,000 lbs on external wing hardpoints. After the Wulfen War they remained in service in a variety of roles such as AWACS, aerial experiments, and tanker aircraft, as well as having passenger aircraft based off of the design.
Neumenia
FB-229	Fighter-bomber	Neumenia	1939-1942	A jet-powered fighter-bomber constructed almost entirely out of wood, the FB-229 was unique in its time for being a flying wing aircraft with no tailplanes. It later served as a basis for similarly-designed spacecraft used by the Wulfen at their moonbase.

Transports

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
Ed Island
Neumenia

Other

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
Ed Island
Neumenia
Haunebu I	Flying Saucer	Neumenia	1941-1950	The first operational flying saucer design used by the Wulfen, Haunebu I was used as a transport to carry personnel and civilians to the lunar base on the moon's surface in 1942. It featured no armament, as it was not known at the time if conventional weaponry could function in space.

Postwar

Fighters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
F-1110	Fighter/Interceptor	Ed Island	1950-1965	A supersponic fighter, the F-1110 went through several redesigns in its service to fix issues with its engine intakes while climbing and diving.
F-1079	All-weather fighter	Ed Island	1948-1959	A dual-engine V-tailed night fighter equipped with four 30mm cannons, designed to attack enemy bombers.

Bombers

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description
B-555 B-555B	Strategic Bomber	Ed Island	1946-1963	Designed as a long-range strategic bomber, the B-555 was a flying wing powered by six turbojet engines mounted to the top of the aircraft, and was capable of carrying 9,000 lbs of bombs. Later variants reduced the number of jet engines to four, until the aircraft was replaced with an updated variant, the B-555B which replaced the top-mounted engines with more conventional internal engines. The B-555 had two dual-20mm turrets as well as two 30mm forward-facing cannons, although these cannons were removed in place of the air intakes on the B-555B. Due to its speed and efficient flying wing profile, the Ar-555 was one of the most effective early continental bombers, capable of striking anywhere on the continent.

Helicopters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Transports

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Other

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Early-Modern

Fighters

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Bombers

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Helicopters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Transports

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Other

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Modern

Fighters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Bombers

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Helicopters

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Transports

Type	Role	Nation of origin	Years Active	Description

Other

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