Falcon (Fighter)
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- "The UNSC Falcon is the primary air attack unit of the UNSC Army. With swift attacks and exceptional manoeuvrability a small squad of Falcons can be devastating to enemy vessels. Armed with sidewinder missiles and heavy armor piercing guns."
- —Ensemble concept art description
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The Falcon was a twin seater fighter aircraft planned to be in Halo Wars, used by the UNSC Army. Originally intended to be a usable unit, stored in the UNSC Airpad, it filled the role of strike fighter, packing enough firepower to destroy enemy vehicles and infantry with "Sidewinder" missiles and heavy armor-piercing guns. Like several other units, it was cut from the final game before it shipped.[1]
In terms of design, the Falcon uses forward-swept wings (giving it an appearance similar to the 20th Century Sukhoi Su-47), which are used to provide stability during steep dives, indicating an emphasis in air-to-ground combat. Another, smaller set of wing flaps are attached to the ventral hull, possibly to improve stability. It also possesses two inward-angled vertical stabilisers at the rear, and missile pods attached to the base of the wing and the ventral hull. At the rear of the craft are twin jet thrusters, capable of tilting to allow VTOL capability. Retractable landing gear appears to be located at the wing tips.
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[edit] Deleted Material
Falcon (Fighter) is part of the Deleted Material cut from the Halo game.
When developing the Halo games, Bungie and other developers such as Ensemble or Wingnut Interactive had to cut some content from the final games. As such, many aspects of the story, such as vehicles, gameplay, design, and even story elements, didn't make it into the final versions. Many of the elements have been confirmed by such material as videos and commentary on the Halo Limited Edition Special DVD, interviews with developers, and released concept art.
[edit] Trivia
- There is a 20th and 21st Century fighter craft, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, for which it may have been named.
- It is likely that the Falcon ended up being replaced by the Vulture in the final and current version of Halo Wars, as they are very similar in the way that they look alike, and they are equipped with very powerful weaponry.
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 Concept art of the Falcon fighter. |
 An early concept art image for the UNSC Airpad. Note the Falcons on the runway and one in the hangar, and a Shortsword docked with wings retracted. |
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| Deleted Material | |
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| Deleted Levels | Forerunner Tank · Covenant Ship · Guardian Forest |
| Deleted Weapons | EMP Rifle · Machete · M179 Projectile · Gravity Rifle · Gravity Wrench |
| Deleted Vehicles (UNSC) | UNSC Shield Ship · Kestrel · Aardvark · AirCare Ambulance · Strike Fighter · Falcon · Fox Cannon · Cougar · Grackle · Rhino (Aircraft) · Doozy · Scorpion (Lash) · Scorpion (Venom) · 2 Tickets to the Gun Show |
| Deleted Vehicles (Covenant) | Air Artillery · Gorgon · Runner-class Transport |
| Deleted Species | Alien Trooper · Drinol · Special Purpose Sniper · Stalker · Psion · Rogue · Keelbug · Sentients · Blind Wolf · Jaggmaw Sawtail · Doberman Gator · Harvest Whale · Eel-snake creature |
| Deleted Flood Forms | Flood Juggernaut · Shielded Flood Carriers · Flood Infector Form · Flood Transport Form · Flood Stealth Form |
| Other | Body Bags · Drill grounds · Early Halo 2 Script |
