Im Schatten des Adlers, an Alternate History Timeline in FD Scale

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Post subject: Im Schatten des Adlers, an Alternate History Timeline in FD Scale

Posted: May 27th, 2024, 3:45 pm

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Im Schatten des Adlers, an Alternate History Timeline in FD Scale

I figured it was finally time to compile the drawings for my main AU project. A full thread with lore, maps, and SB scale drawings will be posted in the Alternate Universe section soon(tm). In the meantime, let's begin.

Color Key:
Up-to-Date
Outdated, still Canon
Outdated, partially Canon
Outdated and non-Canon

Kingdom of Slovetinia - Königreich Slowetinien
F-16 Fighting Falcons in Slovetinian Service
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Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52+ Fighting Falcon Camouflage Heritage Scheme
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General Dynamics F-16A Block 150OCU Fighting Falcon JG8 1,000 Combat Hours Scheme
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General Dynamics F-16AM Block 20 MLU Fighting Falcon JG9 Tiger Meet 2024
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General Dynamics F-16A Block 15OCU Fighting Falcon Private Aggressor Scheme
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In the late 1990s, as budget cuts slowly reduced the number of Slovetinian F-16s that would receive the Mid Life Upgrade, it became clear that a not insignificant number of ex-RSAF F-16s might be on the market in the very near future. This naturally led to a slew of requests from foreign governments for sales, all of which were turned down due to a variety of reasons. As the 1990s became the 2000s, the aircraft which by this point had already begun to be retired were still without a solid potential customer.

Proposals were thrown around throughout the early aughts for private companies to purchase these aircraft for use as aggressors, but the majority of the companies making purchase requests were found to lack the necessary financial and technical backing to support such a fleet. Skyward Aviation Solutions, founded by a group of ex-Royal Slovetinian Air Force pilots in 2009, was by far the closest company to successfully purchasing the F-16s. Discussions between the Slovetinian Ministry of Defense and Skyward continued into 2012, but ultimately the Slovetinian Parliament rejected the deal on grounds of national security, citing the enormous risk posed by a private contractor operating military jets. Skyward folded soon after, failing to find any alternative sources of aircraft and lacking financial backing to remain in the hunt as their original investors pulled out.

Depicted here is what a Skyward F-16A may have looked like had the 2012 deal gone through.

Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52+ Fighting Falcon SEAD Configuration
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