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Name: Cloudwalker
Plane Type: Stealth reconnaissance/bomber glider
Preceded by: Cyclone
Succeeded by: [Redacted]
Built: 200
In service: 200
Planned: 400
Completed: 200
Cancelled: 0
Retired: 0
Details: The concept of a stealth aircraft has been an idea Ursian generals have been wanting to test out for a long time. However due to limited tech, a pilot can only last so long in the higher parts of the troposphere. And without good painting or silent engines, no aircraft can stealth for long. Then Sakiria's engineers came up with the Kitsune, a fighter with a less noisy engine. It was here the Ursian generals took notice of this great tech, and started project Cloudwalker. Starting since 1913, the year when the Kitsune released, design plans of Cloudwalker was made. From super fast interceptors with the silent engine to the design now known today. The Cloudwalker is a biplane, with wings larger than anything seen in Wintreath, and capable of reaching heights never seen before. Pilots now had several gas tanks to last longer in the upper parts of the trophosphere. The Cloudwalker, when air superiority is reached, can also wield as much bombs as the Cyclone, however in a reconnaissance mission, they are not armed. The Cloudwalker can glide for nearly 30 mins at a time, only needing to turn on its silent engines every once in a while due to its large wing span. Cloudwalker is also very fast, capable of reaching speeds of the Storm. Ursian doctrine states that is must go the clouds above the battlefield and dogfights. Every once in a while, it dips below the atmosphere to scout for enemy formations. Once done, it retreats back to the clouds for safety. It repeats this process until it runs out of fuel and glides back to base. The Cloudwalker also has simple attachments for its armoring for different types of paint for the time of day. Black at night, sky blue at day, reddish orange at dawn or dusk. Thus the name Cloudwalker, for it goes above the warriors of the sky.