FF-08WR Wivern

The FF-08WR Wivern was an Earth Federation Forces aerospace fighter designed for use at high altitudes and in low Earth orbit. The Wivern’s delta-wing form was ideal for hypersonic flight, and because it resembled the waverider form of the Zeta plus series this fighter was often used as a trainer aircraft for transformable mobile suit pilots. The Wivern was powered by hybrid engines that could switch from turbofan to rocket mode at high altitudes. Because these engines consumed a great deal of fuel in rocket mode, it could be equipped with external fuel tanks. Its movable tail stabilator allowed the Wivern to perform AMBAC maneuvering like a mobile suit, and its nose was based on that of the Core Fighter series, further increasing its suitability as a transformable mobile suit trainer.