— · INTRODUCING THE F/A-77ED/VTA "Mosquito-Beetle" · —
The YF/A-77B (YF: Prototype Fighter) was a Multi-Purpose Carrier-Based Fighter Jet that underwent development for a period starting in Mid-2024 and being finished in Sunday 4th of May, 9 days before my birthday. It is the direct successor to the F/A-72A Block 10 Pelican, which was a Fighter Jet filled with malfunctions and with an horribly defective design.
The F/A-77ED/VTA is now being released, even if my phone protests, after so many struggles and issues; it's here.

SHORT HISTORY
The F/A-77 Mosquito-Beetle (formerly called F-72A "Pelican" and YF/A-77B → F/A-77 "Mosquito") went from being a Turboprop Light-Attack, Patrol and Reconnaissance Carrier-Based Aircraft — to being a Multi-Anything Carrier-Based Fighter Jet capable of carrying the equivalent to a cargo truck of armament. This aircraft wasn't actually made thinking of fulfilling any role in specific, which is why believe it can do anything (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠).

It used to be poorly designed until I began putting more attention to detail and started giving the plane lots of aesthetic and/or conventional features that eventually turned it into a BEAST. One of the things that evolved the most was its cockpit, which was a Copy-Paste from the Pigpen, but began evolving shortly after it became a Fighter Jet.
This plane has had and probably still has a lot of malfunctions and issues in its design, such as the ugly intakes, the stiff landing gear and other things. The Custom Landing Gear I made used to have Shocks that made landings smooth like butter, but since I added all the extra armament. I had to sadly replace the Shocks with normal fuselage parts, making the landing gear stiff and more crash landing than smooth.
However, I'd prefer to keep these wheels rather than using the normal Landing Gear because they've got really bad brakes. Remember that the F/A-77ED/VTA is supposed to be a Carrier-Based Multi-Role Fighter — which is why normal Landing Gears are a BIG No-No for me.
I've already talked a lot, so I'll just give some specifications about its features and armament.
NEW FEATURES (UPDATED):
— CANARD WINGS ARE BACK!
— "Fangs" Internal Guns System
— Fully Designed Cockpit
• COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL Ejection Seat
• Radar Screen
• Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Buttons/Switches for Radar Jammer and Drag Chute (Including a • Pivot for Wing Folding and Custom Activation Groups)
• Fuel Probe Lever (Remastered Fuel Probe)
• Flap Lever
• Trim Lever
— Tailhook (do I have to explain this?).
— Foldable Wings so it can be stored inside an Aircraft Carrier's Hangar Bay.
— Radar Jammer (It's now Fully Functional, Made by Onat67).
— IRST Targeting POD (Made by Kimhs).

ARMAMENT
AIR-TO-AIR
— ×8 MBDA MICA-NG (RF) (Made by Jediwd10)
— ×6 MBDA MICA-NG (IR) (Made by Jediwd10 aswell)
— ×2 OSW-24KM Knife 30mm Autocannons (Multi-Purpose)
— ×1 30mm Gatling Gun
AIR-TO-GROUND
— ×4 AGM-84L-1 Block II+ ER Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles (made by TrapsKiller)
— ×2 AGM-88G AARGM-ER HARM Anti-Radiation Missiles (Made by Gabriel3855)
— ×2 AGM-65K Maverick Anti-Tank Missiles (Made by Gabriel3855)
— ×2 GBU-12 Paveway IV Laser-Guided Bombs (Made by PenguinPilot12)
— ×4 Mk82 SnakeEye Retarded Bombs (Made by Destroyerz117)
— ×2 Torpedos (Torpedoes are back RAHHHH 🗣️🔥🔥🔥)
— ×4 Unguided/Dumb Bombs
— ×1 50mm Under-Nose Anti-Ship/Tank Cannon
— ×6 Internal Close Air Support (CAS)-Purpose 30mm Guns (they're located inside the aircraft's Fangs)

COLD START PROCEDURE
— Look to your lower left and you'll see a pannel with buttons
— Flick the Battery Switch
— Flick the APU Switch
— Flick the Left Engine Crank Switch
— Flick the Right Engine Crank Switch
— Flick the AoA Limiter Switch
— Flick the Counter-Pitch Edges Switch
— For Taxiing, flick the "THR TO IDLE" Switch
— If you want to go in Reverse, Flick the Reverse Switch

ACTIVATION GROUPS:
AG1: Close Canopy
AG2: Fold/Unfold Wings.
AG3: Airbrakes
AG4: YEET! (Ejection).
AG5: Tailhook (this also drops the Mk82 SnakeEye's :(, sorry bois I'm lazy 💔)
AG6: Jettison Air-to-Ground Payload.
AG7: Jettison Air-to-Air Payload.
AG8: MASTER ARM.
AG9: Extend Fuel Probe.
AG14: Activate Cockpit Lights.
AG15: Activate NAV Lights.
AG16: Activate Formation Lights.

Made by Chaos_Slvt
Project "Blue Heart": 12/11/2024
Project "Betrayal": 15/3/2025 → 30/3/2025