Viking Air/Rise of the North

This article is for aircraft developed by Viking Air in Rise of the North: A Canadian ISOT TL.

VA101 Loki
The Loki is basically a CF-18 Hornet, based on two surviving examples that had been in Comox at the time (the CF-18 had entered service in January, 1983 over a half year before doomsday). Though visually identical for the most part, some avionics and equipment were improvised with the lack of suppliers. The radar had been derived from CF-101 Voodoos and turbojets had to be used instead. This plane is being phased of service from former Victorian Bases in BC, though a squadron will remain to serve as aggressor squadron to simulate MiG-29s. It still remains in service in Texas and in Mexico, as well as in Somaliland, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal.

A new variant, powered by new-build GE F404s and fitted with the real avionics used in the traveled CF-18s (they had been upgraded to roughly F/A-18C/D standards), is being developed and is basically just a slightly modified F/A-18C/D Hornet. It will be jointly assembled by Viking Air and Boeing for export to nations who have F-18s and want new replacement. The Alpine Confederation, Spain, and Malaysia are possible customers. Texas and Mexico are receiving some offers to have their VA101s upgraded or replaced by the new version of the plane.

VA102 Tyr
The Tyr is a single-engined jet similar to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Visually, it resembles the Old World Taiwan's AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, which was developed due to pressure from the PRC on the US to refuse selling F-20s and F-16s to the ROC. Like the Loki, it uses lightly less advanced avionics due to a lack of surviving electronic firms, but uses a larger turbojet derived from the J79 for power.

The Tyr is also getting a new variant, with new-builds being fitted with GE F110s that had been used on CF-14C and CF-19As prior to their replacement with the Haida. Upgrades to the electronics will get the Tyr to the equivalent of the F-16C Blk.50, though with less performance.

This model targets current operators of the F-16 in other nations. The Republic of China is the only-non Victorian Operator of the aircraft. 16 ex-Victorian units are being sold to the private firm Top Aces, complementing their current Alpha Jets and other aircraft. They will be used for aggressor training with the air force and navy.

VA105 Odin
The most radical of the combat aircraft produced by Viking Air, the Odin visually resembles an F-14A Tomcat nose and engine intakes merged with the cockpit, fuselage and twin tail fins of the F-15 Eagle with a large delta wing similar to that of the Dassault Mirage 2000. However, it is smaller than the F-14 or F-15, being roughly the size of the CF-18 Hornet, and was designed to supersede the older Lokis. Powered by derivatives of the J79 Turbojet, it was designed for air superiority.

The VA105 is currently in service with Mexico, Ghana, as well as eight examples in Somaliland. Like the other aircraft, a new variant is being developed using avionics in used or recently retired from the Canadian Forces. GE F414s will power the aircraft, though some proposed the option of using EJ2000s instead.

VA201 Thor
The first bomber of the company, the Thor is almost like a 3/4 scale Vulcan bomber, with a smaller four man crew, and powered by four turbojets. It is currently being phased out of Canadian Service into storage, though Mexico and Ghana each have a squadron of Thors.