Type-26 Banshee

The Type-26 Banshee is the Covenant's standard ground support aircraft.
== Specifications ==
=== Design details ===
The Banshee is a versatile single-pilot fighter aircraft. It is usually piloted by sangheili, though jiralhanae pilots became common after the outbreak of the Great Schism. The cockpit, in which the pilot rests prone, is encased in a curved, reflective cowling with no discernible windscreen. The Banshee features an enclosed cockpit and thus is capable of limited space flight. The aircraft's armament comprises twin-linked forward-firing Class-2 energy guns, running on a separate power source to avoid draining the primary cells. The Banshee's hull is plated with the same ceramic composite as the Type-32 Ghost rapid-assault vehicle and Type-26 Wraith assault gun carriage.
The craft has two wing canards, each of which terminates in a boosted gravity propulsion drive including a jet and an anti-gravity pod; these leave a conspicuous exhaust trail behind the Banshee. The craft is capable of significant acceleration, having a maximum airspeed of 250 kilometres per hour. The Banshee is capable of performing complex maneuvers such as aileron rolls and flips. The Banshee is also capable of hovering, though this ability is not often used.
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