Aerial Knights

**Caution!** This article contains spoilers!
The **Aerial Knights** were the main (and virtually only) Air Force of Graycastle that often assist the First Army in combat but are treated as seperate from the First Army.

## Overview

Unlike the First Army which only accepts Graycastle civilians, pretty much anyone is allowed to apply for the Aerial Knights, as long as they can pass the examination tests and don't have a criminal record.

After passing the examination test, the new recruits join the Flight Academy where they are rigorously trained and taught to become elite pilots of Graycastle, by their instructor Princess Tilly, which wrote the flight manual.

Currently, the Aerial Knights' contemporary battle plane is the 'Fire of Heaven' Biplane which is often manned by two Aerial Knights; one pilot and one gunner. Each Biplane is armed with two Machine guns and are well armoured thanks to Soraya. A single Biplane can be shot with a machine gun and will come out unharmed.

They showed good results during battle against demons, and can easily scout the territory and retreat, they foiled some ambushed attacks from demons. Their numbers start small due to the difficulty of the examination and practical tests, but eventually reach over a 100 combat-ready pilots and 200 more in training. In comparison with ground troops, they seem to have much higher survival rates, due to the flying demon's inability to deal deadly hits because of the plane's strong exterior. As of the battle against the second Deity of Gods its fleet of airplanes has more than 200 units.

## Notable Members

* Tilly Wimbledon (Chief Commander, Ace Pilot)
* Eagleface (Commander and Academy Head, sacrificed his life to ensure the successful nuking of the Demon's King's City)
* Good (Ace Pilot)
* Manfield (Ace Pilot)
* Finkin

## Landing points

To help the **Aerial Knights** quickly get used to the pace of the battle, Roland had asked the construction team to build four airports in addition of the airport at the Aerial Knight Academy.

* Redwater City
* City of Evernight
* City of Glow
* Thorn Town

These airports could facilitate the transportation across the south and the north and provide fuels for the planes. Since the biplane weighed less than 1,000 kilograms, it could land on any smooth-surfaced areas.

Eventually, with the construction of the Eleanor Skycruiser, another base was constructed in it with the objective of supporting the bombing of the second Deity of Gods.

## Airplane Types

* Mass-produced airplanes:
	+ First generation Fire of Heaven: it has machine guns on the front of the plane and on its side.
	+ Second generation Fury of Heaven: it has machine guns and bombs which can be dropped.
	+ Bombers: largest aircrafts ever produced, with four engines and single-winged, with the sole purpose of delivering the "Glory of the Sun".
* Prototypes:
	+ Seagull: first aircraft produced; it needs Wendy to function, since it can't produce enough lift by itself.
	+ Unicorn: aircraft which served as a base for the Fire of Heavens.
	+ Phoenix: aircraft which served as a base for the Fury of Heavens; it has red painting resembling a phoenix.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1407
2. ↑ Chapter 1457
3. ↑ Chapter 1467
4. ↑ Chapter 1293
5. ↑ Chapter 1455