Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand

For the tabletop aircraft, see Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand (tabletop).

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"The Hughes Firebrand - introduced in 1937 - is one of the first combat aircraft designed as a flying wing. Currently, all but one of the sixty Firebrands are flown by Hollywood squadrons, notably the famous Hollywood Knights."

—Aircraft description<^[1]

The Hughes Aviation Firebrand is an aircraft featured in Crimson Skies. It is one of the newest aircraft in use, with only sixty in service, and only one of these are not used by the Hollywood Knights.^[1] The Firebrand was designed as a flying wing, allowing high altitudes to be attained and a formidable weapon payload, but causes a reduction of the agility, speed and acceleration.^[2]

The Firebrand is the signature aircraft of the Hollywood Knights, and almost the entire Hughes Aviation production is dedicated to that militia. The Knights' predilection for the Firebrand is explained by its considerable range, allowing the Knights to strike remote targets such as Sea Haven and other offshore pirate bases.

It then appeared in Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge as a NPC plane and later as a DLC plane available only for Multiplayer.

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Despite never capturing or using them, a Firebrand can be seen inside the hangar of the Pandora during the docking cutscene if an aircraft is taken inside the hangar.