List of Urcean fighter aircraft types
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This is a list of all types of aircraft which have served in Urcea's Royal Air Force with fighter (pursuit) designations, including interceptors, air superiority fighters, fighter bombers, or any other variation thereof. The list is in chronological order from introduction date of the aircraft type.
SPV-61
| SPV-61 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Interceptor, Fighter bomber |
| National origin | Urcea |
| Manufacturer | Armand-Ere Inc. |
| First flight | May 1959 |
| Introduction | January 1961 |
| Status | In limited service |
| Primary users |  Urcea Aciria Yonderre
|
| Produced | 1959-1983 |
| Number built | Over 15,000 |
The Armand-Ere SPV-61 (Standard Pursuit 'Volar' 1961) is a Urcean tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by Armand-Ere Inc. for the Royal Air Force. Produced from the late 1950s through the early 1980s during the height of the Occidental Cold War, the SPV-61 is one of the most produced fighter aircraft in the history of aviation. At the time, it was pioneering as a large bodied fighter aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of over 60,000 lbs that could nonetheless achieve Mach 2.23 at top speed in contrast to either slower large bodied fighter bombers or smaller fighters pioneered by both Caphiria and Urcea in the 1950s that weighed less than a third of the SPV-61. The SPV-61 set several performance records during its initial flight tests in mid-1959.
The SPV-61 served as the primary fighter aircraft for allied forces during Operation Kipling, where it encountered many aircraft of varied countries including Caphiria and Daxia, serving reasonably well in its combat record against most opponents. It served as a relatively flexible platform and served particularly well as a fighter bomber during Operation Kipling, and this role extended its service life even after being outclassed in its role as an interceptor. The SPV-61 adapted well to carrier use despite its initial conception as for the Air Force, and it also enjoyed an extended service life as a carrier-based fighter. It incorporated a rotary cannon at its inception, giving it an advantage over several models of fighter which were intended to serve only as platforms for air-to-air missiles.
The SPV-61 was widely exported around the world, and served in Urcean combat roles until 1993. It continued to serve as a target drone until 2020.