Avia Silbervogel

History
The Avia Silbervogel is an Austrasian strike fighter in service with the Austrasian Luftwehr. The Silbervogel was created in response to a need identified by the Austrasian General Staff for an aircraft capable of undertaking mission in the face of improving  in Artemia. Design work on the aircraft was split between the state arsenal RFW and REST subsidiary Albiz Aviawerk who subsequently took over production.

Concept of Operations
It is the consensus of the Austrasian General Staff and the General Staff of the Luftwehr that the principle mission of the Air Force is to seize and maintain a hold on the air, that the best way to do this is the destruction of the opponents air force and that the best way to destroy the opposing air force is on the ground. It follows, naturally, that to achieve this goal an aircraft with substantial range and payload, capable of bypassing hostile air defences and striking the opponents airfields, is ideal.

Based largely on the work of veteran aircraft designer Endymion Viridius it was determined by a joint committee of the GGS and ZKL that these needs could be best met by aircraft possesing the characteristics:
 * Mach 1.5 - 2 Sustained Cruise
 * At least 4000 lbs payload
 * High agility at supersonic speed
 * Integrated