u/Agent4546

It was the day before a parade over Avalon showing off restored jets from the Terran, a gesture of collaboration through shared culture and history, with one such pilot was preparing for a final formation practice flight.

Unfortunately it seemed their pack had dug through some documents and narrowed down a specific aircraft, while feeling like adding a little flair to really make their packmate stand out in the parade, naturally as the best pilot present of course!

All of a sudden, practicing lowpasses was high on the priority list for this pilot's practice, to ensure they could show their "appreciation" up close to their packmates on the big day...

While FTL travel was impressive, it lacked the flair and adrenaline that came with zipping through mountain passes and sharp terrain, the thrill sounds and danger just weren't present.

One such Avali itched to find ways to augment their personal dropship, which while considerably fast with Illuminate issue sublight thrusters, didn't quite have the bite they craved.

And so they looked towards old archives stored deep within the Nexus, notably into recovered Terran data, aware of their tendency to brute force their desired outcomes, and came across an old technology that piqued their interest...

(Bonus points if you can identify which Terran vessel this model was designed for)