F/A/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 8-way joystick to direct your chosen aircraft around the screen; they're always moving forward, but you can direct them anywhere.
 * Firing Button: Use this button to make your chosen aircraft fire shots at the air-based enemies; all sixteen of the aircraft have different shot patterns.
 * Bombing Button: Use this button to make your chosen aircraft drop bombs on the ground-based enemies; all sixteen have a different bomb pattern.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

6-Way
F-15J "Eagle" - Country of Origin: Japan, Air: Singular, 4 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles and 2 x Vulcans, Surface: 1 x 3000-Pound Bomb, Speed: 6/8.

YF-23A - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Singular - 6 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Surface: 2 x Anti-Surface Missiles, Speed: 6/8. The initial US aircraft.

JA-37 "Viggen" - Country of Origin: Sweden, Air: Singular - 4 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles and 2 x Vulcans, Surface: 1 x Vulcan, Speed: 7 (not 6)/8.

5-Wave
F-16AFTI "Fighting Falcon" - Country: USA, Air: Singular, 2 x Anti-Aircraft Missile and 2 x Vulcan, Surface: 1 x 1000-Pound Bomb, Speed: 7/8.

YF-22A, "Lightning II" - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Singular - 4 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Surface: 2 x Anti-Surface Missiles, Speed: 6 (not 7)/8.

F-14D "Tomcat" - Country: USA, Air: Singular, 4 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Surface: 1 x Vulcan, Speed: 7/8. It's not to be confused with the F-15J.

Straight
F-4EJ "Phantom II" - Country of Origin: Japan, Air: Singular, 4 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Surface: 1 x 2000-Pound Bomb, Speed: 6/8. Phantom II is also the name of another vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that one of Namco's former USA distributors, Midway Games, released back in 1979.

A-6E "Intruder" - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Singular - 4 x Vulcan, Surface: 2 x Anti-Surface Missiles, Speed: 6/8. Intruder is also the name of a fixed shooter that was released by Taiyo System back in 1980, which may be a clone of both Leijac's Space War and Taito Corporation's Space Laser.

GR.5 - Country of Origin: UK, Air: Singular, 4 x Gatling, Surface: 1 x Gatling, Speed: 8/8. The first British aircraft, and the first at maximal speed.

Semi-Auto
F/A-18E "Hornet" - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Rapid - 2 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles and 4 x Vulcans, Surface: 1 x 2000-Pound Bomb, Speed: 7/8.

MRCA Tornado IDS - Country of Origin: UK, Air: Rapid, 2 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles & 4 x Vulcans, Surface: 2 x Anti-Surface Missiles, Speed: 6/8.

ACM - Country of Origin: France, Air: Rapid - 2 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, & 4 x Vulcans, Surface: 1 x Vulcan, Speed: 7/8. The first French aircraft.

Auto
Mirage 2000 - Country of Origin: France, Air: Rapid, 6 x Vulcans, Surface: 1 x 1000-Pound Bomb, Speed: 7/8. This is a second French aircraft.

X-29 - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Rapid, 6 x Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Surface: 2 x Anti-Surface Missiles, Speed: 6/8. The third-to-last US aircraft.

A-10A "Thunderbolt II" - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Rapid - 6 x Gatling, Surface: 1 x Gatling, Speed: 6/8. The penultimate American aircraft.

Full-Auto
F-117A - Country of Origin: USA, Air: Rapid, 6 x Vulcans, Surface: 2 x 2000-Pound Bombs, Speed: 6/8. This one is the only "Full-Auto" aircraft.