Aero Drone
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- Sonic Attack Jets are <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Vehicon_%28BM%29" title="Vehicon (BM)">Vehicons</a> from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Beast_Machines_%28franchise%29" title="Beast Machines (franchise)">Beast Machines</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1_%28franchise%29" title="Generation 1 (franchise)">Generation 1</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family" title="Continuity family">continuity family</a>.
[[Image:|right|300px|thumb|Um, guys, ranged weapons mean you don't have to get that close...]] Swarming in massive numbers, Sonic Attack Jets (also called Aero Drones) provide air support when the ground-based Vehicons attack. They're not very smart, but they have incredible speed and almost unlimited numbers.
<a name="Fiction"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Sonic_Attack_Jet&action=edit§ion=1" title="Edit section: Fiction">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Fiction</span></h2> <a name="Beast_Machines_cartoon"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Sonic_Attack_Jet&action=edit§ion=2" title="Edit section: Beast Machines cartoon">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Beast Machines cartoon</span></h3> Sonic Attack Jets were first encountered by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blackarachnia_%28BW%29" title="Blackarachnia (BW)">Blackarachnia</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cheetor_%28BW%29" title="Cheetor (BW)">Cheetor</a> when they were exploring the abandoned <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertropolis" title="Cybertropolis">Cybertropolis</a>. Subsequently led by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jetstorm_%28BM%29" title="Jetstorm (BM)">Jetstorm</a> throughout the war, they typically attacked in swarms, using their high altitude and speed to launch attacks.
After <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Obsidian_%28BM%29" title="Obsidian (BM)">Obsidian</a> was made a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Vehicon_general" title="Vehicon general">Vehicon general</a> and the introduction of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Copter_Drone&action=edit" class="new" title="Copter Drone">Copter Drones</a>, the Sonic Attack Jets were put in reserve. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sparkwar_Pt._I:_The_Strike" title="Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike">Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike</a></span> They were later used when <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28BW%29" title="Megatron (BW)">Megatron</a> launched his assault on the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Maximal" title="Maximal">Maximal</a>-occupied <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grand_Mal" title="Grand Mal">Grand Mal</a>, possibly for purposes of troop augmentation. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Endgame_Pt._II:_When_Legends_Fall" title="Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall">Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall</a></span>
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- Sonic Attack Jet (Deluxe, 2000)
- Accessories: 2 "energy blast" missiles
- The Sonic Attack Jet is a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Redeco" title="Redeco">redeco</a> of the Beast Machines Deluxe <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Vehicon_%28BM%29" title="Vehicon (BM)">Vehicon</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jetstorm_%28BM%29" title="Jetstorm (BM)">Jetstorm</a>
mold, transforming into a Cybertronic jet fighter. Its jet-mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving it a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and robot modes feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. It also has an alternate robot mode, which folds its legs into a "flight cone" with revealed jet thrusters.
- This mold was also used to make <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Robots_in_Disguise_%28franchise%29" title="Robots in Disguise (franchise)">Robots in Disguise</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Storm_Jet_%28RID%29" title="Storm Jet (RID)">Storm Jet</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jhiaxus" title="Jhiaxus">Jhiaxus</a>, plus <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Universe_%282003_toyline%29" title="Universe (2003 toyline)">Universe</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skywarp_%28G1%29" title="Skywarp (G1)">Skywarp</a>.
