PRT Internal Threat Assessment Report – Security Level 4-Black access required
Parahuman Name (Provisional): Aircraft
Birth Name: Taylor Anne Hebert
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Classification:
(As with all recent triggers, ratings are provisional & subject to change as more information is obtained)
Threat Level: A-Class, Provisionally S-Class
Blaster 6-10+
Brute 3-5+
Changer 4
Master 5+
Mover 2-9+
Stranger 2+
Thinker 5+
Disposition: Fresh Trigger
Location: Brockton Bay (currently in military custody - Barnes Air National Guard base, Westfield, Massachusetts).
General Information: Based on initial investigations [see case file 20110104-9C, Brockton Bay General Hospital Intensive Care Unit] subject Aircraft was confined within a locker at Winslow High School from 7:52 AM to 10:34 AM, January 3rd, 2011; the locker had been pre-emptively filled with an estimated 18 lbs of hazardous biological waste material. Aircraft was hysterical and in seizure state on removal from locker and taken to Brockton Bay General Hospital via ambulance. Displayed catatonia for seven days while undergoing medical treatment for exposure to hazardous biological material; on awaking Aircraft was revealed to have been rendered mute by the experience. Two attempts at MRI to assess potential presence of Corona Pollentia and Corona Gemma proved inconclusive due to malfunction of medical device; current events have rendered tests moot and suggests the malfunctions were a result of her Stranger power. Discharged on January 17, 2011.
Aircraft's power manifests as a largely-mechanical flying wing construct that emerges from her back. Said structure has an estimated span of 43 ft & bears a very strong resemblance to declassified information concerning a derivative of the Northrop-Grumman B-2 heavy strategic bomber according to what little that the USAF, Pentagon and Northrop-Grumman is willing to share with PRT investigators, citing information and national security. The structure by Aircraft's own admission is heavily armed with an extensive variety of air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions, up to and including nuclear-equivalent armament by her own admission [see interview - REDACTED*]. On her initial appearance at 3:17 AM in Brockton Bay, she was initially believed to be a tinker stealth aircraft constructed by Squealer until the villain's location was confirmed elsewhere. It wasn't until her apprehension off the coast of Massachusetts by the Air Force National Guard that her identity and the nature of her powers was properly identified.
Personality: Due to the circumstances of her trigger event & proceeding events, Aircraft currently presents as hostile, non-violent to PRT & Protectorate personnel [see file - REDACTED*].
Powers:
Changer 4
Aircraft's power predominantly resembles and displays as a most of a tailless fixed-wing aircraft that emerges from and merges with her back, the fuselage of which is merged with her torso between her neck and her hips.
The aforementioned structure has a wingspan of an estimated 43 ft, with two engine structures embedded entirely within the wing itself. Preliminary investigation suggests that the power manifestation may have considerable weight in excess of it's already-notable size.
More information required.
Blaster 6-10+
By her own admission (unconfirmed) Aircraft possesses a significant range of armament in her changer state, including but possibly not limited to:
Four anti aircraft/vehicle HMG of unknown caliber
Air-to-Surface missiles
Air-to-Air missiles
Bombs (unknown if guided or unguided, type & explosive power unknown)
Cluster munitions (type unknown)
At least one thermonuclear-equivalent weapon
By her own admission, she very nearly nearly used a 1,200 kiloton-equivalent weapon on the home of one of her assailants [see interview - REDACTED*].
More information required.
Brute 3-5+
Aircraft appears to have greater-than-human strength and durability in her base form, evidenced by accidentally shearing apart a set of military police-issue hinged carbon steel handcuffs with no discernable effort or even noticing that she had done so until the act had been brought to her attention. Testimony from Falcon [New York Protectorate] indicated that she did not display injury to her wrists either during or after. Further evidence of greater-than-human durability obtained during investigation of Aircraft's presumed take-off/launching sight within Brockton Bay, where what are presumed to be her bare footprints [see file - 20110121-3A Unknown Parahuman Event] were found in concrete, suggesting a running start at the beginning of her flight. ADDENDUM: Gait analysis and analysis of crushed concrete & debris suggests an initial running speed of 32.47 mph, accelerating to an est. 147 mph at time of take off. Mover & Brute ratings amended - Armsmaster Protectorate ENE
Aircraft is presumed to have little to no discernable difficulty breathing in high-altitude low-oxygen conditions while using her changer state, but still appears to require oxygen in her base state.
Observation suggests that Aircraft is unbothered by adverse environmental conditions (i.e. low temperature) in either form.
More information required.
Master 5+
By her own admission (unconfirmed) Aircraft is capable of producing an unconfirmed number of what she refers to as a 'remote weapon system for fighting in the air.'
More information required.
Mover 2-9+
By her own admission (confirmed during joint interview with military personnel) Aircraft is capable of supersonic flight while in her changer form with an estimated maximum speed of Mach 2.
More information required.
Thinker 5+
By her own admission (unconfirmed) Aircraft possesses beyond human visual acuity at distances up to 30,000 ft, possibly greater.
Aircraft is capable of hearing and communicating via radio waves. It is suggested that she may have an adverse effect on radio receivers capable of picking up the frequency she uses for speech.
Aircraft's speech through radio receivers is described as 'disturbing,' with audio quality degrading as Aircraft grew agitated. Was observed to not move her lips while speaking, or even open her mouth.
Aircraft's muteness may be power related, rather than due to physical or mental trauma.
More information required.
Stranger 2+
In her changer state, Aircraft has minimal to no RADAR return, specifics unknown.
More information required.
Recommended Strategies: Situation complicated by active interest by the USAF and Aircraft's hostility towards the PRT and Protectorate. Negotiations concerning Aircraft's status are ongoing given the extreme danger she presents if provoked into conflict.
To be blunt. DO NOT ANTAGONIZE Aircraft. In the event of combat or potential combat, standing orders are for all PRT and Protectorate forces to immediately deescalate the situation and retreat. If combat is unavoidable, lethal measures are [SECTION REDACTED]. ADDENDUM: At this time anyone who provokes Aircraft into unleashing even a small fraction of her arsenal on US or Canadian soil will be immediately dismissed from service and brought up on charges to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, assuming that the offender somehow survives something so obscenely reckless, unconscionable and foolish as to provoke someone who, according to Pentagon sources, at the very least single-handedly rivals the potential destructive capability of a dedicated bomber flight. No exceptions. - PRT Chief Director Rebecca Costa-Brown
Preliminary assessment by WEDGDG inconclusive, possibly due to the stranger aspect of Aircraft's power, but tentatively suggests that Aircraft is a threat that exceeds the capability of all but the Triumvirate, Dragon; the number of other Protectorate assets capable of pursuing Aircraft at the altitude and velocities that she can travel at can be counted on one hand with fingers to spare. WEDGDG assessment strongly suggests that if it comes to a fight, we're going to lose at least three cities on the east coast to bombardment, best case scenario. Even if only half of her power-generated offensive ability is accurate, she still possesses enough firepower to single-handedly devastate the vast majority of PRT and Protectorate assets the moment she takes to the air.
Steps are being taken to ensure that Aircraft sees the PRT and Protectorate in a more favorable light, though it is considered at this time unlikely that she will be willing to join the Wards program.
Again, it must be reiterated. DO NOT ANTAGONIZE.
*File restricted to Security Clearance 5-Alpha - Access permitted to PRT Directors and Protectorate team leaders only; contents endanger civilian identity or identities of Wards personnel.