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Description
The TIX-60 Quetzal is a Mexican single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft designed by Hydra Technologies for the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM). It was privately funded by Hydra Technologies from 1962-1971 which the Mexican Ministry of Defense would then fund it in 1972-1973. It entered service in 1973, beating the F-16 to service, although only 11 Hydra of them were in service from 1973-1974 before entering mass production in 1975. In role and size it was comparable to the F-16 and MiG-29. In 1983, Avioción Militar Nacional Bolivariana (AMNB) would purchase 30 of them instead of buying the F-16 as they did in our universe, the reason they chose the TIX-60 over the F-16 is due to its lower price and comparable performance, in some cases it actually was better than the F-16.

Specs
Length: 45 feet
Wingspan: 38 feet
Height: 14 feet
Payload: 6,000 lbs (6 hard points)

Operators:
Mexican Air Force: 293 units
Venezuelan Air Force: 93 units (original 30 in museums)
Peruvian Air Force: 33 units
Turkish Air Force: 200 units (bought in 2023 to replace F-16)
Serbian Air Force: 49 units
Yugoslav Air Force: 11 units

Models:
TIX-60 - Base Model
TIX-60B - Twin Seater Model
TIX-60M - Modernized Variant
TIX-60BM - Modernized B Variant
TIX-60TK - TIX-60 Turkish Model
TIX-60N - Navalized Model for carrier operations

Description
The TIX-60 Quetzal is a Mexican single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft designed by Hydra Technologies for the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM). It was privately funded by Hydra Technologies from 1962-1971 which the Mexican Ministry of Defense would then fund it in 1972-1973. It entered service in 1973, beating the F-16 to service, although only 11 Hydra of them were in service from 1973-1974 before entering mass production in 1975. In role and size it was comparable to the F-16 and MiG-29. In 1983, Avioción Militar Nacional Bolivariana (AMNB) would purchase 30 of them instead of buying the F-16 as they did in our universe, the reason they chose the TIX-60 over the F-16 is due to its lower price and comparable performance, in some cases it actually was better than the F-16.

Specs
Length: 45 feet
Wingspan: 38 feet
Height: 14 feet
Payload: 6,000 lbs (6 hard points)

Operators:
Mexican Air Force: 293 units
Venezuelan Air Force: 93 units (original 30 in museums)
Peruvian Air Force: 33 units
Turkish Air Force: 200 units (bought in 2023 to replace F-16)
Serbian Air Force: 49 units
Yugoslav Air Force: 11 units

Models:
TIX-60 - Base Model
TIX-60B - Twin Seater Model
TIX-60M - Modernized Variant
TIX-60BM - Modernized B Variant
TIX-60TK - TIX-60 Turkish Model
TIX-60N - Navalized Model for carrier operations