MS-07H-8 Gouf Flight Type
Model number: MS-07H8
Code name: Gouf Flight Type
Unit type: prototype ground combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zeonic Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 18.7 meters; head height 18.2 meters
Weight: empty 61.5 metric tons; max gross 77.6 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1130 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters/jet engines: 108400 kg total
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.40 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3600 meters
Fixed armaments: none
Optional fixed armaments: 3-barrel 35 mm machinegun, clip-fed, mounts on left forearm; Gatling shield, mounts 75 mm Gatling gun, drum-and-belt fed; heat saber, battery powered, stored in Gatling shield, hand-carried in use
With the serious problems encountered in the attempt to develop an atmospheric flight-capable mobile suit during the One Year War, the Zeon military halted its program to actively develop a flying mobile suit. However, the idea continued to linger, and experimental units still occasionally found their way into the field for testing. The eighth incarnation of the Gouf Flight Type was the MS-07H8, which was equipped with an improved backpack and more powerful thrusters and thermonuclear jet engines. Aerodynamic control surface wings were added to the backpack and waist armor, giving the Gouf Flight Type more stability in flight. Unfortunately, the H8 still suffered some of the same problems encountered by previous versions: engine overheating and rapid fuel consumption at high altitudes and high speeds, limiting its range and flight time. 

Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki
Custom Figure: MS-07H8 Gouf Flight Type
Original Figure: MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom
Other Parts Used: lower legs and feet (MS-09 Dom); rear skirt armor (OZ-00MS Tallgeese); backpack thruster x2 (RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type)
Reference Artwork: Hajime Katoki
Paint Colors: flat light grey, flat charcoal grey, flat black, gloss orange, gloss pink, gloss insignia red
Special Features: detachable 75mm arm gatling and gatling shield; removeable heat sword; alternate detachable shield
Time to Create: 2 weeks
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