diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/FlyAttack.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/FlyAttack.cs
index ade6867341..ef20515a01 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/FlyAttack.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/FlyAttack.cs
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 		readonly AttackPlane attackPlane;
 		readonly IEnumerable<AmmoPool> ammoPools;
 		Activity inner;
-		int ticksUntilTurn = 50;
+		int ticksUntilTurn;
 
 		public FlyAttack(Actor self, Target target)
 		{
 			this.target = target;
 			attackPlane = self.TraitOrDefault<AttackPlane>();
 			ammoPools = self.TraitsImplementing<AmmoPool>();
+			ticksUntilTurn = attackPlane.AttackPlaneInfo.AttackTurnDelay;
 		}
 
 		public override Activity Tick(Actor self)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackPlane.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackPlane.cs
index 26f89f4df6..9a29479cbc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackPlane.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackPlane.cs
@@ -16,13 +16,21 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 {
 	public class AttackPlaneInfo : AttackFrontalInfo
 	{
+		[Desc("Delay, in game ticks, before turning to attack.")]
+		public readonly int AttackTurnDelay = 50;
+
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new AttackPlane(init.Self, this); }
 	}
 
 	public class AttackPlane : AttackFrontal
 	{
+		public readonly AttackPlaneInfo AttackPlaneInfo;
+
 		public AttackPlane(Actor self, AttackPlaneInfo info)
-			: base(self, info) { }
+			: base(self, info)
+		{
+			AttackPlaneInfo = info;
+		}
 
 		public override Activity GetAttackActivity(Actor self, Target newTarget, bool allowMove)
 		{