But it's nothing compared with the Bf-109's cockpit ... that thing is really small!!! I fell sad about the tomcat, I ever thinked it as the most wonderfull thing who could fly over the ocean.
Sorry, but it was used by spaceships, and in a Zentradi mecha. In VF's, the only with stealth systems (due to desing or avionics) who appeares were those used by VF-0, VF-17, Excalibur and Sturmvogel.
The VF-0 looks like a prototype for SW-AX-1 (also the Vf-0 have a stealth system listed in compendium entry).
But the SW-AX-1 was surely one of the influences on VF-0 desing.
No, it's not overtechnology. It's actually a Macross-world implementation of a eye-movement targeting system which carries some minor yet significant similarities to the AH-64 Apache's helmet/sensor control system.
It's probably Northrop Grumman's Integrated Helmet Display and Sighting Subsystem, since Grumman is one of VF-0 developers.
They're used in USAF Command Pilot Wings.
I will use the Saturn's rings and also the symbol in astronaut wings.
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I ever thinked the Anti-UN like gundam's AEUG in organization and using the same ways to get vessels and combat units (Fighters, VF's and Powered Armors).
Macross Compendium: Shinsei Industry YF-19
Macross Compendium: Shinsei Industry VF-19 Excalibur
The changes aren't external , they're internal, and the compendium only say one significative change between the YF-19 2nd prototype and the VF-19a:
- The main engine:
YF-19: Two 42700 kg [x g] class (maximum instantaneous thrust in atmosphere; 67500 [64700] kg [x g] class in space) Shinnakasu Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2500E thermonuclear turbine engines replacing two 56500 kg [x g] class (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) Shinsei Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2200B engines in beginning specifications.
VF-19a: Two 56500 kg [x g] class Shinsei Industry/P&W/Roice FF-22s00 thermonuclear turbine engines in VF-19A. )
But...there's some chances of -0B become a official, there's a model of him.
It happened with the VF-3000 (anyway, this toy it was a prototype for nova project).
A UN Spacy Flight Team can use Officers ans NCO at same time? Like:
Sergeant
2nd Lieutenant (Team Leader)
Sergeant
Or a team can be composed only by Officers or only by NCO?
I think it isn't all bad, finally we can see the destroid's full potential and the most amazing dogfight since the YF-19 vs. YF-21 and YF-21 vs. Ghost. But I want more info! WTH happened with the other mayans? How they explained the death of the entirely crew of 3 frigates? And the Austerstäd? Haven't anyone thinked about using the monster to shoot at it or launch a VF-0 equiped with one of that monster bombs to explode the anti-un big toy?
By he way....maybe Edgar was that afro-american pilot who appear on SDF Macross (The only black pilot who appeared only one time).