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]OK, well that's all I needed to know. When I saw the X-36 for the first time in 1999 and read more information about it just recently, I honestly assumed that NASA had designed the X-36 in conjunction with Lockheed as a means to experiment with transatmospheric flight capabilities for future fighter aircraft since NASA is an association for space related works. I thought that it would make a good design for NASA's new space shuttle but they already have a new shuttle design in the works which is the X-33.

OK, well that's all I needed to know. When I saw the X-36 for the first time in 1999 and read more information about it just recently, I honestly assumed that NASA had designed the X-36 in conjunction with Lockheed as a means to experiment with transatmospheric flight capabilities for future fighter aircraft since NASA is an association for space related works. I thought that it would make a good design for NASA's new space shuttle but they already have a new shuttle design in the works; can't remember the name.

Knight 26, do you have any upcoming information about the X-36? I think it;s an interesting design and I've always wanted to learn more about the X-36 since I only know half of it's background

OK I'm confused. Exactly how many variants of the C-130 are there? I know the AC-130 Spectre gunship, the British one used for weather tracking, the one the U.S Coast Guard uses the Fat Albert for the Blue Angels and that's just about it.

When I was thinking about aircraft carriers the other day, I just had to stop and wonder whether or not VF's have tail hooks to make carrier based landings and I don't think I've seen any of them with one. So that made me wonder, how do they come to a complete stop when landing on carriers? (aside from landing in Gerwalk mode) Can somebody explain that to me?

How about taking a C-17 and outfitting it with gun turrets or would that be overkill and disadvantagous in terms of making one? Also, are gunships restricted to just being propeller based cargo planes like the Hercules and possibly the V-22 even though it wouldn't make a good gunship? Maybe in about 30 years, the C-17 would make a good gunship platform to replace the aging the C-130?

I remember 2 years ago, somebody submitted that cool pic of that F-14 in gerwalk mode and I was wondering who made it and how come Sean andt Graham don't have some of those front page pics in the Art section of the Webpage? Please send me information about this? Thank You

Damn, I wish I had the chance to pilot an F-14, but it's such a shame that it was retired from service last month, so I'll never be able to fly it if I were to join the navy and or the air force anytime soon, or at the very least, sit in the cockpit of one to get a feeling of what it's like to be an F-14 and have a picture of me in it. I wish that the USAF and NAVY had extended it's service for another 20 years but it's too late. The only way I'm going to get to pilot an F-14 is if win the lottery and buy one from a museum or join the IIAF. Man the F-14 is such a sleek, an able fighter and my two favorite paint jobs on the vertical rudders were the skull and crossbones of course, and the one with Felix the cat on it. I had a picture of that of me standing beside it when I attended the 1997 air show at Andrews AFB when I was 9 years old. BTW,those are still F-14A's that the IIAF still uses right?

Nice F-14 site you found for us all Shin. Those pics were very authentic and those interviews with the pilots were very captivating. Once again, thanx for finding this site because I'm a die hard fan of the F-14 just like all of you guys.

Well, I'm sorry if you didn't find that "hilarious". I've learned that just because one person may find something funny, it doesn't mean that other's will but it's all good

I saw this video last may and me and my father were laughing our butts of so hard that we could breathe so I decided to share it with you. Enjoy http://www.fugly.com/videos/2828/formanspoof.html

To be honest with you, I don't know but as for the Gerwalkroid, I can give you my honest assumption behind the 1 designation in it's model number. Since M2 is outside the official Macross cannon, I believe that the 1 in the JAJ-1JF represents the fact that the Gerwalkroid was the first UN Spacy mecha to be a hybrid of a destroid and a gerwalk opposed to the VB-6 Koenig Monster Being seen Macross VF-X. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Mechaninac, you may be right about the VF-XX not showing any relation ship to the VF-2 valks(both variants) in terms of number designation but I think it has something to do with it's design aesthetic that S. Kaiba talked about earlier. Since the VF-XX is it's own individual design like a flying wing and not a variable geometry swing wing fighter like the VF-2s, chances are that it was named XX just to distinguish it from them unless hypothetically if the VF-XX had swing wings like the VF-2, it would probably be called the VF-2XX.

Man that sh*t was wild and hilarious. That's why I like seeing stuff like that dubbed over with original audio, because it makes it so funny that your nads will hurt.

When you think about it, you have to understand that the number designation sequence was obviously based on the title of the M2 logo and SK did this with the VF-0 for Macross Zero and we have the VF-2JA and the VF-2SS for Macross 2. If SK were to hypothetically make a new Macross series called Macross V, chances are that the mainstay fighter for the series would probably be called the VF-5 or something. Catch my drift?

Man I remememebr Gatchaman/ Battle of the Planets or G-Force. That brung back so much memories of when I used to watch that show on CN when I was 7 years old, but I never saw Eagleriders though. It's funny because they are currently showing it on the Anime Network on digital cable.

Well I apologize for notgiving you the information earlier but here's a link to the story http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/f19.html There may be a possiblity that the Aurora may be a next generation successor to the SR-71 after all, but due to the aircraft's size it makes it look more like a fighter or who knows, maybe the Aurora will fufill both roles of being a reconaissance fighter! Like I said, those two pics of the F-19 were presumable concept designs of it. But the whole project was panned back in the 80's and we may never see the F-19 at all, in the form of one of those designs. I knew that the F-19 were never real but speculationsand rumors were what honestly made me feel more conviced that it was real. I remember back in summer of 1997, my father and I were watching some show on TLC that talked about the Aurora fighter and I felt that it was estimated to likely enter service in the 2020's or 2030's. I think that either the Aurora project has been cancelled long time ago or stiill under construction unitl Lockheed/Skunkworks perfects the design. P.S Nied, are you talking about the switchblade fighter from that movie "I Spy"?

I don't know if somebody discussed this in Shin's previous thread, and feel free to let me know if somebody did, but here's some information about the mysterious Aurora plane. http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/aurora.html From what I heard, people say that it's a radical redesign of the original mysterious F-19 Ghostrider(unofficial name taken from Tom Clancy's Red Dawn) fighter concept that never saw combat service. But there is some speculation that this fighter can do Mach 6. Here's two concept designs for the original F-19. http://www.kitparade.com/features02/f19da_1.htm http://www.military.cz/usa/air/future/f19/f-19.htm

Please, do Shin, I'm interested in your drawing talent!

Well Redssun 1, IMHO, I believe that if you throw the F-15S/MT ACTIVE Eagle + in the mix, I believe that this variant wouldn't be helpless in A2A combat either since it boasts canards and 2-D thrust vectoring nozzles just like the SU-30's. However, the F-15S/MT was just a testbed for thrust vectoring done by NASA but I think they cancelled the production for it. Not sure of the reasons why but if it were to be produced it would logically phase out the original F-15C's or even better, have all existing F-15's converted into these variants.

Oh I forgot, the comanche was a reconaissance chopper. had no idea that DOD panned the idea.

Well is there a grim possibilty that the RAH-66 Comanche will probably serve as a sort of Wild Weasel function to the Apache's since you say that it would probably serve as reinforcements for them? I mean both choppers can be used in conjuction to maximize the effective success in missions but the Comanche has the advantage of stealth opposed to the Longbow not having it. However, chances are that the Comanche maybe produced in small numbers since the U.S Army still has use for the Longbows.

No offense Radd, But what do you expect? After all the VF-2SS is based directly off the VF-1. Also, what's up with those shields on the side of the SAP? This also makes the Valk 2's SAP ugly.

Big deal if the Flankers and Fulcrums are more superior than U.S fighters but this is because of the fact that they are more optimized for dogfighting; one main aspectial role which epitomizes why they have proper dogfighting equipment like maneuvarability and powerful vulcan cannon rounds. However the Flank's and Fulks couldn't compete against American fighters missions because they are more versatile in terms of roles like A2G and Wild Weasel missions. Name a time where the Flankers and Fulks actually did something like this. They may have the weapon capacity for these sort of roles but you rarely hear about them ever doing it. I know that the Wild Weasel is an American tactic but Russia's fighters don't live up to it.

Going back to my reference to the Top 10 Fighters program on the Military channel, experts say that the Mustang was greatest fighter of all time including WW2, due to the plane's range, maneuverabilty and some other sh*t, I really don't know much more about the P-38 lightning but it was my favorite american WW2 fighter plane. I just fell in love with it because of it's unique design. My favorite Japanese plane, though never entered service was the Tomiya Kyushu Shinden(quake of lightning)J7. It's unique design gave it the appearance of an airplane flying backwards. As far as American bombers my 2 favorite are the B-36 Peacemaker and the XB-35 Flying Wings. They just look so good.