March 31Mar 31 Author Vaporware of F-35 EX and EG conceptsMy druthers, go with the double delta with integrated intakes
April 29Apr 29 On 4/26/2026 at 10:33 AM, Clark Griswold said:USAF VIP BusBurn it with fire. Sacrilege.
May 18May 18 Author It was not to be….https://theaviationist.com/2026/05/16/aeralis-collapses-ending-british-advanced-jet-trainer/
Yesterday at 03:55 AM1 day On 6/19/2026 at 10:38 AM, Clark Griswold said:F-32 + F-35 mash upAs if the Checkmate wasn't ugly enough...
16 hours ago16 hr Author 21 hours ago, VMFA187 said:What are everyone's thought on the X-Bat? https://shield.ai/x-bat/First flights scheduled later this year, if it demonstrates consistent vertical takeoff and landing, it’s a big deal.10 hours ago, sketch2 said:As if the Checkmate wasn't ugly enough...Awww c’mon, I see a bit of F-8 with the chin intake
16 hours ago16 hr Author Found this on FB speaking of Crusader, an AI produced F-8 with side intakesGuns / Sidewinders in the wrong spots
14 hours ago14 hr 2 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:Found this on FB speaking of Crusader, an AI produced F-8 with side intakesGuns / Sidewinders in the wrong spotsHot take but I think we should've bought the YA-7F with the afterburning motor and given it to the Guard. Maybe made a 2-Seat model for FAC-A. Would've still been cheaper than a Viper and came at a perfect time for COIN.
12 hours ago12 hr Author 1 hour ago, sketch2 said:Hot take but I think we should've bought the YA-7F with the afterburning motor and given it to the Guard. Maybe made a 2-Seat model for FAC-A. Would've still been cheaper than a Viper and came at a perfect time for COIN.Always thought that was a missed opportunity like the F-20Modernized A-7 model built by a hobbyist, probably pretty close to what an updated F/A-7 would be https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9313.0
1 hour ago1 hr 11 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:Always thought that was a missed opportunity like the F-20Modernized A-7 model built by a hobbyist, probably pretty close to what an updated F/A-7 would behttps://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9313.0Yeah there definitely was some untapped potential with the SLUF. I mentioned this before on my old account but we had a bunch of solid light attack/low end CAS platforms during the cold war (OV-10, A-37, A-4M, A-7D/E etc) that all went bye-bye in the early 90s when we really could've used them in OEF/OIF. They had great loiter time but more importantly would've saved flying hours on 4th gen and could've been a cockpit filler for dudes flowing into fighters like they did in the 80s...Also sidenote and this probably belongs in another thread but IRT the F-20 I remember reading that Chuck Yeager personally botched a high profile business deal with some foreign country when he was representing it. Feel free to fact check me on this but needless to say dude was not a good salesman for Northrop
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