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...
Yesterday at 01:57 PM1 day 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
Yesterday at 02:04 PM1 day Author Found this on FB speaking of Crusader, an AI produced F-8 with side intakesGuns / Sidewinders in the wrong spots
Yesterday at 04:22 PM1 day 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.
Yesterday at 05:26 PM1 day 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
13 hours ago13 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
1 hour ago1 hr Author 11 hours ago, sketch2 said:Yeah 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 NorthropI googled Yeager and F-20 with some other key words for sales, nothing came up, but shit happens in sales meetings.Here’s a short write up on Vasu Raja at AA who screwed up buying A350s dirt cheap, could’ve immediately sold them to another airline at market rates and made bank for a quick paper transaction but shit happensView from the WingThe Inside Story: How American Airlines Killed Airbus A35...Usually complex large supplier relationships are handled diplomatically. Not so with Vasu Raja.This would have been awesome but wrong guy in the wrong position at the wrong time Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Clark Griswold
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