Robert's Profiles

[Robert]

Here's a two-seat TF-15A prototype, USAF s/n 71-0291, in special Bicentennial color scheme

[Maverick]

G'day Robert,

That Eagle derivative looks brilliant.  Almost a 'Macross' sorta feel to it. 

I don't know whether it's just the way I'm looking at it, but it seems noticeably smaller than a real world F-15.  Do you think this would have impacted on it's ability to perform the air superiority role and even to the development of the Beagle?

Regards,

Mav

[Robert]

G'day Robert,

That Eagle derivative looks brilliant.  Almost a 'Macross' sorta feel to it. 

I don't know whether it's just the way I'm looking at it, but it seems noticeably smaller than a real world F-15.  Do you think this would have impacted on it's ability to perform the air superiority role and even to the development of the Beagle?

Regards,

Mav

Not sure, I don't have any dimensions for it. It's based on some drawings overscan posted in this thread over at Secret Projects, I'll re-post them here. Incidentally, the company was known as Fairchild-Hiller at the time, but by the time these would have been built, it had changed to Fairchild-Republic.

[GTX]

Robert,

Glad you made it!

Regards,

Greg

[Maverick]

Robert,

Thanks for posting.  The 3/4 view makes my first impressions regarding its size even stronger which is surprising given that most US proposals for a given platform frequently share similar dimensions.  It almost looks more akin size-wise to the Falcon.

Regards,

Mav

[Robert]

Robert,

Glad you made it!

Regards,

Greg

Thanks for suggesting it 

Here's one more Stratofighter, this time an RAF version, Stratofighter S.1 XV864 with No. 12 Squadron.

[Taiidantomcat]

Here's a two-seat TF-15A prototype, USAF s/n 71-0291, in special Bicentennial color scheme

  You just blew my mind! As a fan of the Yakovlev Twin jets, (yak-25, yak-28, Etc) i am really impressed, looks like what their version of a flanker would be...really got my brain working now. Thank you for posting this and welcome aboard 

Ben

[Robert]

You just blew my mind! As a fan of the Yakovlev Twin jets, (yak-25, yak-28, Etc) i am really impressed, looks like what their version of a flanker would be...really got my brain working now. Thank you for posting this and welcome aboard 

Ben

Happy to oblige 

Here's another two-seater, USAF s/n 71-0290, early in its life in Air Superiority Blue / Day-Glo Red color scheme, then later modified for the NASA ACTIVE program with LERX and 2-D thrust vectoring nozzles.

[Robert]

G'day Robert,

That Eagle derivative looks brilliant.  Almost a 'Macross' sorta feel to it. 

What the heck 

[Maverick]

There you go!  Definitely looks the part now....

Regards,

Mav

[Robert]

Well done!! You're much better than me at PSP, and I've been playing around with it for awhile! Excellent choice of subjects...I'd like to put in a vote for Republic's TFX contender...

Chris

Republic version is certainly a possibility, maybe even a D-24, too...

...and here is the Republic F-111A "Thunderstriker" in prototype markings.

[BlackOps]

Robert, you've got some pretty cool stuff here, thanks for sharing 

[Chris707]

 

Outstanding!

And a good name for it to boot


Chris

[Robert]

Thanks! Here's another prototype, this time in anti-flash white for SAC - note the correct designation 

[Robert]

Mention of Macross reminded me that I had been working on a CAD drawing of the Valkyrie on and off for the past year...