stealth fighter

  1. L

    Nice NGAD / 6th Gen concepts and models (unique shapes)

    What you guys think about this models, very nice work from the artist I know (NETRUNNER_pl), but technically speaking, the first one is more normal, certainly based on the shape that appeared on skunkworks instagram so I imagine stealth focused, but the dorsal weapons bay (see the 3d model) and...
  2. ar020

    Shenyang 'J-50' impression by Ar020

    Still a work in progress so bear with me. Renders coming this week. These are based on the limited pictures that have been released.
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    • 6th gen 6th generation china chinese j50 plaaf project number j36 shengyang shenyang stealth stealth fighter
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  3. VTOLicious

    External and/or conformal fuel tanks for F-35 and other stealth(y) aircraft

    Recently it was revealed that the F-22 will receive stealthy external fuel tanks. However, what if external fuel tanks would be considered in the design of a LO-airframe from the onset? Could such a fuel tank keep the impact on the RCS to the absolute minimum, or maybe wouldn't have an impact...
  4. M

    My Naval F-22

    I've been obsessing over the naval version of the F-22 for the past few weeks, ruling out variable geometry because of the cost of maintenance and the problem it poses for stealth, I think including canards could provide the lift needed to land on a carrier. Searching the internet I found these...
  5. VTOLicious

    Design Challenge: Lightweight Multirole Fighter (LMF)

    XY: "A stealth fighter in the size of a Saab Gripen is impossible without compromising its performance to a point where it becomes useless". Me: "Hold my beer..." :) Everyone is welcome to join! But be aware, this is intended to be beyond napkin sketches. You may need some CAD skills or access...
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    • enclosed weapons pod f414 far-21 gripen jas39 lightweight fighter lightweight multirole fighter lmf mrf stealth fighter
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    • Forum: Aircraft Design
  6. G

    MBB Lampyridae (1987) German Experimental Stealth Fighter Prototype

    In the 1980s, the German company Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) developed a 3/4 testbed for a top-secret Medium Range Missile Fighter (MRMF) code named "Lampyridae" (Firefly). Using a polyhedral airframe that eschewed right angles and curved surfaces to avoid radar detection, the "Lampyridae"...
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    • 1980s 1987 cold war federal republic of germany fighter luftwaffe mbb messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm model model making stealth stealth fighter west germany
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  7. C

    General stealth technology and techniques

    Serpentine intake ducts do not let radar waves travel a straight path to and from the fan or compressor blades of the jet engine. But as far as I can tell, there is nothing in the S-intake that is designed to specifically reflect radar waves back in specific directions aligned with the rest of...
  8. SOC

    Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk

    #784 was trialled with a radome and variant of the B-1B's radar system. Has any other information on this project, or any images of the test configuration, ever turned up? This is said to be the forerunner of the Raptor's radar mounting.
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    • air combat command cold war cold war ii fighter bomber ground attack low observable post-cold war stealth stealth fighter tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 198
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    F-117A prior to unveiling: artists impressions and kits of the 'F-19 Stealth Fighter' in mass culture

    Some ideas of what the F-117 might look like from the 1980s Source: Bill Gunston, Warplanes of the Future Salamander 1986
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Faceting for stealth shown in open literature before F-117 unveiling

    Found in an AIAA paper on advanced engine technology from 1981.... looks like faceting to me?
  11. RP1

    MBB Lampyridae

    My latest project is here: http://rp-one.net/lampyridae/lampy.html The MBB Lampyridae stealth fighter. RP1
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    • 1980s air-to-air cold war deutsches zentrum für luft- und raumfahrt e.v dlr federal republic of germany fighter luftwaffe medium range missile fighter messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm mrmf stealth stealth fighter west germany
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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