US F/A-XX and F-X & NGAD - 6th Gen Aircraft News Thread

[enroger]

Did they really need to include Chinese eastcoast on that patch? Stay classy, US

I like the Americans more when they're being honest

 

[sheogorath]

You can tell some of these programs' image departments are being run by NCD-level retards for other capeshit retards.

 

[siegecrossbow]

You can tell some of these programs' image deparments are being run by NCD-level retards for other capeshit retards.

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If they can appoint a supermarket bagger for terror prevention position then they certainly can get NCD-level regards to run the image department.

 

[Maikeru]

Some people are saying the phoenix emblem resembles Bird of Prey. Not sure what to make of this.

 

[4Tran]

I think the patch is fine. Militaries love to do all sorts of messaging with them, and it's all in good fun. If you want to feel a bit better, the 66th Air Brigade's patch is even better:

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Some people are saying the phoenix emblem resembles Bird of Prey. Not sure what to make of this.

The designer probably has no idea what the F-47 is supposed to look like.

 

[manqiangrexue]

Some people are saying the phoenix emblem resembles Bird of Prey. Not sure what to make of this.

Coincidentally and certainly not to the intent of the creator, the pheonix is an absolute subordinate and inferior of the dragon in Chinese mythology.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Some people are saying the phoenix emblem resembles Bird of Prey. Not sure what to make of this.

Boeing bird of pretty or Romulan Bird of Prey?

 

[AndrewJ]

Is this indicating the NGAD aircraft from LM?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974110851536973835

 

[talonn]

Is this indicating the NGAD aircraft from LM?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974110851536973835

I am still not sure what i am looking at. Whats that white thingy?

 

[ougoah]

I am still not sure what i am looking at. Whats that white thingy?

Column for RCS testing. The aircraft being tested is sometimes supported inverted. Some precedence:






The column is designed so that the tested aircraft's RCS can be isolated.

The test object looks similar to a bird of prey but that was a Boeing project. Looks like this is the Lockheed Martin CCA project... one that aims to produce a subsonic medium sized CCA. They're literally 1.5 gen + behind China's UADFs which are supersonic, medium fighter sized and in service now.