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Fictional military aircraft are imagined aircraft which are used in fiction, in its various media, but do not exist in the real world. These aircraft may be conjectured variants of real-world aircraft or they may be completely fabricated by the author.
[edit] Fictional fighters
[edit] XF-18 Scavenger
The XF-18 Scavenger is a highly capable all-weather reconnaissance plane described in Michael Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain.
[edit] F-19 Stealth
In the 1980s, a gap appeared in the designation system for U.S. military aircraft, between the F/A-18 Hornet and the F-20 Tigershark. This unseen F-19 was speculated to be a top-secret stealth fighter in U.S. service. Various depictions of F-19s have since appeared in fictional works, as well as in the usually accurate Jane's All the World's Aircraft publication (as the Lockheed RF-19 and XST).
American model airplane manufacturers Testors[1] and Monogram[2] have both released hypothetical model kits of the F-19, the former quickly becoming the best-selling model airplane kit ever. Ironically, the Testors F-19 model bore no resemblance to the F-117, having a sweeping, streamlined appearance as opposed to the sharp, angular design of the Nighthawk.
The Testors design was also the basis for F-19 Stealth Fighter, a flight simulation program released by Microprose in the late 1980s. Able to run on several different platforms, the game offered users both air-to-air and ground-attack missions in several theaters of operation – from Cuba and Libya to the North Cape of the Soviet Union. Although based on a fictitious design, the game posed many challenges to players, including reduced stealth capability when banking or near radar sites, or when the payload bay doors were open. A sequel, Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0 was released in 1991, after the F-117 was first publicly revealed. Consequently, it featured an aircraft much closer in appearance to the F-117. Users were offered a choice between 2 similar looking aircraft, one having fewer payload bays and being more realistic in handling.
The F-19A Ghostrider, which shares the same physical characteristics as the Revell model kit, appears in Tom Clancy's novel Red Storm Rising, where an entire chapter is devoted to its exploits ('The Frisbees of Dreamland'). The stealth attack fighters, nicknamed 'Frisbees' by their pilots in reference to their smooth, curved shape, use AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles to shoot down Russian IL-76 Mainstay airborne early warning aircraft, thus allowing NATO fighters to penetrate Russian-controlled areas of Germany and bomb the Soviet forces massing there. To further facilitate the attack, the F-19s use nose-mounted lasers to illuminate targets for other fighters and bombers dropping laser-guided bombs.
There are many theories as to why no publicly known aircraft has been designated F-19. One theory claims that Northrop requested to skip the number for their F-20 Tigershark in order to avoid confusion with the MiG-19 on the export market. Although there may be an actual F-19 aircraft still unknown to the general public, the designation may very well be an obsolete designation for the F-117 Nighthawk.
[edit] XFA-24A Apalis
The XFA-24A Apalis is a single-seat, twin-engine, canard-delta winged strike fighter in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception and Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation video. It is capable of accelerating straight upward and carrying high payload. In an air to air configuration it carries AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. It may also carry Mark 82 bombs and Maverick missiles. The plane takes its name from Apalis, a genus of songbirds.
[edit] F/A-37 Talon
The F/A-37 Talon is a near-future, single-seat fighter aircraft of the U.S. Navy in the 2005 film Stealth. In the film's fictional world, the only Talons are operating as a three-plane flight for field evaluation, from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (although actually filmed on the USS Carl Vinson[3]).
The Talon is capable of hypersonic flight with two combined Pulse Detonation/Scramjet engines. As the film's title suggests, the Talon has stealth capability, along with movable, forward sweep, switchblade wings, an internal cannon for close-in fights, and an internal rotary launcher with a wide variety of ordnance, including GAU-12 Equalizer, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles, AGM-130C air-to-surface missiles (called "Blue Ferret" in the film), FAEs, or fuel air explosives, of an unknown variety, and Truncheon implosion bombs.
It has a Common Integrated Processor (CIP), a central "brain" capable of making damage assessments, not just on enemy forces, but on collateral and civilian casualties as well. The CIP can make complex calculations, like estimating nuclear fallout, or projecting odds of survival.
The Talon is capable of precise attacks with minimal destruction. Each pilot has a view-screen for each wingman. Controls are streamlined; the computer communicates through voice and projection displays. The Talons had transponders that directly linked with the pilots homebase or a carrier's advanced flight center. The Talon has a self-destruct system in case of system failure.
F/A-37 unique switch-wing design closely resembles patent #5,984,231 for "Aircraft with variable forward-sweep wing", issued to Northrop Grumman Corporation in 1999. This patent caused a wave of rumors about actual aircraft build with that design, with fictional name "Switchblade", that was publicized in November 2000 issue of Popular Science magazine. Moreover, according to aerospace journalist Steve Douglass, Northrop Grumman was one of the technical advisors for the Stealth film. Yet another plane sharing design characteristics with the Talon is the VF-19 Excalibur.
The cinema Talons also can perform a front-to-back flip-over (Pugachev Cobra) while in flight, per the Russian MiG-35 Fulcrum-F. However, the Talon does it as a complete 360 roll, at high-G.
Technically, the F/A-37 should be called "Talon II", as the name "Talon" has already been assigned to the T-38 trainer aircraft.
The game Empire Earth features a fighter called the Talon in the "Digital Age Epoch". It is almost identical to the F/A-37, although it is a white land-based fighter instead of a black carrier-based one.
[edit] Specifications
The F302 is a fighter-intercepter featured in Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and other Stargate shows.
The F-302 fighter-interceptor is the production model of the X-302 hyperspace fighter, an air and space superiority vehicle operated by the United States Air Force, the Russian Federation and possibly the People's Republic of China.
[edit] Specifications
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Crew: 1 pilot, 1 navigator/co-pilot
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Powerplant: 2 × jet propulsion engines, 2 x aerospike boosters, 1 x rocket booster
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Armament: 2 nose-mounted railguns, 4 wing-mounted space-operable long range air-to-air missiles, tactical nuclear missile(optional)
[edit] EDI UCAV
Featured in the film Stealth, the EDI UCAV (Extreme Deep Invader Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) is a joint program in relation to the F/A-37 Talon. The UCAV EDI (call sign "Tinman") is smaller than the Talon and has a downward-canted delta platform. Despite its designation as a UCAV, it retains a cockpit for maintenance and emergencies. Among the new features are V/STOL capability, a Kermit (metal ceramic) composite exoskeleton, and aeroelastic wings. The engine is described as a Pulse Detonation Engine with twin Hybrid Scramjet Turbos fueled by catalyzed A1 methane. Being unmanned, EDI has shown to disregard G-forces and perform a complete sharp angle, high speed turn. It carries 2 Throat Ripper AAMs, 2 Shock Hammer AGMs, 3 AGM-130s, known as Blue Ferrets, and 2 GAU-12 Equalizers . It is stated that with that load out EDI could kill 150,000 people or more if it attacks a city. EDI also carries 3 FAE, or fuel air explosives, missiles, though the designation of those missiles, and/or their power is unknown.
EDI's computer is more powerful than a standard Talon's at 10 tera-bits/second. It also has an Artificial Intelligence system with Quantum processing achieved by a neural net. EDI Uses a UNIX-Based Computing. In the scene 23 of the film, it is seen that Dr. Orbit uses the command "su", and the terminal root user is "root@edicom". EDI's artificial intelligence goes even further by allowing it to speak freely without being influenced by a human controller. EDI is capable of identifying a target 5 miles (8.0 km) away or by using a satellite uplink. EDI can identify a human target by fingerprints, voice analysis, retina scan, or by face recognition. The most striking feature of the A.I. was its ability to learn at an exponential rate, and its ability to develop emotional feelings (this was not part of its original design, and developed after a lightning strike).
[edit] F-200 Efreet
The F-200 appears in the video game U.N. Squadron. Its shape seems to have mostly been inspired by the – unreal – Mig-31 Firefox. Though this plane is fictional, it could have been misleading, because all the other available planes of the game are real ones, for example the F-20 Tigershark or the YF-23 Black Widow II.
The Efreet is the best playable fighter in this game, which can carry all of the weapons. It is also the most expensive one.
[edit] GDI Firehawk
The GDI Firehawk is a VTOL multi-role fighter jet that appears in Command & Conquer 3.
The Firehawk uses forward-swept wings with rear-swept winglets and canards. It can be equipped at the airfield with either two anti-surface bombs or four air-to-air missiles (3 and 6 with an upgrade, respectively). It seats two crew, one pilot and one weapons officer. Firehawks can be refitted with special boosters that enable them to go sub-orbital, becoming impervious to anti-aircraft fire during the whole maneuver except reentry.
[edit] Black Eagle Jet
The Allied Nations' Black Eagles are high-speed VTOL jets used mostly by The Republic of Korea in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2.
Black Eagles feature forward-swept wings but otherwise resemble a Harrier Jump Jet. They are loaded with powerful missiles used for engaging surface targets. Black Eagles are usually painted black in reference to their name. They most likely were inspired by the Russian Su-47 Berkut, which is Russian for Golden Eagle.
[edit] Messerschmitt Me 263
In Aces: Iron Eagle III, the drug-dealing ex-Nazi villain flies this jet fighter aircraft, which was supposedly developed by the Germans towards the end of World War II. It was in reality a Scaled Composites ARES. Outside the film, the Me 263 was a prototype advanced version of the rocket-powered Me 163.
[edit] Metyor Mt-179
The Metyor Mt-179 is an advanced fighter-bomber version of the Fiskious Fi-170 found in Dale Brown's novel Warrior Class. The aircraft is designed with a forward swept wing and an extremely thin fuselage section.
The aircraft uses an internal bomb bay to carry laser-guided bombs and R-27 missiles. It houses four R-60 missiles in the leading edge of the wings; however, these are omitted due to corrosion of the wing. The crew of two consists of a pilot and a weapons operator.
Bought by oil broker Pavel Kazakov, the aircraft is used to influence his East European neighbors, almost starting a number of conflicts. The aircraft finally turned in on USAF forces in Turkey. Fortunately, the chief designer sent the aircraft's heat signature to the USAF in Turkey allowing Patrick McLanahan and his team of EB-1C Vampire II to destroy it.
The aircraft resembles a VF-9 Cutlass
[edit] MiG-27 (Fictional)
A fictional MiG-27 appears in the novel Wingborn by Martin Caidin, where a pair of them escort the first commercial flight between Alaska and the Soviet Union. It is described as a large swing-wing fighter capable of 2736 km/H (1700 m/H) with a maximum altitude of one hundred thousand feet.
[edit] MiG-28
Fictional aircraft codenamed MiG-28 (МиГ-28 in Cyrillic script) have appeared in several different unrelated works. These fictional aircraft have been independently created and the aircraft share nothing but a name, although it has also often even been given the NATO reporting name Finback. In reality this codename has now been assigned to the Shenyang J-8, a Chinese interceptor-fighter. The designation "MiG-28" is inconsistent with the practice of aircraft designed by the Mikoyan design bureau (but see the Mig-8 "Utka"), and unusual but not otherwise inconsistent with that of the Soviet military. (Even number fighters include the Su-24, a strike-fighter, and the Tu-28 interceptor.)
The first instance of a "MiG-28" was in the 1978 Quiller novel The Sinkiang Executive written by Adam Hall. Referred to in the work as the MiG-28D (NATO code "Finback"), it was an aircraft that resembled a somewhat modified MiG-25, but with sharper air intakes and swept wings.
In the 1986 film Top Gun, Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) squared off against MiG-28s with no NATO reporting name and of unspecified nationality. These were nothing more than American Northrop F-5s, which at the time were being used as aggressor aircraft for dissimilar air combat training at the real TOPGUN seminar (now known as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School). The F-5s "acting" as MiG-28s were painted flat black to indicate their villainous status, and retained those paint jobs after production closed.[4] The paint also increased the aircraft's visibility, a plus for filmmaking. The nation flying these MiG-28s is not specified whatsoever in the film but assumed to be the Soviet Union or another Communist state; audio commentary on the film's Special-Edition DVD release states that they were originally intended to be North Korean. In the script, American pilots are warned that the MiG-28 is armed with the Exocet, a French-made anti-ship missile not found in the inventory of Soviet forces. In video games licensed from the films, the enemy planes are replaced with real Soviet aircraft, the MiG-29 "Fulcrum".
Another MiG-28 is "seen" in the 1988 ABC television series Supercarrier. This MiG-28 was a fictional Soviet stealth fighter. An F-16 fighter in Soviet-style markings was used to "simulate" the Soviet fighter.
A fictional Soviet interceptor featured as a traditional April 1 joke in the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics; at different times, these hoaxes ranged from nuclear bullets to badgers with naturally formed wheels. As usual, it was denounced in the May issue. LA-6, developed from captured Nazi technology, "was" a "flying saucer" with jet engine-based thrust vectoring, S/VTOL and high subsonic capability. It was purpose-built at the height of Cold War to combat American B-29 Superfortresses approaching from the North Pole. Its wide dorsal area was armored against any defensive armaments, and carried four twin 37-mm autocannons, allowing it to unleash a deadly barrage from above.
Only a single squadron existed, based on Spitsbergen. All the work was allegedly stopped after Khruschev began to promote ICBMs and SAMs as all the weapons USSR needed, and all the craft were scuttled into the sea.
[edit] Mikoyan MiG-31 (fictional)
The MiG-31
Firefox, as seen in the film
The MiG-31 (МиГ-31 in Cyrillic script), NATO reporting name "Firefox", is a fictional aircraft appearing in Craig Thomas' novels Firefox and Firefox Down, as well as the Clint Eastwood film based on the former. Scenes from the cockpit used shots from a F-4 Phantom II and T-38 Talon.
The Firefox is an interceptor aircraft with stealth capabilities, to the point that it is invisible to radar. It is powered by two incredibly powerful "Turmansky" (a probable misspelling of Tumansky) turbo-ramjet engines that permit flight at hypersonic speeds, but their exhaust gives the Firefox a prominent infrared signature. The Firefox's most famous feature is its Thought-Controlled Weapons System, which uses signals from the pilot's brain to target enemies and fire weapons; however, it only responds to commands thought in Russian. The Firefox's weapons consist of up to four AA-6 Acrid air-to-air missiles (modified for thought guidance), two 23 mm cannons, and four Rear Defense Pods on the wings, which fire explosive charges at a pursuing aircraft or missile.
Other capabilities of the Firefox include a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) range and a flight ceiling over 120,000 feet (37,000 m). To give the pilot full situational awareness the aircraft also includes a camera system that allows the pilot to see images ahead of, below, and directly behind the aircraft on his console. Mitchell Gant uses this system several times during his flight to keep track of missiles, and other aircraft pursuing him.
Two production prototypes were built before it was to be deployed into active service for the Soviet Air Force. The first prototype was stolen by Mitchell Gant operating on behalf of the Western intelligence community. The second prototype intercepted Gant and the two aircraft entered into combat with Gant destroying his adversary.
In the novel Firefox Down, it is revealed the remaining prototype's fuel lines were ruptured in the dogfight that concluded the previous novel and the aircraft crash-lands in Finland. One of the plot lines of Firefox Down is the race between the Soviets and Western Intelligence to recover the aircraft submerged in a frozen Finnish lake.
The Firefox's appearance differs between the first novel and film. The version in the novel resembles a MiG-25 "Foxbat", much like the real Mikoyan MiG-31 "Foxhound". The Firefox's distinctive appearance also appears to have been the inspiration for the F-200 Efreet fighter in the video game U.N. Squadron.
In the Battlefield 2 Mod, Allied Intent Xtended 2 (AIX2), the The MiG-31 is available on map "Operation Greasy Mullet". The Middle East Coalition forces (MEC) have the MiG-31 Firefox as their aircraft. U.S. Forces have the F-12A (Interceptor prototype of the SR-71 Blackbird). Because of the extreme speeds of the aircraft in game, the normal view distance of the graphics is increased from 600 meters to 2,500 meters. This can cause some "lag" on older systems without newer graphic cards for rendering.
[edit] MiG-37
The MiG-37 (fictional NATO reporting name Ferret E) is a fictional stealth aircraft produced in kit form by Italian model manufacturer Italeri, in co-operation with American model company Testors. The kit was a follow-up to Testors' highly successful (and fictional) "F-19 Stealth" model kit.
The MiG-37 is a stealth fighter designed using advances in technology from the Soviet Union's space and aviation programs as a reaction to the American F-19 stealth project.
[edit] MiG-242
The Mikoyan MiG-242 appears in the pilot episode of the Gerry Anderson production of Joe 90. It is a 21st century Russian air-superiority fighter, and the most advanced of its time. The MiG-242 could be launched from a special zero-zero launch ramp. This ramp could be deployed on Russian air bases and would elevate 45 degrees and catapult the aircraft via the use of an electromagnetic rail catapult, while the fighter engaged full afterburners.
The aircraft was discovered to have variable wing geometry and when swept, the wings met up with the tail to form a delta. This offered the MiG-242 both excellent low speed maneuverability and high Mach speed. Maximum speed was 3,600 km/h (Mach 3) at 11,500 metres and was powered by two variable-cycle turbine/ram jet engines. These operated as jet turbines up to Mach 2.5, and as ramjets from Mach 2.1 and up.
The key to its versatility was the weapons system, two pods mounted ventrally under the fuselage. These pods could be configured with a variety of weapons, from air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles plus sensor equipment, free-fall bombs and other ordnance. These could be quickly removed and replaced to give the MiG-242 exceptional turn-around times. In the nose were mounted two 30 mm cannon for close range fighting and two ECM pods were mounted in the twin tails.
The models that were actually used for filming the episodes were modified Angel Interceptors, from Anderson's previous series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
[edit] Turbo Kat
The Turbo Kat was the primary vehicle for the two protagonists T-Bone and Razor in the animated hit series Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron. It was based on the Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat with three jet engines and V/STOL capabilities.
[edit] Savoia S.21
The Savoia S.21 is a fictional seaplane fighter that appears in the anime film Porco Rosso, directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
While the plane depicted in the film never existed, Savoia was an actual Italian aircraft maker which produced a considerable number of flying boats in the 1920s, during which the film is set. An actual Savoia S.21 even existed, though the fictional one does not closely resemble it—the Cant.Z 501 "Seagull" is probably the closest real-life match. As a matter of fact, Hayao Miyazaki is said to have drawn his Savoia S.21 from his childhood memories of Macchi M.33.[5]
The S.21 was a custom-built fighter seaplane with a single parasol wing, above which was mounted a single engine nacelle. It had a flying-boat hull and outrigger floats, and carried two machine guns in the nose. In the film, there are two versions of the S.21. The initial version was powered by an Isotta-Fraschini Asso liquid-cooled V-12 engine; the later version mounted a Fiat A.S.2 "Folgore" V-12 with a modified radiator configuration. In addition to the engine, the new version had a tiny forward cockpit.
In The Age of the Flying Boat, the book on which the film is based, the modified version takes a Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine. The aircraft was painted bright red with Italian tricolor stripes on the wings and tail.
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Specifications
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Crew: initial version, 1 pilot; second version, additional 1 passenger
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Length: 7.92 m
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Wingspan: 10 m
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Powerplant: 430 hp (320 kW)
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Maximum Speed: 330 km/h
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Armament: 2 × 7.92 mm Spandau machine-guns
[edit] YF-19 Alpha One
In Japanese anime Macross Plus. YF-19 Alpha One is an advanced variable fighter prototype developed by Shinsei Industries as part of Project Super Nova. It led to the development of the VF-19 Excalibur. The aircraft features a turreted anti-air laser cannon, internal missile launchers, hardpoints, gun pod, sensor baffling active-stealth system, virtual-environment cockpit, pin-point barrier system, vectored maneuvering thrusters, and swing-wing design, and is able to reach escape velocity from an Earth-sized planet. It is also one of the few variable fighters developed to use the Hyperspace Fold FAST Packs.
[edit] YF-21 Omega One
In Japanese anime Macross Plus. YF-21 Omega One is an advanced variable fighter prototype developed by General Galaxy as part of Project Super Nova. It led to the development of the VF-22 Sturmvogel II. The aircraft features laser cannons, internal missile launchers, hardpoints, gun pod, sensor baffling active-stealth system, brain control system, pin-point barrier system, vectored maneuvering thrusters, and Intelligent Flight Control System, and is able to reach escape velocity from an Earth-sized planet. It is also one of the few variable fighters developed to use the Hyperspace Fold FAST Packs. It closely resembles to the YF-23 Black Widow II.
[edit] The Ghost Unmanned Drone
In the Japanese Macross Plus. The Ghost is an advanced unmanned drone that supposed to be the replacement of both the YF-19 & YF-21. But, the artificial intelligence singing diva Sharon Apple possessed the Ghost just to attack both Isamu Alva Dyson and Guld Goa Bowman. It was destroyed by Guld by sacrificing himself in an aerial combat.
[edit] F/A-40
In the game Frontlines: Fuel of War which released in Spring 2008, the fictional F/A-40 representing the main combat aircraft of the Western Coalition, and in fact it appears to be a modified F-22 Raptor in actual environment.
[edit] King Raptor
The King Raptor is an upgraded version of the F-22 Raptor, featured in Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour. When playing as the United States Air Force General, the King Raptor automatically replaces the Raptor in the build menu. This fighter carries 6 air-to-air/air-to-ground missiles and uses a Point Defense Laser to destroy hostile missiles. Its upgraded radar enables it to detect stealth units.
[edit] Gilbert XF-120
Fictional experimental jet in the 1956 film Toward the Unknown starring William Holden. The Martin XB-51 starred as the XF-120 in the film.
[edit] Willis JA-3
Fictional experimental hybrid rocket/jet 1400 mph X-plane, built by a small, under pressure aircraft builder, relentless Leland Willis (Raymond Massey). Newly hired test pilot, retired Matt Brennan (Humphrey Bogart) conducts strenuous tests on the plane's top speed capability, plus an experimental pilot escape pod – featured in the 1950 film Chain Lightning, starring Humphrey Bogart
[edit] Yak-12
A fictional Soviet jet in the 1960 Howard Hughes film Jet Pilot starring John Wayne. The plane used was actually a T-33.
[edit] Tempest GR Mk. 7
Tempest appeared as a Royal Air Force fighter-bomber in several novels by John Nichol, who served as a navigator on the real-world Panavia Tornado around the time of the first Gulf War. Tempest is a clear proxy for Tornado, following the meteorological naming scheme, with both being twin-engined, tandem cockpit aircraft carrying the RAF's designation for a ground-attack type. Both rotate at around 170 knots, have the same emergency checks in response to an engine fire, and have thrust reversers (which are unusual on a fast jet). Although Tempest appears to combine the capabilities of both the fighter and ground-attack variants of Tornado, it carries a GR designation, the RAF's terminology for a ground-attack aircraft. Tempests are described firing (real-world) Skyflash missiles, as in the air-defence variant Tornado F.3, but also flying ground-attack profiles which would not be possible without the GR.4's ground-mapping radar. One novel was concerned with problems, alluded to in at least one other book, with the Tempest's computerised flight control system.
[edit] A-20 Razorback
The A-20 Razorback is a very fast jet fighter in the Jack Ryan universe. It was first seen in Tom Clancy's EndWar, then later in Tom Clancy's HAWX. It was probably developed for the 2018 Bomber, beating the B-1R, YF-23 and FB-22. It is a stealthy replacement for the famous A-10 Thunderbolt II and is armed with ground munitions and 2 GAU-8 Avenger for close air support.
[edit] Eurofighter Hailstorm
The Hailstorm is a fighter that is also seen in EndWar, but is armed with a laser cannon. It was developed from the Eurofighter Typhoon, Gripen, and Rafale.
[edit] Sukhoi Su-38 Slamhound
Should not be confused with the real Sukhoi Su-38 agricultural aircraft. This product of Sukhoi is also in EndWar. Like the Razorback, it has missiles, bombs, and a gun, but was developed from the Sukhoi Su-47.
[edit] Angel Interceptor
A catapult launched jet fighter aircraft from the 1967 TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. The aircraft which are flown by women pilots operate from an airborne aircraft carrier named Cloudbase. The Angel Interceptor is powered by twin, turbo-jet compressors feeding a single ramjet. It is armed with a cannon firing heat seeking and armor piercing shells and with air-to-air and air-to-ground rocket launchers. It lands by swooping up into a vertical attitude and 'hooks' on to the carrier similarly to the Ryan Vertijet .[6]
[edit] Apollo Fighter
In EA's RTS game Red Alert 3, the Allies used Apollo Fighter as an air-superiorty fighter which can fire Vulcan Cannon at aerial threats. According to the official data, it is originated from Sweden, and its appearance is identical to Swedish Saab 35 Draken, except for its V/STOL capabilities.
[edit] Banshee
In Westwood's Tiberian Sun, Nod can build a kind of advanced fighter called Banshee, which can fire plasma cannons (3 shots per plane) at ground targets.
In Blizzard's StarCraft II, Terran can build Banshee fighters, which can temporarily conceal themselves from enemy's naked eyes (inherited from their predecessors Wraith) and fire a volley of rockets at ground enemies also used in halo.
[edit] Mecha/Jet Tengu
In Red Alert 3, due to Empire of the Rising Sun has no individual air force, Japanese used Mecha/Jet Tengu as a light air-superiority interceptor and hover amphibious assault walker; its airplane form looks like Japan Air Self-Defense Force's ever used F-86 Sabre, and using twin cannons against ground and aerial emenies.
[edit] Sea-/Sky-wing
In Red Alert 3, Empire of the Rising Sun used a special aircraft called Sea-(Sky-)wing, built from Imperial Docks; after created, it used like a light submarine which is capable to launch SAM against aerial threats (it must to surface first); when it flies to the sky, it can fire cannon against ground enemies.
[edit] XF-15F Cheetah
The XF-15F Cheetah is a fictional aircraft from the Dale Brown novel Day of the Cheetah. It is a heavily modified F-15E Strike Eagle, bearing a distinct resemblance to the F-15S/MTD.
[edit] XF-34A DreamStar
The XF-34A DreamStar is a fictional aircraft from the Dale Brown novel Day of the Cheetah. It is a single-engine forward-swept wing fighter similar to the Grumman X-29; however, it is completely thought-controlled by its pilot through a semi-artificially intelligent computer called the Advanced Neural Transfer And Response System, or ANTAReS. It was stolen by its pilot, who had been a KGB deep cover agent planted into the United States Air Force years earlier; his handlers wished to reverse-engineer the plane and redesignate it the MiG-39 Zavtra (Russian for "tomorrow.")
[edit] X-97 Sabre III
The X-97 Sabre III is a fictional artificially intelligent unmanned combat air vehicle featured in the film Green Lantern. Developed by Ferris Aircraft and presumably named after the F-86 Sabre and F-100 Super Sabre, it is nearly undefeatable in aerial combat against human pilots. Initial versions would flame out at altitudes above 50,000 feet.
[edit] G.I. Joe series
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Cobra Condor Z-25: The Condor has two different component parts that are detachable; an attack "wing", and a high-speed aircraft. Other special features include a bomb dropping mechanism, bomb-bay doors, retractable landing gear, and dual-laser support cannons.
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Cobra Night Raven S3P: The Night Raven is a fictional version of the SR-71 Blackbird. It features two twin missile pods, twin 20mm cannons, and dual Viper Mach 3.5 turbojet engines. It is also equipped with a small single person "Drone" recon jet that detaches from the main jet, similar to the way in which an early version of the SR-71 was able to carry a Lockheed D-21 piloted drone. Also, the G.I. Joe subgroup Sky Patrol has an aircraft called the "Sky Raven", in which the aircraft was captured by the Joes, and in one story by Devil's Due Publishing the Decepticon Starscream was reformatted to turn into a Night Raven.
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Cobra Rattler: The Rattler is a fictional VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) fighter aircraft, which was intended as Cobra's counterpart to the Skystriker. It is inspired by the USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II, but with three engines. Two of them are on the wings and one at the rear between the fins. Unlike the Thunderbolt, it also has a gunner behind the pilot, however it still retains the Gatling Gun at the bottom of the nose.
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Conquest X-30: The Conquest X-30 is a fictional aircraft from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of toys, comic books and cartoon series. It is a single-seat, twin-engined forward-swept wing air superiority fighter, based on the real-life experimental Grumman X-29 aircraft. The Conquest is designed as the Joe team’s counterpart to Cobra’s Night Raven S3P. It is armed with four "AIM-12 Light Sparrow" missiles, carries "11k" (presumably 11,000 pounds) internal fuel and two 350 gal. external fuel tanks. Its gun armament consists of two 25 mm revolver cannons.[7] It uses square jet engine nozzles that, curiously, do not appear to be thrust-vectoring. It was also released in a red and black cross "Snake Skin" camouflage, and used by the Cobra Command subgroup Python Patrol.
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Ghoststriker X-16: The X-16 is a fictional version of the F-16 that is used by the G.I. Joe Team. It features two Sidewinder missiles, four Phoenix missiles, and retractable landing gear. The jet was introduced in 1993, as the latest in the G.I. Joe Team's high-tech flight technology.
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Skystriker XP-14F: The Skystriker XP-14F is a fictional variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft used by the G.I. Joe Team. When the G.I. Joe animated series was launched in 1985, the Skystriker was the team's only fighter aircraft, until the second season when the Conquest X-30 took over, in conjunction with the release of that toy. Although the Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter it was based upon was a twin-seat design, it was rarely portrayed as such in the associated comic books and cartoons.
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Phantom X-19: The Phantom X-19 is a fictional aircraft from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of toys, comic books and cartoon series. It is a twin-seat, twin-engine stealth strike fighter aircraft, and is the preferred aircraft of the G.I. Joe pilot known as "Ghostrider". It features two "Bullseye" computer-aided low-altitude missiles, two BY-106 "Little Guy" long range air-to-air missiles, two opening wings with flip out machine guns, and retractable landing gear. Not to be confused with the real Curtiss-Wright X-19, which is an experimental VTOL tilt rotor airplane.
[edit] Fictional bombers
[edit] Archeopterix
The Archeopterix is a massive super-weapon bomber appearing in the Naval Ops: Warship Gunner series of games on the PlayStation 2 console. It is armed with massive bombs, as well as large battleship cannons, however it is vulnerable due to its slow speed.
[edit] Aurora
The Aurora is a hypersonic bomber aircraft in the video game Command & Conquer: Generals. The Aurora supercruises when attacking, making it immune to ground fire and missiles. Immediately after attacking, the Aurora loses 50% of its speed and is vulnerable to attack. The Aurora carries one very strong bomb. The Aurora Alpha in the expansion pack Zero Hour, usable by the USA Superweapon General and replacing the common Aurora, is loaded with thermobaric munitions instead. The third-party New Tech Mod for Zero Hour equips the Aurora Alpha with tactical nukes. Auroras can be recognized from their white color and ogee delta wings.
In the PC computer game "Jane's fighters anthology", the Aurora represents a Mach 4+ delta-wing reconnaissance aircraft, the successor of the SR-71 Blackbird.
The B-3 is a fictional advanced stealth bomber modelled after the B-2 Spirit in the film Broken Arrow. It is more streamlined than the B-2 Spirit and has supersonic capability.
A B-3 is also implemented in the game Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour. If one looks closely at an awkward angle at the plane's model in the World Builder tool, "B-3" is clearly visible.
The B3 is also humorously referred to repeatedly in the film Wag the Dog, when the President of the United States fakes a war to get re-elected.
[edit] B-7A Silhouette
The B-7A Silhouette is a fictional prototype United States Air Force fighter-bomber in the book Ice Station by Matthew Reilly. It is said to be powered by a plutonium core. The plutonium core powers its stealth mechanism. The Silhouette is able to become invisible not only to radar, but to the human eye. The stealth mechanism on the Silhouette is said to work by distorting the air around the aircraft. All other features of the Silhouette run on normal jet fuel.
The Silhouette also has VTOL capability thanks to retro-firing jets on its underside, as well as multiple-launch BVR air-to-air and air-to-ground missile capability, with a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km). In the book a code was needed to open the door to get inside the aircraft.
As well as missiles the Silhouette has wing-mounted machine-guns controlled by the gunner for armament. The plane has a two-person cockpit – the pilot, who sits in a seat forward and to the right of the cockpit, and the gunner/radar operator, who sits above and to the left of the pilot. In the book, people entering the plane are required to open the main door using a code and step inside the missile bay, before going forward into the cockpit.
It is said to have been built in 1979, and was apparently the losing competitor in the B-2 stealth bomber project.
The B-10 is a fictional hypersonic long range bomber aircraft in John Grisham's novel The Associate (novel). It is designed to skip on the edge of the atmosphere at Mach 10 and reach the opposite side of the Earth within one hour.
[edit] EB-1C Vampire
First appearing in Dale Brown's novel Battle Born, the EB-1C is an advanced variant of the B-1 Lancer. Originally named after the Megafortress, it was renamed the Vampire in Air Battle Force. It differs from the real B-1 in that its wings are always swept all the way back, the tail is smaller and lacks the horizontal stabilizer, and it utilizes new "Mission Adaptive Skin" that works off of micro-hydraulics to affect the shape of the Vampire's wings in-flight. This allows to create lift and drag much more smoothly than harder control flaps.
Unlike the Megafortress, the Vampire can be run via remote control, from pilots and engineers on the ground. These are referred to as Virtual Aircraft Commanders and Mission Commanders. However, both real and virtual pilots, both on the ground and in the cockpit, can run the plane at the same time. Virtual pilots can take off, land, even refuel from their virtual consoles. The Vampire is also used as a "mothership" for FlightHawk or StealthHawk drones. The drones can be both launched and recovered by the Vampire, and even refuel and reload while inside the weapons bay.
| Author: | Bling King |
| Published: | Sep 24th 2011 |
| Modified: | Jan 1st 2012 |
