This is gonna be a very interesting jet if come true as an module

[Ddg1500]

This is a aggressive but feasible aircraft, and beautiful 

[bies]

A plastic model of a proposed project, never even built as non-armed prototype? In a simulator where modules are recreated so faithfully nearly every button or switch in the cockpit works as it did in real aircraft? Well...

[av8orDave]

Ok, just for fun and to nerd out a bit, I'll take the bait...

- While an interesting concept and a nice homage to everyone's favorite plane, the F-14, a swing-wing F-22 would be completely unnecessary because...

- One function of the swing-wing design was to reduce the approach speed for a safer, easier landing on the carrier. Given modern advances in avionics and flight control systems, this is unnecessary. The F-35C, for example, can almost completely land itself on the boat and relies on the pilot to a far lesser extent than the legacy fleet. Next-gen manned carrier aircraft will likely land themselves much of the time (incoming eyeroll from Navy pilots).

- Stealth: A piece of the swing-wing design was to improve low-speed maneuverability while maintaining the ability of high-speed flight. Again, if next-gen carrier based fighters find themselves in a close-in dogfight, something has gone wrong much earlier in the battle. Likewise, speed is de-prioritized in the interest of stealthiness, better sensors (and sensor fusion), and better weapons systems.

- It would be unnecessary because it will likely be unnecessary; the F-35 will be the core of the carrier fleet for quite some time, and will in all likelihood be augmented by unmanned aircraft.

Many reports of how the F-35 is operated go something like this:

- The pilot takes off, engages the autopilot, and focuses on a nearly perfect picture of the battlespace based on a networked view provided by a number of sensors (many report that it is a better picture than a modern AWACS has). The pilot then leverages the stealth capability of the aircraft to sneak in on the target and employ weapons without the enemy ever knowing they were there. Upon return to the ship, the autopilot lands the plane while the pilot monitors the systems.

No swing-wings necessary!

Edited September 9, 2024 by av8orDave

[MAXsenna]

What's the timestamp on those pics? Looks like they're from the 80s. Did the Tomcat and the Raptor mate?

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[MiG21bisFishbedL]

5 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

What's the timestamp on those pics? Looks like they're from the 80s. Did the Tomcat and the Raptor mate?

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It's the NATF-22. This was conceptualized between '88-'92. It never got beyond modeling.

[upyr1]

On 9/9/2024 at 12:30 PM, Ddg1500 said:

This is a aggressive but feasible aircraft, and beautiful 

Unless it's a community module, this simply ain't going to happen. This looks like an F-22N which was the proposed carrier variant. As it never got past the design phases there is 0 information. The best someone could do is use available F-22 information and then build an entirely hypothetical flight model. 

[Snappy]

On 9/9/2024 at 7:44 PM, bies said:

A plastic model of a proposed project, never even built as non-armed prototype? In a simulator where modules are recreated so faithfully nearly every button or switch in the cockpit works as it did in real aircraft? Well...

Ehem.. Fantasy Black Shark V3 would like a word. 
Lets not exaggerate here.

But still,  @Ddg1500 not, this is not reasonable.