I know someone who was involved with designing the wing for the Grumman X-29, which looked very much like this sans the weaponry. They were, as +Curtis Edenfield says, roughly based on F5 airframes.
Concepts are exactly that concepts. The X-29 project started in the late 70s. The Japanese were still using the F-5. NASA continued the project through the mid 80s using Mitsubishi as a contractor for some of the flight systems. Now for the biggest part, Konami doesn't just make games. Put these together an you have a concept fighter, that also shows up in a game. Hmmmmm
One day? Maybe!?
Ah… Robotech live action shots? Nice.
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This one was real of sorts. NASA took a F-5 Tigershark airframe an built a couple test planes nearly identical to this rendering.
I know someone who was involved with designing the wing for the Grumman X-29, which looked very much like this sans the weaponry. They were, as +Curtis Edenfield says, roughly based on F5 airframes.
+Curtis Edenfield Yeah the X-29 if I remember correctly. There is also a Russian Sukhoi like this as well. In fact it even has the canards.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-47
I believe it is the Shinden II If I am correct. It was a exclusive for online play for Ace Combat Assault Horizon if I am correct
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+Curtis Edenfield not to be rude sir, but look up pictures of the Shinden II
+Kamal Tailor i was about to post the same plane
+Raiden Phoenix he said it looked similar to the X-29. He made a comparison not jumped the gun.
Concepts are exactly that concepts. The X-29 project started in the late 70s. The Japanese were still using the F-5. NASA continued the project through the mid 80s using Mitsubishi as a contractor for some of the flight systems. Now for the biggest part, Konami doesn't just make games.
Put these together an you have a concept fighter, that also shows up in a game. Hmmmmm
+Curtis Edenfield oh how I wish the skies were filled with X-29s, X-31s, YF-23s and F16XLs.
+Reo Cruz it would be cool. But these are engineering dreams. Put on paper to learn from. In the not to distant future, they will all be UAV's.
seems real.
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Yes, no kidding.