A restored 1916 Reinhart S.2/7B pusher fighter is passed by an EFA-160B Glyphis electronic-interdictor. The latter is barely a few knots above stall speed. (RIAT 2040)
At speeds nearing Mach 15, doors for weapons bays become inoperable. Payloads such as kinetic kill munitions (KKMs) are mounted in semi-recessed fuselage bays.
One of the few mass-production aircraft to be equipped with retractable canopies was the Stanton AB-63. This unusual feature was included to protect its crew from close range detonations of atomic anti-air rockets and strafing runs by enemy interceptors.
@KeithBusby6
nah, the US is actually using temporal and omnidimensional reality warping divisions to wage fractal-doctrine warfare on non-linear 4th dimensional beings (but also yes)
@PAVE_amber
I remember reading that Project Isinglass was partially cancelled due to concerns that it would be mistaken as an incoming ICBM due to it cruising at Mach ~20. I love the idea that even detecting such a thing taking off would make a country go DEFCON 2.
@DissidentCurcan
As said by Thatdude, there's some NOTAR helis in operation today and the tails on the AHs in Patlabor were afaik based on the various McDD ones that were being tested in the 80s. NOTAR helis aren't very common due to them being less responsive than conventional tail rotors though
@SarevaNeras
A friend of mine had some made in China but they can't ship them to the states, so if you know someone in the US who could make them I'd be interested.
@SR_Planespotter
Indeed, it's definitely much more dramatic than what real heat waves look like, but I wanted to create an impression like it's sort of shattering the windows as it flies past, so some artistic liberty was taken.