Well, I saw some concept art from Lockheed and boeing...I can't go much further without vomi-BLUAHSHDJEKSJDHDJDJ!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=New+F-16&view=detailv2&&id=AE7D1720F5843BCBC48ACD113F0EBD313ABA7912&selectedIndex=0&ccid=2h4oFUOB&simid=608038439846150223&thid=OIP.2h4oFUOBnzHd6Yq2f1yErAEsCq - F-16
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=New+F-18&view=detailv2&&id=9C3BED5756B92A92F3BC3B821FC8BC9F90EE1FFD&selectedIndex=1&ccid=6zPCemI6&simid=608056298323839251&thid=OIP.Meb33c27a623a8192bb9190ab698e8417o0 - F-18
@MaximusTheMinimus Lol, me overreacting.
@PyroManiac xD
NOOOOOOO, NOT LOCKHEED MARTIN!!!!!!!!!! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
I like the new f18
@AaltonenIndustries I prefer sleeker designs.
Thankyou XD @FearlessFabEngineering
I personally think we shouldn't be bothering to much on the issue. What we need is F-22A Raptors working in unison with F-35s. There is no way to get a 4th gen fighter to complete stealth or VTOL like in the case of 5th gen airframes. These few advanced aircraft are way more efficient than the legacy fighters. I would use the advantage of stealth technology and use that for the first wave of the attack, then have the older aircraft fill up the rear.
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Well in aerial combat.. aesthetics means nothing. The humps are attached to the body for a reason. Probably for more protection against missile if flares do not work. If that hump protects the pilot and the aircraft without affecting its performance and its role it will be fine.
That F-18 is an F-18XT Advanced Hornet. Trump placed a big order on those for the Navy. He chose it over the F-35. I think...
F-16 D, E, & F's all look like that...
@MaximusTheMinimus Who knows? The US will be facing ekranoplans
I think they do look hideous, I'll admit, but in this world, is crazy becoming normal?
@Alienbeef0421 I feel like the Russians need to grow their economy and build more test and research airframes before they will be a major aerial threat. They have how many planes running on the same to 80s era airframe: the Su-27 and MiG-29. Not to say they weren't good, but certainly are getting outdated. The same can be said about the U.S. legacy fighters, which are being upgraded, and aesthetically ruined simultaneously.
@Alienbeef0421 to put it into context, if not the Raptor it be an eagle.
@MaximusTheMinimus If not the MiG 35 it would be a Su-27
@jamesPLANESii true
I support @MaximusTheMinimus
@jamesPLANESii they're still cringeworthy. They look like the underside of a Kenyan barge...
I know. They're extra fuel tanks. @Alienbeef0421
@Alienbeef0421 I thought it was a panavia Tornado because of the swing wings. About the MiG-35 Fulcrum F, I prefer the Raptor or even the highly compromised PAK FA.
@jamesPLANESii he meant those boathull like stuff above the wing roots...
DAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMNNNNNNN SOOOONNN...
I like the MiG 35 better lol
And has anyone notice that Hellkeska was based on an Sukhoi Su-24?
@jamesPLANESii really? I knew they got new radars, but body hugging fuel tanks...
They're detachable fuel tanks. @MaximusTheMinimus
@jamesPLANESii I don't like the new humps on the back/top of the fuselage. Ruins the aesthetics.