Fictional military aircraft
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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.
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[edit] Fictional fighters
[edit] F/A-37 Talon
The F/A-37 Talon is a fictional fighter aircraft of the U.S. Navy in the 2005 film Stealth. The Talon is capable of hypersonic flight with combined Pulse Detonation/Scramjet engines. The Talon obviously has stealth capability, along with switchblade wings, a single cannon for close range attacks (possibly a 25mm GAU-12 Equalizer), and an internal rotary launcher for air-to-air and air-to-ground ordnance, including unguided penetration rockets, air-to-air missiles, 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. Only three Talons existed and flew as a trio. Each pilot has a viewscreen 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.
The F/A-37 bears a resemblance to the Russian Sukhoi Su-47 experimental jet, both in its stealth characteristics and forward swept wings, though the Talon's wings are of switchblade type. Another plane the Talon resembles is the fictional X-02 Wyvern, from Ace Combat. Both have switchblade wings, stealth characteristics and similar overall shapes. Yet another plane sharing design characteristics with the Talon is the Northrop Switchblade technology demonstrator.
The Talon's outer skin must be made from some kind of radar absorbent material, as noted aerospace writer Bill Sweetman has noted that some elements of its airframe would betray it to radar.
Specifications
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Range: 4000 nm
- Powerplant: 2 × Pulse Detonation/Scramjet engines
- Max Speed: Mach 5+
[edit] EDI UCAV
The EDI UCAV (Extreme Deep Invader) is a joint program in relation to the F/A-37 Talon. EDI is smaller than the Talon and has a downward canted delta plaform. Despite its designation as an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), it retains a cockpit for maintenance and emergencies. Among the new features are V/STOL capability, a Cermet (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.
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 is capable of identifying a target 5 miles away or by using a satellite uplink. EDI can identify a human target by fingerprints, voice analysis, 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. EDI is similar in some ways to Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
[edit] Messerschmitt Me 263
- This is about a fictional aircraft. For the real aircraft of this designation, see Messerschmitt Me 263.
The Messerschmitt Me 263 is a fictional jet fighter aircraft in the movie Aces: Iron Eagle III, supposedly developed by the Germans towards the end of World War II and flown by the drug-dealing ex-Nazi villain. It is in fact a Scaled Composites ARES, repainted in German Luftwaffe colors.
[edit] MiG-28
Fictional aircraft codenamed MiG-28 (МиГ-28 in Cyrillic script) have appeared in several different works. It is interesting to note that these works are completely unrelated and the aircraft themselves share nothing in common but a name, although it has also often even been given the NATO reporting name, Finback, although in reality this codename is assigned to the Shenyang J-8, a Chinese fighter based on the MiG-21.
The first instance of an aircraft being designated the MiG-28 is in the 1978 book The Sinkiang Executive written by Elleston Trevor. Referred to in the work as the MiG-28D, it was an aircraft that resembled a somewhat modified MiG-25, but with sharper air intakes and swept wings.
The next instance, and probably the most well-known, was in the 1986 movie Top Gun. Here called only the MiG-28, its role in the film is actually preformed by an American aircraft, the F-5 Freedom Fighter, which was at that time being used as an aggressor aircraft for dissimilar air combat training at the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School. These aircraft retained the paint scheme seen in the movie after its release. [1] While the identity of "the enemy" is not stated in the movie, it is often assumed to be the Soviet Union or another Communist state; as the carrier is stated to be "somewhere in the Indian Ocean" during Top Gun's opening scene, an unofficial backstory for the MiG-28 stated that "the enemy" was Sri Lanka [1]. In video games licensed from the movies, the enemy planes are clearly Soviet MiG-29s.
The final version of the MiG-28 is seen in the 1988 ABC television series Supercarrier, a MiG-28 was a fictional Soviet stealth fighter.
It should be noted that the designation "MiG-28" is inconsistent with Mikoyan's practice of giving fighter designs odd numbers. This may have been done so that that the aircraft's appearance could not possibly contradict any future MiG fighters.
[edit] MiG-31 Firefox
- For the real aircraft of this designation, see Mikoyan MiG-31.
The MiG-31 (МиГ-31 in Cyrillic script), NATO codename "Firefox," is a fictional aircraft first appearing in a pair of novels written by Craig Thomas, the first of which, Firefox, was adapted into the movie of the same name.
The Firefox is an interceptor capable of stealth (limited by its infrared signature) and hypersonic flight. It also features a Thought-Controlled Weapons System, although it only responds to thought commands in Russian. Among the Firefox's weapons are twin 23mm cannons that are seen firing blue tracer rounds on screen, and four Rear Defense Pods, which fire a grenade-like explosive at a pursuing aircraft or missile.
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 the second Firefox.
In Firefox Down, the first 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.
[edit] MiG-37
The Mikoyan 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] 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 Soviet mole planted into the US Air Force years earlier; his handlers wished to reverse-engineer the plane and redesignate it the MiG-39 Zavtra (Russian for "tomorrow.")
[edit] Phantom X-19
The Phantom X-19 is a fictional aircraft from the G.I. Joe line of toys, comic books and cartoon series. It is a combination of a stealth fighter-bomber, and is used by the fictional U.S. Air Force of that universe. The Phantom's purpose is to use strike and destroy Cobra targets of interest. It is the preferred aircraft of the G.I. Joe pilot known as "Ghostrider". The Phantom is armed with twin Sparrow missiles, laser-guided bombs, and twin machine guns.
[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 movie never existed, Savoia was an actual Italian aircraft maker which produced a considerable number of flying boats in the 1920s, during which the movie is set. An actual Savoia S.21 even existed, though the fictional one does not closely resemble it — the Macchi M.33 is probably the closest real-life match.
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 a 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 movie 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.
Specifications
- Crew: initial version, 1 pilot; second version, additional 1 passenger
- Length: 7.92 m
- Wingspan: 10 m
- Powerplant: 430 HP
- Maximum Speed: 330 km/h
- Armament: 2 × 7.92mm Spandau machine-guns
[edit] Fictional bombers
[edit] B-3
The B-3 is a fictional advanced stealth bomber modeled after the B-2 Spirit in the movie Broken Arrow.
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] EB-52 Megafortress
Dale Brown has used various modified variants of the B-52 Stratofortress, which in reality is used by the US Air Force as their heavy strategic bomber. These variants are usually reffered to as the B-52 Megafortress. The Megafortress first appears in Dale Brown's Flight of the Old Dog and is expanded and upgraded in all his later books. It has all the latest technology (such as an advanced on-board computer and detailed HUD) and carries all the latest weapons, such as the AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM, along with various anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles and even more fancifull weapons such as plasma-yield warheads. It also uses an advanced layout, having a long SST nose and twin V-type tails. In later books, the eight engines of the B-52A-H are replaced by four larger and more powerful turbofans. Coincidentally, this is an upgrade that has been considered for the real-world B-52H fleet
In Flight of the Old Dog, the first book in the series, the aircraft is designated the B-52I Megafortress. B-52M Megafortress Plus is later introduced Day of the Cheetah and the EB-52 designation is first used in Sky Masters. In reality, the EB-52H (or B-52J) was a planned upgrade to the USAF's current fleet of Stratofortresses, allowing them to act as "stand-off jammers", with jamming pods replacing the B-52's wing-mounted external fuel tanks.
One final version, the AL-52 Dragon, was introduced in Wings of Fire. The Dragon is an airborne laser platform; the actual laser is a chemical system (a COIL, or chlorine-oxygen-iodine laser). One prototype, however, is refitted with a plasma-pumped solid-state laser (the technology is based on the plasma-yield warheads mentioned above). Both Dragon variants are devastating against aerial targets; however, the plasma-pumped laser's sheer power makes it effective against surface targets as well.
[edit] B-7A Silhouette
The B-7A Silhouette is a fictional prototype US 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 200 nautical miles. 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.
[edit] Fiskious Fi-170
The Fiskious Fi-170 Tuman is a fictional Russian Stealth bomber prototype in military thriller author Dale Brown's book Night of the Hawk. The Fi-170 is the Russian eqivualant to the EB-52 Megafortress, devoloped by captured and brainwashed American engineer Dave Luger. The aircraft is notable in having a super-critical wing and Russian equvialants to American weapons such as the AIM-120 and Stinger missles.
The Fi-170 is devoloped at the Fiskious institute in Lithuania and is stolen by a team of commandos lead by pilot-hero Patrick McLanahan who also rescue Dave Luger the same night. The Fi-170 is flown to an undisclosed location in Scotland after destroying multiple enemy targets in Belarus. The Fi-170 is analyzed and dismantled in Scotland having been found a no better than a Russian copy of the EB-52.
The Fi-179 appears in the book Warrior Class as the Metyor Mt-179 with a forward-swept wing and more advanced avionics, making it comparable to the Sukhoi Su-47.
[edit] Fictional helicopters
[edit] AH-73M Thunderhawk
The playable attack helicopter in the futuristic Core design video game from 1991. The AH-73M seems to be based on the AH-64 Apache, but with more weapons and more advanced technology. A typical loadout for the AH-73 in the game is 16 Hellfire-like missiles, 76 unguided rockets, 8 Stinger-like air-to-air missiles and a cannon with unlimited amunition.
[edit] Airwolf
Airwolf is the star of a 1984 TV series of the same name. It is capable of supersonic flight and carries multiple anti-aircraft cannons and missiles in retractable weapons pods. The helicopter used in the series is a modified Bell 222.
[edit] Blue Thunder
A fictional police helicopter from the movie with the same name. The helicopter is armed with a powerful head-tracked gatling gun in the nose, a stealth mode which makes it quiet and surveilance equipment like sensitive microphones and an infrared camera. The helicopter used in the movie is a Aérospatiale Gazelle with a new nose section bolted on.
[edit] Scorpion Attack Helicopter
The Scorpion Attack Helicopter is a fictional attack helicopter of unspecified origin that appears in the 1990 movie Fire Birds. At least one of the type was shown being used by a South American drug cartel and piloted by highly skilled mercenaries, along with a pair of Saab Draken fighters. The Scorpion has superior agility and speed compared to most other helicopters, notabaly the AH-1 Cobra and the UH-60 Black Hawk, easily destroying the aforementioned helicopters. Armed with unguided rockets and machine guns, it is roughly equal in air combat capabilities to the AH-64 Apache.
The real helicopter used for the film was a Hughes H-6 derivative, probably a Boeing MD500 Defender. It was fitted with weapon pods and a nose mounted scope.
[edit] Super Apache
The Super Apache is a fictional attack helicopter derived from the AH-64 Apache, and first appears in the Strike series of video games by Electronic Arts, specifically Soviet Strike and Nuclear Strike. Designed for special operations, the Super Apache serves as the player's primary vehicle.
The Super Apache, which looks identical to its real-world counterpart, is also a sophisticated two-seat attack helicopter armed with advanced electronics and air-ground weapons. However, to aid gameplay, there are some notable enhancments:
- Optional AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. There have been proposals to equip the real AH-64 with Sidewinder missiles. So far, no real Apaches have been equipped with the AIM-9.
- Self-repairing "smart armor" that repairs and re-aligns damaged portions of the helicopter.
- A passenger compartment capable of carrying up to six people. It is also accessible from the cockpit. In order to have room for the passengers the Super Apache must be significantly larger than the real-world apache, since it looks identical externally. This makes the Super Apache similar to the real Mil Mi-28 Havoc, which has a small cargo compartment, intended to be used for rescue.
- A cargo winch to load passengers, fuel, and ammunition. The Super Apache also has significant load-carrying abilities, capable of carrying loads as heavy as multiple ICBMs- a feat far beyond any modern aircraft, even the C-17.
- Unlike the "normal" AH-64, the Super Apache does not need a separate gunner. It only requires one pilot to operate and engage the enemy effectively. The second crew member seems to simply be a co-pilot.
Remarkably, the Super Apache appears to lack the fire control Radar seen on the AH-64D Longbow. Instead, it relies on sophisticated communications systems (called Strike-Net) and unseen assets such as AWACS and Satellite imagery.
There is also a navalized variant called the Sea Apache, capable of carrying naval mines. It can be deployed from Sea Shadow-type warships.
[edit] Other fictional aircraft
[edit] Simoun and Simile-Simoun series
The Simoun and Simile-Simoun series are fictional fighters that appears in the anime-film Simoun.
A Simoun requires two pilots to lift-off and steer in the air and, moreover, both of them must have not yet chosen their permanent sex (refer to background for explanation), since having done so permanently disqualifies a person from further piloting. Because of its sacred status in Simulacrum, only young priestesses of the Tempus Spatium faith are recruited as Simoun pilots and granted the title Simoun Sibyllae (シムーン・シヴュラ Shimūn Shivyura?).
Originally, Simouns were produced by Simuracrum nation's engineers and designers for ceremonial craft pray to Goddess "Temps-Spatium" (of their religion).
But, due to the main lift "Helical Motor", it was envied by other nations and a war broke out to obtain that technology. Thus, Simouns are armed with miniguns and Ri Mājon, and appear as enormous luminous glyphs in the sky, which, once completed, conjure magical effects of tremendous power.
The Similes are scaled-down simple model versions of Simouns, which were mainly used for training. But with the war raging, Simile-Simouns were armed with machine guns or miniguns and had single and dual cockpit configurations. They have similar designs, but with only a single, and somewhat, simpler Helical Motor.
The Simouns and Similes are apparently derived from bumblebees or similar insects.
[edit] Yukikaze
[edit] References
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F/A-37 Talon
MiG-37
