A swingin' F-15!

[Ollie]

Anthony, that's a rather lousy F-14 you've got there.  

What?

It's a swingin' F-15?

Woo!

                 

[Mossie]

Anybody know what the other contenders/competitors to the YF-15 was? When the F-15 was still a contender to the USAF that is?

The YF-15 was borne from the FX (Fighter Experiment) program & was the only one built.  Most US manufacturers submitted designs, & McDD, Fairchild Republic & North American/Rockwell got through to the final stages.  Theres a few thumbnail pics I borrowed from the Key Publishing Forum:



I'm not sure what's what, but I think the Su-27 lookalikey is the NA/Rockwell submission & the one above it the Fairchild version.

EDIT, missed the quote.

[BlackOps]

Anthony, I new what your intentions were and yet I still had to do a double take, great job!

[Shasper]

Bravo Zulu!

Shas B)

[K5054NZ]

Go Ant go! Lookin absitively allllllllllllsum!


I want to see some kits of the FX competitors, thankyou very much!        Anyone else think the lower right proposal looks a tad like our beloved F-35? B)

Cheers,

Zac

[Archibald]

That's impressive! you managed to build the perfect hybrid of Tomcat / Eagle!

F-13A Eaglecat  ?  

[anthonyp]

More like F-15N Seagle  

Thanks for the compliments, guys!  When the armament goes on, you'll definitely not have to do a double take to recognize it as a different plane.

There was an Air Enthusiast from about a year ago that had an article on the F-14 and F-15 competitions.

[Maverick]

Sierra Hotel Anthony!!

Seriously well done, sorta looks like a Turkey that's been to Jenny Craig's over the Xmas break  

One question, the AIM-97's... are they those Seekbat jobbies???  They look like they were Standards in a previous life?  If so, I can see a lot of AGM-78s getting the chop for some nasty interceptors.

Excellent Job,

Mav

[Brian da Basher]

Cracking build, Commodore Anthony! That will keep those capitalist running dogs at bay...

Oops sorry about that.

Excellent stuff! Fly Navy!

Brian da Basher

[Rafael]

Excellent!!

Now I know what F-15s were meant for!!!!


Rafa

[gooberliberation]

My brain hurts trying to comprehend the sheer coolness of the Seagle.  

[anthonyp]

One question, the AIM-97's... are they those Seekbat jobbies???  They look like they were Standards in a previous life?  If so, I can see a lot of AGM-78s getting the chop for some nasty interceptors.

The AIM-97's are indeed going to be descendants of the original Seekbats.  I'm calling mine AIM-97C's, and making them roughly equivalent to AIM-54's, just cooler looking.  Funny thing about the AIM-97 and AGM-78 is they're the exact same airframe in terms of length and diameter, so no real modifications are necessary (save paintjob).

[Maverick]

Wicked Anthony!

Now i can load up my ADC ships without resorting to too much whiffery with the weapons.

Ta

Maverick

[anthonyp]

Hey, look!  It's beginning to get armed!  In the second pic, you can see my first attempt at using thin magnets to do rotating pylons.  Next time, I'll either flush mount then, or do them inside the wings.

[Brian da Basher]

Wow she looks better with every shot Commadore Anthony! I really like the idea of using magnets to mount "rotating" weps loads. I've heard some good things about this technique. It looks like you're planning on taking it to a whole new level.

Brian da Basher