New Navy Fighter pics
Wednesday, October 13th, 2004 - 12:46pm
Seems to me that some of you would be interested in this.
http://personalpages.tds.net/~wcjr/images/newplane.jpg
http://personalpages.tds.net/~wcjr/images/newplane2.jpg
http://personalpages.tds.net/~wcjr/images/newplane3.jpg
http://personalpages.tds.net/~wcjr/images/newplane4.jpg
Unconfirmed but interesting"…
The plane in these pictures is still officially the Air Vehicle Number 1, a prototype, onboard the USS George Washington CVN-73 for catapult fit checks. Not exactly still Top Secret but certainly not yet made public.
I believe it will be known as the F/A-37. Although specs are classified, it is believed to be a Mach 3.5 (top speed in the Mach 4 range), super-cruise stealth fighter/bomber/interceptor with approximately a 4,000nm range.
Cool pics!
Doesn''t look to be much of a dogfighter, though.
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They let a WOMAN behind the controls? Where''s the portal to stick her hand out and dry her fingernails?
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I vaguely recall seeing these either here or on a small mailing list I''m a member of.
IIRC, it was determined that this is the set of a movie, the lady in the cockpit is the actress star of said movie, and the camera crews you see are, well, the movie crew.
Forget the details, but I saw these about a month or so ago and that was the concensus. Hell, someone even recognized the actress. I''ll try digging through my archives and see what turns up.
Edit: Here''s the email trail, names removed.
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Jessica Biel from 7th Heaven? That''s my fav-o-rite show on TV right now. Didn''t think they still made shows like that. Very impressive...
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The movie is named Stealth. That chick is Jessica Biel.
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yeah the movie is called Stealth, Jamie Foxx is also in it
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The page on the male lead''s site talking about the shooting.
The IMDB page on the movie
And yes, 7th Heaven''s Jessical Biel IMDB page.
Apparently, according to MovieTome, it''s in post-production, was shot in Australia with some scenes shot on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
(How can I get motivated to do crap like this, but work bores me to tears?)
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The wings snap out like an F-14. Look at the other shot to see the wings extended. Any poop on whether the movie is any good?
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Well, from the page on the male leads site I linked to, he says that a huge percentage of it was shot in front of a greenscreen, and a LOT of the flick is CGI. Could go either way, but I wouldn''t hold my breath.
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The movie is about a plane with A.I. that decides to destroy the world... sounds a little thin to me
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Seriously? It''s got Jessica Biel. That is a guarantee as to it''s quality, or lack of.
but then it finds true love and all is put to right.
Wow that sounds like a big time, straight to video stinker.
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Yeah, wasn''t she in a Prinze/Lillard flick once? One step away from gratuitous full frontal, if you ask me. Then again, that would be an improvement.
At least they got Skynet confined to a plane. Should be easier for John Connor and his band of rebels to take out.
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I don''t know about that. Looks like only SWAMPY fell for it.
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The photos from snopes...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/a37.asp
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I knew I should have left out the third and fourth pics. And changed the name.
What? Saying the pictures were cool? Commenting that it didn''t look like much of a dogfighter?
Still valid coments.
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Looks to me like they''re backwards from a normal swing wing - which would explain why when they''re swung forward, the flaps are on the leading edge. Which of course *doesn''t* explain how the hell the thing would fly (although there''s not a whole lot aerodynamic about the real F-117, either
).
Seems like a really goofy design, from my hazy recollections of aerodynamics.
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Yes, but the nature of your comments assumed that they were of a real aircraft. Just ribbing ya''!
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Prove it!
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Swampy look! It''s F/A-56 Super Mountie, the Navy''s newest fighter! Looks like one hell of a dogfighter, huh?
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The ball joints look like skulls. That''s one mean death machine.
Heeeeyyyyyy..... Swampy, I have a new prototype vehicle for you to try out..... Load it up with some guys, I''ll be on the other team so I can... uhh... see how it looks, yeah.
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I like that.
edit: LOL that should be Swampy''s new avatar for Halloween!
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Swampy knows I''m just playing. Right Swampy? ..Swampy?
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not man-love mind you, but a platonic love like the love of a good cigar.
Uhh I think I''ll shut up now...
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Yeah, when have you ever seen me shy away from SwampAir? Most of your passengers get there alive!(name that movie for bonus points)
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