/k/ was this an actual concept or just some fan made thing?

>>28335666
i don't know, satan

>>28335666
What do you think?

>>28335686

My googlefu results in a bunch of sketchy websites so i'd say fake

would variable wings even work with stealth

>>28335713
Probably not.

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>>28335666
>>28335713

What was NATF?

>>28335666
Yes, it was a thing. It was one of the reasons why the YF-22 was picked over the YF-23, because lockheed had plans for a naval variant. But then 1991 happened and defense budgets got slashed, and instead of the NATF and or super tomcats, we got the bug.

>>28335666

There were plans to make a tomcat-esque variant of the f22 with swing wings for naval operations. The f22 program proved to be very controversial, and funding for the carrier-version was cut down to nothing. The ball has been handed to the f35c to fill that role.

>>28335666
>swing wing
Because fuck you, maintenance crews.

Swing wings are obsolete. Modern hybrid wing designs can provide similar performance without the considerable weight and maintenance penalties.

>Your call sign is Mobius 1. We will refer to you by this name at all times

Variable geometry on a stealth craft? Why? Just make it a delta or flying wing if you're worried about space.

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>>28335666
>>28335666

My point of reference for it is from Xenonauts a X-Com Clone, it's one of the fighters modders fully fleshed out after finding assets in the game files.

Looks fucking neato. Me and my macross plus boner mayne.