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VE-1 In Battroid Mode
VE-1 In Fighter Mode
VE-1 Elint Seeker spotting for the SDF-1 Macross
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VE-1 "ELINT Seeker" Valkyrie
Equipment Type: reconnaissance type all-environment variable fighter and tactical combat battroid
Unofficial codename: ELINT Seeker
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Navy, U.N. Space Air Force
Manufacturer: Shinnakasu Heavy Industry
Introduction: November 2007
Operational Deployment: February 7 2009
Accommodation: pilot plus passenger in Marty & Beck Mk-7 zero/zero ejection seats
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 12.68 meters; width 7.3 meters; length 4.0 meters
Fighter Mode: wingspan 15.81 (fully extended); estimated height 6.5 meters; length 13.9 meters
GERWALK Mode: wingspan 15.81 (fully extended); height 10.36 meters; length 11.3 meters
Mass: empty 19.2 metric tons; maximum T-O 72.0 metric tons
Structure: space metal frame, SWAG energy conversion armor
Power Plant: two Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 thermonuclear reaction turbine engines, output 650 MW each
Propulsion: 11,500 kg [x g] x 2; or 23,000 kg [x g] x 2 in overboost (225.63 kN x 2 overboost); Shinnakasu Heavy Industry NR-BP-E3 FAST Pack booster thrusters 2 x 120,000 kg [x g] (1,177.2 kN x 2); vernier thrusters with chemical fuel tanks (within backpack section for GERWALK and Battroid modes); 16 x high-maneuverability vernier thrusters; 4 x low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (with FAST packs) standard T-O 6.36; maximum T-O 3.97
Performance:
Battroid Mode: maximum walking speed 160 km/h
Fighter Mode: at 10,000 m Mach 2.71; at 30,000+ m Mach 3.87
GERWALK Mode: maximum walking speed 100 km/h; flying 500 km/h
g limit: in space +7
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry wing; vertical take-off and landing; control-configurable vehicle; fly-by-light; rectangular underfuselage air intakes with intake vane, variable ramps, and retractable cover shutters (for Battroid mode or space use); single-axis two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles operate in lieu of conventional elevators and horizontal stabilizers and in tandem with wing thruster roll control system; one ventral fin under each engine nacelle; large airbrake directly rear of cockpit canopy (nozzle feet operate as airbrakes also); two-section flap (with spoiler) and fowler flap occupy almost entire wing trailing-edge; leading-edge slats; conventional rudders with honeycomb construction in outward-canted vertical tail surfaces; two cooling sub-air intake/airframe lift adjustment slits located on forward main body in Fighter mode operate in lieu of glove vanes by controlling airflow; four times the mobility of the Destroid Spartan; three "magic hand" manipulators for maintenance use; retractable canopy shield for Battroid mode and atmospheric reentry; retractable tricycle undercarriage (landing gear) with two steerable nosewheels retract rearward into nose and twin coupled mainwheels inward into fuselage; 2 x arresting hooks mounted underfuselage on engine nacelles; 2 x forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensors in recessed emplacements within leg-joint nacelles (built below and to the fore of the cockpit canopy in egg-shaped blisters on either side of the Fighter mode nosecone); option of GBP-1S system, atmospheric-escape booster, or FAST Pack system
Transformation:
Min time from Fighter to GERWALK (automated): approx. 1.5 sec.
Min time from GERWALK to Battroid (automated): under 2 sec.
Standard time from Fighter to Battroid (automated): under 5 sec.
Min time from Fighter to Battroid (manual): 0.9 sec.
Armament: none
Equipment:
1 x Rotary Radome with APS-201 surveillance radar
1 x HF/VHF/VLF antennae equipped NR-SR-E3 (mounted on right arm)
1 x communications relay co-antennae equipped NR-SL-E3 (mounted on left arm)
2 x side surveillance radar systems (mounted in NR-FS-E3 attachments on legs/engines)
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A faster and much more extensively equipped electronic warfare variable fighter, the VE-1 "ELINT Seeker" saw service later in Space War One as a reconnaissance and ECM/ECCM unit. The unofficial designation "ELINT" stands for ELectronic Signals INTelligence, and refers to intelligence gathering by use of electronic sensors. Built by Shinnakasu Heavy Industry (with subcontractor Bifors), the VE-1 combines the capabilities of the FAST Pack space booster system with extensive electronic warfare hardware. Two CTB-04 conformal propellant/coolant tanks (mounted on the leg/engines), two NR-BP-E3 booster thrusters mounted on the dorsal section and two NR-FS-E3 units mounted on the leg/engines provide plenty of fuel for long-range operations and additional thrust for quick evasion. The customized FAST Packs also house the majority of the unit's electronic warfare equipment including lateral, multi-directional and
omni-directional radar systems. This two-seater variant quickly became a valuable support craft on the battlefield, assisting both fighter and capital ship scale long-range combat operations.
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Debut: Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Pilot(s): No notables
Other Appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake (cockpit)
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Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Images From - Do You Remember Love? Data Bank and other macross books
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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