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VT-1 in Gerwalk mode
VT-1 in Fighter mode
VT-1 Gerwalk equipped with FAST Pack system
VT-1 Fighter equipped with FAST Pack system
VT-1 in Battroid mode
Block 6 Cockpit (Fighter Mode)
VT-1 Fighter profile schematic(s)
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Northrom VT-1 Super Ostrich Valkyrie
Equipment Type: trainer type all-environment variable fighter and tactical combat battroid
Unofficial codename: Super Ostrich
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Navy, U.N. Space Air Force
Manufacturer: Northrom
Introduction: January 2010
Operational Deployment: January 2010
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 meters (fully extended); height 5.5 meters; length 14.0 meters
GERWALK Mode: wingspan 15.81 meters (fully extended); height 8.7 meters; length 11.3 meters
Mass: empty 19.2 metric tons; standard T-O mass 45.0 metric tons; maximum T-O mass 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-T1 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); 1 x tail booster (output unknown); 18 x high-maneuverability vernier thrusters; 2 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
Optional Equipment (Shinnakasu NR-BP-T1 FAST Pack space booster system):
2 x NP-BP-T1 booster thrusters (mounted on the dorsal section)
2 x NP-FB-T1 conformal fuel tanks (mounted on the leg/engines)
2 x NP-AU-T1 units (mounted under the arms; not shown)
1 x Antenna (mounted on starboard dorsal pod)
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An unarmed variable fighter, the VT-1 "Super Ostrich" is the UN Spacy's first dedicated training Valkyrie. Like the VF-1D, the Ostrich is a two-seater variant of the standard VF-1 variable fighter with a smaller, simplified head unit and the capability to mount a customized FAST Pack system for use in space. The Shinnakasu Heavy Industry NP-BP-T1 FAST Pack space booster system offers the VT-1 the increased range and improved thrust typical of the unit, but the packs include no micro-missiles. The Ostrich FAST Packs include oversized dorsal propellant tanks, an additional antenna on the starboard booster pod, a wide-nozzle booster mounted on the tail section and swaps two low-thrust verniers for two additional high-maneuverability vernier thrusters.
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Debut: Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Pilot(s): Hikaru Ichijo
Other Appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake (cockpit), Shigeki Ninomiya (colored schematics)
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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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