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VF-19ADVANCE Fighter mode
Isamu piloting the VF-19ADVANCE September 2, 2059
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Shinsei Frontier/L.A.I VF-19ADVANCE Excalibur
Equipment Type: main advanced variable fighter
Government: Strategic Military Services (SMS)
Manufacturer: Shinsei Frontier/L.A.I
Introduction: 2059
Operational Deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only in pressurized canopy
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 15.48 meters (without cannon)
Fighter Mode: wingspan 14.87 meters; height 3.94 meters; length 18.62 meters
GERWALK Mode: wingspan 14.87 meters
Mass: empty 8.755 metric tons
Structure: SWAG energy conversion armor, stealth composition
Power Plant: two Shinsei Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2500E thermonuclear turbine engines
Propulsion: 697.5 kN x 2; two super boosters with 4 x Gobishi Heavy industries SLE-7A main booster engines (mounted one per wing), Gobishi Heavy Industries SLE-1C high-maneuverability vernier thrusters; 2 x two-dimensional independent vectored thrust nozzles for enhanced V/STOL performance and maneuverability; many x P&W HMM-7 high-maneuverability vernier thrusters (featuring encircling vernier slits around engine/lower leg nozzles)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 12.91
Performance:
Fighter Mode: cruise speed at 10,000 m Mach 5.6+; max cruise speed at 30,000+ m Mach 25.5+; max rate of climb at S/L 69,000 meters/minute
g limit: +57.5/-36
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry sweep (VG) wing featuring forward-swept standard cruising configuration and overswept high-speed configuration; canard forward wing; two-section double-hinged cockpit canopy glass with rear canopy air deflector panels and retractable segmented canopy cover (for rear seat ejection); vertical take-off and landing (VTOL); supersonic cruise and maneuvering in region of Mach 5.0+ below the stratosphere; two-dimensional thrust vectoring (independent pivot); capable of attaining unassisted orbital velocity over an Earth-class planet; wrap-around imaging monitor system in cockpit (all modes); anti-projectile (bulletproof) shield; internal weapons bays with medium-range high maneuverability missiles (engine/leg sections); fighter-scale pin-point barrier system (allows for armor simplification and light weight); active stealth system; 3 x special equipment hard point stations for optional 2 x space/atmospheric conformal propellant tanks and optional 1 x space/atmospheric fighter fold booster
- Armament -
Guns:
2 x Mauler REB-23 semi-fixed laser machine guns (mounted in both leading wing roots with exit ports)
1 x Mauler REB-30G anti-aircraft laser machine gun (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, becomes head turret in Battroid mode)
1 x Howard GU-15 new standard external gatling gun pod (mounted ventral fuselage in Fighter mode or in manipulator in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
1 x Howard PBS-05F Pin-point Barrier system
1 x standard bulletproof (anti-projectile) shield (mounted center rear dorsal fuselage in Fighter mode, mounted on arm in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
Bombs & Missiles:
2 x internal Little Rock launch systems featuring 24 x high maneuverability micro-missiles OR 6 x medium-range high maneuverability missiles each (mounted right/left ventral rear fuselage in Fighter mode, lower legs in GERWALK/Battroid modes); pallet can be alternately equipped with other weapon packs
Optional Armament:
1 x Howard GU-17A new model 5-barrel 58mm gatling gun pod with retractable cover to provide air cooling for the barrels (mounted ventral fuselage in Fighter mode, in arm manipulator for GERWALK/Battroid modes)
2 x SPS-25S/MF25 High-maneuverability Super FAST pack system with 2 x Bifors CIMM-3A micro-missile launchers pods (3 exit ports per launcher, mounted in forward main boosters, one booster mounted each wing root/main wing in Fighter mode)
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The VF-19ADVANCE (officially designated VF-19EF/A) and carrying the nickname "Isamu Dyson Special" is the personal aircraft of pilot Isamu Dyson of the S.M.S. When Isamu joined S.M.S. he desired a VF-19A but it was impossible to obtain that model due to restrictions placed on the VF-19 series. Only a small quantity of detuned VF-19EF units were available within S.M.S. Isamu Dyson contacted Dr. Yang Neumann, the original designer of the YF-19, who had since become VF Development adviser for Shinsei Industries. Rather than comply with Isamu's audacious request to sell VF-19A parts through illegal channels, Dr. Nuemann instead presented the "VF-19ADVANCE" project to Shinsei Industries. The project was to develop a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19, a variable fighter that was now 20 years old. The project documentation notes specifically that the completed aircraft will be consigned to Isamu Dyson of S.M.S. to carry out testing. The goal of the project was to remodel a VF-19EF into a higher performing YF-19.
The appearance of the VF-19ADVANCE is almost identical to that of the YF-19, including the forward-swept wings from the prototype. Also installed was the original integrated air combat software "ARIEL" from YF-19 no. 3 aircraft. Engine thrust is improved by 10% via exchanging engine parts and improving the control program. An Improved responsiveness is achieved by exchanging avionics from latest VF-19-series (not publicly disclosed). The minor weight gained through these strengthening modifications is offset by the use of advanced lightweight materials. In private comparative testing, the maximum thrust is greater and air combat maneuverability surpassed an ISC-equipped VF-25 Messiah. Although development of the craft wasn't expensive, Isamu Dyson personally invested a majority of his S.M.S. salary into the development costs.
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Debut: Macross Frontier The Movie: Sayonara no Tsubasa (The Wings of Goodbye)
Pilot(s): Isamu Alva Dyson
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori |
Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Images From - Macross Perfect Memory and other macross books
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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