FA/XX impression WIP

[ar020]

Currently working on a single engined FA/XX Naval fighterjet. Work in progress. The thread will be updated with more info and renders coming soon.

 

[Scott Kenny]

I'm assuming that this is a single F135 engine (same as F-35C), and an airframe stretched to close to max aircraft carrier elevator dimensions?

I have doubts as to the likelihood of a single-engined design being selected, but your design doesn't look impossible.

I do have a couple questions about it, however.

One is what angles do your canards match? They don't appear to match any leading or trailing edges on the airframe, and that violates a general rule for stealth.

The second question is about the weapon it is carrying. The fins make it look like a Sidewinder, but the body diameter is way off for that. What is that weapon supposed to be?

 

[ar020]

I'm assuming that this is a single F135 engine (same as F-35C), and an airframe stretched to close to max aircraft carrier elevator dimensions?

I have doubts as to the likelihood of a single-engined design being selected, but your design doesn't look impossible.

I do have a couple questions about it, however.

One is what angles do your canards match? They don't appear to match any leading or trailing edges on the airframe, and that violates a general rule for stealth.

The second question is about the weapon it is carrying. The fins make it look like a Sidewinder, but the body diameter is way off for that. What is that weapon supposed to be?

Yes the engine is based on the F135 engines.
I was aware of the basics of stealth, the canards where still a work in progres, at first i tried aligning them to diagonal angle of the intake. I eventually chose for horizontal ones aligned with the wings.

It is indeed a sidewinder. The scale of the missile is a bit off but it should be able to carry up to 12 missiles internally but i was testing how much would actually fit. I allocated some extra space.

Im still contemplating removing the diagonal tailfins altogether since the initial design was without them.