VF-0 Pheonix vs Mig-31 Firefox

The VF-0S from Macross Zero flies against the Mig-31 Firefox from the 1982 film.

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Film & Animation

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• Firefox
• Mitchell
• Gant
• Roy
• Focker
• Fokker
• Robotech
• Macross
• Zero
• anime
• Clint
• Eastwood

[Yukikazehalo]

i like how you all are freaking out over the VF-0, when it is pretty much the shittiest variable fighter. the YV-29 Durandal would make your eyes bleed.

[NexAngelus405]

@Yukikazehalo Actually, I like the design of the VF-19 Excalibur. Forward-swept wings cause the air currents to gather towards the center of the craft, providing more lift with less thrust and allowing for a quick stall recovery, which would be an essential quality for a VF to have when it is switching from Battroid mode to Fighter mode with a bandit closing in on its six.

[popezmark]

The Macross VF-0 is always a beauty! As a student of aerospace engineering, how I would like that it was real... but for now no chance.

A transformable aircraft like that requires extremely powerful computers, very complex flyng controls, totally new materials and engines. And I think the cost of a such aircraft can easly outrun everything made...

[NexAngelus405]

Well, I think that if we had a network of computers with each computer controlling a limb being directed by a central computer that receives input from the cockpit controls it would reduce the amount of computing power needed. Also, carbon nanotubes are 200 times stronger than steel cable but are electroactive polymers so they can be used as artificial muscle to move the limbs. The engines and electronics will be housed in an endoskeleton structure that is manipulated by said muscles.

[VulpisFoxfire]

@Hikarilover123 Simple..because there's terrain where tracked and wheeled vehicles can't go easily. That said--the battroid mode *is* kinda useless, due to visibility and balance issues. Stick with fighter, Gerwalk, and maybe a 'ziproller' (mecha-skating, basically) mode for use on clearer terrain where wheels/tracks *do* have an efficiency advantage over the fuel-consumption of VTOL/jet-hovercraft.

[mewarmor990]

@popezmark Yeah, they explained most of those difficulties away with "Over Technology" in Macross. If only we could actually put thermonuclear engines in our jet fighters, lol!

[triplepogi2009]

@Yukikazehalo

Do you think I care about the stats here? I just thought up of the battle (along with the other guy) because.

It's epic. That's all.

[Yukikazehalo]

@triplepogi2009

a Mave and Falken would barely be able to keep up with these two. even then these things are toys compared to late-model variable fighters like the YF-29.

[triplepogi2009]

@arafat88ryu

Aw HECK YEAH

....I always liked aerial dogfights, and that would be one HELL of a dogfight.

[arafat88ryu]

@triplepogi2009 The Falken! Hoho... The skies gotna burn alright. Specially when F/A-37 Talon, UCAV EDI (Stealth) and Night Raven (G.I JOE) join in. Haha... Hurricanes & thunderstorm gonna formed at the very spot the legends starts to fight.

[triplepogi2009]

@arafat88ryu

Want to make it a 4-way battle? Simple, Firefox vs VF-0 Phoenix vs FFR-41 Mave vs ADF-01 Falken.

Firefox vs Macross vs Yukikaze vs Ace Combat

...and guess what, a 5 way battle is also possible. Add in the XF-002 Phosporus from Air Force Delta Strike on the fight. The sky is about to burn...

[arafat88ryu]

@triplepogi2009 U have my vote

[Soronarr]

Teh old VF's are the best. They actually look elegant anf functional - like something the miltiary would use. The veritechs from other Robotech/Macross seriews don't even look usable. Especially the Macross 7.

[osakanone]

@Yukikazehalo

All things considered, its actually overspec and has much sharper acceleration and a better balance of control surfaces than the VF-1. Unfortunately it required an insane amount of maintanance for every flight hour and its fuel reserves were very small so it wasn't cost effective to have more than four to an aircraft carrier when really UN Spacey wanted twelve to fifteen per carrier.