Pics of F/A-37 Talon (Beautiful carrier based stealth)

globalsecurity.org ^ | 7/26/04

[antiRepublicrat]

You all can go to the movie's IMDB page to submit your goofs when the movie's out. I've submitted lots of them for other movies.

[Strategerist]

Why can't you chest beater types just refute assertions without dragging the knuckles around?

I personally prefer people with a clue about the subject their discussing rudely slamming those who don't, rather than the sea of clueless instant experts prattling about subjects they don't know anything about.

[antiRepublicrat]

Based on female performance when it comes to flying jet aircraft off Navy carrier decks no way a women is going to be entrusted to fly this $50 million airplane

You should probably add another zero to that price tag.

[antiRepublicrat]

I can't speak for the Navy but my sister does just fine landing on carriers with the Marine Corps.

Accomplished Marine babe pilot. Could a guy ask for more?

[azhenfud]

Oh yeah, I don't think any sweep wing AC begins its flight with wings at full sweep on the catapault such as is shown in pic#1.

[krb]

I personally prefer people with a clue about the subject their discussing rudely slamming those who don't

I don't. The people with a clue spend most of their clue-credit when they don't know how to act civilly.

[Daus]

Fake... and ugly. What exactly is 'beautiful' about this thing (besides the pilot)? :)

[Paradox]

For those who wonder what Bolos are, they are giant super-tanks - Continental Siege Units - controlled by sophisticated AIs.Hey, I remember seeing that idea in an old Speed Racer episode!

[superfries]

F-22 is land based only. JSF will have a carrier version.

[wildbill]

All you guys comments about the movies are wrong. The closest movie is Deal of the Century with Chevy Chase as a looney arms salesman for the unmanned fighter that goes berserk.

[azhenfud]

I can still recall his face frozen in a grin from the centrifuge! LOL!!

[buwaya]

Bolo's are Kieth Laumer's @ 1961 idea.

[Paradox]

Ok, I'll play, too: "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (1970).

A classic. I recently watched it again at 2AM on some cable channel. Did you know that the book it is based on had a couple of sequels? "The Fall of Colossus" - Humans finally get get control of Colossus and shut him down, via some help from friendly extra-terrestrial sources, or are they friendly at all?. Followed by "Colossus and the Crab". Extra-terrestrial forces come to earth, and without Colossus to help the humans, begin wreaking havoc. Dr. Forbin finds a way to bring Colossus back online, but what is Colossus going to do? Will he help the humans, or the aliens, or, both?.

I liked that movie and had wondered if anyone would ever attempt a remake..

[alnitak]

A bump for you for being first!

"It's not real - but it ought to be!"

[Redcloak]

It bears a slight resemblance to Boeing's "Bird of Prey" design...

[gathersnomoss]

"Kind of cute, but it doesn't feel right, having watched her grow up on TV."

Sort of like "Leave It To Beaver", huh.

[krunkygirl]

Double surprise--cool airplane and a woman in the front seat!

[krunkygirl]

Now I read further and see that it's apparently not the real deal...still LOOKS cool tho'

[Chode]

what USAF markings???

[Centurion2000]

WHAT in the hell is that thing ??