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The Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing VF-X Raptor (VF-X ラプター, VF-X Raputā), the testbed veritech fighter prototype of the Robotech Research Group's Project VERITECH.

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Production Information:
Manufacturer: Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing
Line: All-Environment Non-Variable Fighter Prototype
Model: VF-X Raptor
Developed Into:
VF-0A Phoenix
VF-0D Phoenix
VF-0S Phoenix
VF-1A Valkyrie
VF-1D Valkyrie
VF-1J Valkyrie
VF-1S Valkyrie
Technical Specifications:
Length: 14.23 meters
Height: 3.84 meters
Wingspan (fully extended): 14.78 meters
Mass: 13.25 metric tons (empty); 18.5 metric tons (standard T-O)
Engine Units:
2 Arumon TF69-A-707B vectoring turbofans
Power Plant: 2 Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 HBT (Hydrogen Battery Terminal) reaction turbine engines
Propulsion: 11500 kg [x g] x 2; or 23000 kg [x g] x 2 in overboost
Performance: at 10000 m Mach 2.71; at 30000+ m Mach 3.87
G Limit: in space +7
Shielding: Heat and Radiation Shielding Equipped
Armament:
1 40mm M99-A1 anti-tank cannon
1 20mm M61-A1 cannon
4 wing hard points (can be armed with 15 short range, 5 medium, 2 long range missiles, or 500 kg of bombs)
Armor: Space Metal Frame, Titanium/Carbon Alloy Hull
Usage Information:
Roles:
Aerospace Superiority Fighter
First Deployed: January 1st, 2006 A.D.
Last Deployed: March 27th, 2008 A.D.
Affiliation:
United Earth Government
United Nations
United Nations Defense Forces
UN Air Force
UN Navy
UN Spacy
Robotech Defense Force
RDF Air Force
RDF Naval Force
RDF Space Force
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History:
Designated as a replacement for the aging F-14 Tomcat, the VF-X Raptor Prototype Veritech Fighter was the first Terran success at applying Robotechnology to existing conventional aircraft designs and was the predecessor of the VF-1A Valkyrie Veritech Fighter. For almost six years, the United Earth Government's Robotech Research Group, headed by Dr. Emil Lang, worked to unravel the mysteries of the technology of the crashed ASS-1 (Alien StarShip One), later renamed the SDF-1 (Super Dimensional Fortress One) Macross. UN and UEG military officials, anticipating the possibility of hostile contact with advanced extraterrestrial civilizations, began development of an all-terrain variable combat system for use in combat against large-scale alien attacks. A top-secret military project, codenamed "Project VERITECH" (short for "Variable Engineered Robotic Integrated Technology") was initiated in January 2005, when Dr. Lang felt that enough information from the SDF-1 was understood to apply it’s technology.

After fierce competition from General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop, Grumman, and several other major aeronautical corporations, the UEG sold the design contract to the Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing Corporation, a large and trusted supplier of United States Naval combat aircraft for many years before and during the Unification Wars. The design teams of Stonewell-Bellcom, pressured to produce a prototype as soon as possible, looked to modify the already existing F-14 Tomcat instead of building a new design from scratch. They began by first upgrading an F-14D with the latest communication and sensor systems that the UEG’s Research and Development branches had come up with in the past few years. The most significant of all changes was the addition of a new type of power source and central computing unit, which Dr. Lang and his elite team in Robotech Research revealed little information about. The first prototype, simply called the "YF-X-1" first flew May 11th, 2005, and performed magnificently. Unfortunately, during a follow-up test flight four days later, the aircraft’s engines stalled at a low altitude during a touch and go exercise, causing the prototype to crash killing the test pilot.

A mere two weeks later, Dr. Lang and his team approached a new hyper-technology corporation, Arumon, to specially construct a radical engine design they had created. The UEG assigned a rising junior officer, Lisa Hayes, daughter of UN Spacy Fleet Admiral Donald Hayes, to act as the liaison between the two civilian corporations and see that the deadlines were met. Two months and over 50,000 man-hours later, two prototype Arumon vectoring engines were completed. Robotech Research then presented the engine to the Stonewell-Bellcom engineers and ordered them to incorporate it into the F-14D’s airframe. By October 3rd, 2006, the second prototype called the YVF-X-1 rolled out of the production line. Lang’s research teams briefly explained that the "V" in the designation was due to a new "variable technology" feature of the fighter. The aircraft’s maiden flight was a week later on October 10th. The new test pilot for the program, Lt.(jg) Roy Fokker of the UN Navy VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" Skull Squadron, handled the aircraft superbly and successfully demonstrated the unique characteristics of the aircraft. The first variable technology machine, or "Veritech Mecha" was an enormous success.

The UEG placed orders for several more prototypes for combat use in the United Nations Defense Forces and the Robotech Defense Force. By slightly modifying the airframes, the Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing Corporation completed the next prototypes, officially called the VF-X "Raptor" which rolled out of the production line January 1st, 2006. Lt. Roy Fokker was at the controls and took the first machine through it’s maiden flight a week later. Immediately after the successful flight of the Raptor, the UEG contracted Stonewell-Bellcom to quickly build a prototype of Lang's new transformable variable fighter, the VF-0 Phoenix. Meanwhile, the VF-X Raptor enters mass production in March 27th, 2006 with Lt. Fokker's Skull Squadron receiving its first allotment, allowing it action during the waning months of the Unification Wars. The Raptor made its final flight to the UEG's secret storage facility, or "museum," in May 11th, 2008, three years after the first flight of the YF-X-1.

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Description
Original link -- here

The Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing VF-X Raptor (VF-X ラプター, VF-X Raputā), the testbed veritech fighter prototype of the Robotech Research Group's Project VERITECH.

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Production Information:
Manufacturer: Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing
Line: All-Environment Non-Variable Fighter Prototype
Model: VF-X Raptor
Developed Into:
VF-0A Phoenix
VF-0D Phoenix
VF-0S Phoenix
VF-1A Valkyrie
VF-1D Valkyrie
VF-1J Valkyrie
VF-1S Valkyrie
Technical Specifications:
Length: 14.23 meters
Height: 3.84 meters
Wingspan (fully extended): 14.78 meters
Mass: 13.25 metric tons (empty); 18.5 metric tons (standard T-O)
Engine Units:
2 Arumon TF69-A-707B vectoring turbofans
Power Plant: 2 Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 HBT (Hydrogen Battery Terminal) reaction turbine engines
Propulsion: 11500 kg [x g] x 2; or 23000 kg [x g] x 2 in overboost
Performance: at 10000 m Mach 2.71; at 30000+ m Mach 3.87
G Limit: in space +7
Shielding: Heat and Radiation Shielding Equipped
Armament:
1 40mm M99-A1 anti-tank cannon
1 20mm M61-A1 cannon
4 wing hard points (can be armed with 15 short range, 5 medium, 2 long range missiles, or 500 kg of bombs)
Armor: Space Metal Frame, Titanium/Carbon Alloy Hull
Usage Information:
Roles:
Aerospace Superiority Fighter
First Deployed: January 1st, 2006 A.D.
Last Deployed: March 27th, 2008 A.D.
Affiliation:
United Earth Government
United Nations
United Nations Defense Forces
UN Air Force
UN Navy
UN Spacy
Robotech Defense Force
RDF Air Force
RDF Naval Force
RDF Space Force
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History:
Designated as a replacement for the aging F-14 Tomcat, the VF-X Raptor Prototype Veritech Fighter was the first Terran success at applying Robotechnology to existing conventional aircraft designs and was the predecessor of the VF-1A Valkyrie Veritech Fighter. For almost six years, the United Earth Government's Robotech Research Group, headed by Dr. Emil Lang, worked to unravel the mysteries of the technology of the crashed ASS-1 (Alien StarShip One), later renamed the SDF-1 (Super Dimensional Fortress One) Macross. UN and UEG military officials, anticipating the possibility of hostile contact with advanced extraterrestrial civilizations, began development of an all-terrain variable combat system for use in combat against large-scale alien attacks. A top-secret military project, codenamed "Project VERITECH" (short for "Variable Engineered Robotic Integrated Technology") was initiated in January 2005, when Dr. Lang felt that enough information from the SDF-1 was understood to apply it’s technology.

After fierce competition from General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop, Grumman, and several other major aeronautical corporations, the UEG sold the design contract to the Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing Corporation, a large and trusted supplier of United States Naval combat aircraft for many years before and during the Unification Wars. The design teams of Stonewell-Bellcom, pressured to produce a prototype as soon as possible, looked to modify the already existing F-14 Tomcat instead of building a new design from scratch. They began by first upgrading an F-14D with the latest communication and sensor systems that the UEG’s Research and Development branches had come up with in the past few years. The most significant of all changes was the addition of a new type of power source and central computing unit, which Dr. Lang and his elite team in Robotech Research revealed little information about. The first prototype, simply called the "YF-X-1" first flew May 11th, 2005, and performed magnificently. Unfortunately, during a follow-up test flight four days later, the aircraft’s engines stalled at a low altitude during a touch and go exercise, causing the prototype to crash killing the test pilot.

A mere two weeks later, Dr. Lang and his team approached a new hyper-technology corporation, Arumon, to specially construct a radical engine design they had created. The UEG assigned a rising junior officer, Lisa Hayes, daughter of UN Spacy Fleet Admiral Donald Hayes, to act as the liaison between the two civilian corporations and see that the deadlines were met. Two months and over 50,000 man-hours later, two prototype Arumon vectoring engines were completed. Robotech Research then presented the engine to the Stonewell-Bellcom engineers and ordered them to incorporate it into the F-14D’s airframe. By October 3rd, 2006, the second prototype called the YVF-X-1 rolled out of the production line. Lang’s research teams briefly explained that the "V" in the designation was due to a new "variable technology" feature of the fighter. The aircraft’s maiden flight was a week later on October 10th. The new test pilot for the program, Lt.(jg) Roy Fokker of the UN Navy VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" Skull Squadron, handled the aircraft superbly and successfully demonstrated the unique characteristics of the aircraft. The first variable technology machine, or "Veritech Mecha" was an enormous success.

The UEG placed orders for several more prototypes for combat use in the United Nations Defense Forces and the Robotech Defense Force. By slightly modifying the airframes, the Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace Manufacturing Corporation completed the next prototypes, officially called the VF-X "Raptor" which rolled out of the production line January 1st, 2006. Lt. Roy Fokker was at the controls and took the first machine through it’s maiden flight a week later. Immediately after the successful flight of the Raptor, the UEG contracted Stonewell-Bellcom to quickly build a prototype of Lang's new transformable variable fighter, the VF-0 Phoenix. Meanwhile, the VF-X Raptor enters mass production in March 27th, 2006 with Lt. Fokker's Skull Squadron receiving its first allotment, allowing it action during the waning months of the Unification Wars. The Raptor made its final flight to the UEG's secret storage facility, or "museum," in May 11th, 2008, three years after the first flight of the YF-X-1.

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