VF-11 Thunderbolt - Design Characteristics

Design Characteristics

  • The VF-11 Thunderbolt was named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II American fighter, and the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, a close air-support attack aircraft.
  • Its design is, according to the Shoji Kawamori Macross Design Works book, inspired by the Su-37.
  • The XFA-27, found in the games Ace Combat 2 and Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, bears a striking resemblance to this aircraft.
  • Also, the FFR-31 MR/D Super Sylph from Yukikaze bears a resemblance to this aircraft, notably in its air intake configuration and its tailplanes, although the canards resemble the VF-19 rather than the VF-11.

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