The aircraft known as the Talon. Reportedly it was taken onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for catapult fit checks. It noted that it was not exactly still Top Secret but certainly not yet made public.
The type design is an interesting concept shown in the movie 'Stealth', yet I don't know how practical it is possible as the SR-72 mokeup in TopGun movie.
The Talon is capable of precise attacks with minimal destruction. Each pilot has a view-screen for each wingman. Controls are streamlined; the computer communicates through voice and projection displays. The Talons had transponders that directly linked with the pilots homebase or a carrier's advanced flight center. The Talon has a self-destruct system in case of system failure as in the film.
F/A-37 unique switch-wing design closely resembles Aircraft with variable forward-sweep wing", issued to Northrop Grumman Corporation in 1999. This patent caused a wave of rumors about actual aircraft build with that design, with fictional name "Switchblade", that was publicized in November 2000 issue of Popular Science magazine. Moreover, according to aerospace journalist Steve Douglass, Northrop Grumman was one of the technical advisors for the Stealth film.
China’s Fictional Fighter Aircraft.
The airframe of the Space fighter spotted at the Zhuhai Airshow.’
Fighter jet model appears to be more real, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Ultravic kiosk. This area of Zhuhai contains an entirely fictitious 'space fighter' that looks at least as if it would be more at home in an anime, if it's not actually based on a particular design, and seems to be solely intended to promote general interest and investment in Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
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