Fair enough, I just changed the original description
302 TFS camo looks cool, but my favourite 301 TFS camo for F-4EJ Kai retirement
Not an F-35, lowkey looks like it might be an F-22? IDK what airbase its from so it could just be a US aircraft.
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Sorry if it isn’t obvious I’m a gullible person not sure why I even thought jasdf would ever have those I know better then that lol
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Possibly
After a bunch of measuring on google earth, it’s height and length approximately line up with the X-2 shinshin. Additionally Gifu airbase (where this photo was taken), was the last known location the X-2 was sent to.
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Looks like X-2 based on the vert stabs. It’s been seeing a lot of use and movement for RCS and other testing for F-X, so not surprising that it pops up in new locations
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I was having a small bit of cope for some unseen more complete 5th gen prototype from it seeming larger in the photo and the cockpit seeming short, but if the size matches X-2 there’s really no reason to believe it’s anything else. Even the cockpit seems like it lines up unlike I thought at first glance.
X-2 overlayed roughly. It’s not perfect, but does show the cockpit and nose section line up much better than I thought.
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Isn’t the X-2 quite small? Compared to the F-2, it looks quite big in that image
The X-2 is about 3 feet shorter than a F-2 while a F-35 is about 2 feet longer than one. I also think that the shorter rudders makes it look more like a F-35.
The thing making it look excessively large is that from this angle the wings extend farther left in our perspective then the bodywork does. If you use the middle of the tailfins as a reference point for the end of the aircraft it can be visually noted to be smaller then the F-2.
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Anyone mind explain what the x-2 is exactly? Or just send me to the location with the information as i cant find anything on it on the forums.
ts is just as funny as RCAF CF-121
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Cheers
Even today it gets moved around for F-X-related testing?
Yeah, did some RCS testing back in March.
This tweet also mentions it being transported to Gifu in March which is where the mystery plane pics were taken.
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and you still have that horrid AIM-7E to grind before getting complete AIM-7M kit(infuriating)(should’ve swap that with E-2 or the outgoing F)
honestly could they bump it up to 12.7 if they give AAM-3 or they don’t want it clash with F-15J
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There is no reason to uptier him in this reason, F-15J have superior flight model and in same time 1 step higher, same loadout + AAM-3 and only 12.7. 12.0-12.3 just super broken, F-4EJ Kai fight FOX-3 carrier half of the time and have all reason to get AAM-3 without uptiering
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