Message posted by Sundog on September 23, 2004 at 0:42:53 PST:

My whole take on it is this. Most people don't usually see drawings or pictures. If you look at the F-19 model, it contains "features" of the Have Blue and F-117A that he might have received from people. I mean, of course, without seeing a picture, try explaining faceting to people who know the latest technology as the F-16? ;)
They probably told him:

1) It has the inlets on the top and the intakes are designed such that RADAR can't see the engine faces.(Have Blue and F-117)

2) It uses the landing gear from an existing aircraft (The model had F-18 gear, Have Blue had F-5 gear and doesn't the F-117 have modified F-15 gear?).

3) It has an internal weapons bay for two air to surface weapons.(F-117)

4) It has angular features which are really noticable at the cockpit. (Have Blue and F-117)

5) It has a continous edge all the way around its' planfom. (Have Blue and F-117)

6) It has sort of a delta/arrow head planform.
(Have Blue and F-117)

7) It has flat nozzles at the rear. (Have Blue and F-117)

8) It has twin fins canted in. (Have Blue)

Based on a series of hints like that, I can see how testors would have ended up with their F-19.

In Reply to: F-19 reveal? posted by Jose on September 15, 2004 at 0:15:53 PST:

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