Sundog_DD
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@AnthropicDualiT Yes it will! I can't wait to see what you do in the future with everything you're learning. 😎👍
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I will have a small break from school in about 3 weeks, taking 3 courses this semester is killing me but 2 more semesters of this and I graduate next August! 3 full time courses in 8 weeks is levels of bad decisions I was prepared for but it needs to happen. Not on alot because of it. Almost zero game time but it will be worth it in the end 😮💨
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Plane Tickets are Secured for Manchester in October 🙌🏼
Can't wait to see what they have in store for us!
#StarCitzen

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@billifer1973 Please be careful. When the heat gets that high the pavement can be up around 160F and that will destroy your tires. Sorry for your rough day.
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@RobertsSpaceInd @AnthropicDualiT @DrunkInOrbit42 @CBLiberty1 @DIskaldur @5pec7re Great shots everyone! 😎👍
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We bashed together our favorite community screenshots from last week featuring the best of the worst from Grey's Market. 🤫
📷 @DrunkInOrbit42
📷 @CBLiberty1
📷 @DIskaldur
📷 @5pec7re
Tag your best in-game captures with #StarCitizen for a chance to be featured next week!




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I know it is way early, but I'm already putting together a coin design for next year's DefenseCon that will feature the Release of the Kraken. I'm still waiting on an updated view of the reworked Kraken before it can be truly finalized, of course. @RobertsSpaceInd

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CARL is a special deep-space research vessel in tribute to the great astronomer Carl Sagan, honoring his lifelong quest for cosmic truth and extraterrestrial intelligence.set in year 3000 AD. 20,000 meters in length and powered by a dark matter engine,Its mission is to traverse cosmic storms, approach neutron stars, and other extreme environments to uncover the fundamental truths of the universe while seeking peaceful contact with advanced civilizations.
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@id21sp @PrecisionLabs0 I wasn't talking about the hypothetical, I'm speaking as an aero-engineer on why we file patents. It's to protect our designs from being copied by others.
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The purpose of applying for a patent is to improve and enhance; this is the essence of a patent. Industrial design is a continuous process of iterative improvement.
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Therefore, in 2015, Vice President Tom Weiss stated:
"Today, you don't see any supersonic aircraft without a tail," Weiss said. "Why? Because it's really difficult. But think about it, we need new advanced computing methods, hypersonic processing technology, and new materials—that's why the research we're doing is so important so that we can build the next generation of fighter jets 20 years from now. It requires this kind of technology because building such an aircraft is really, really difficult."
defensenews.com/air/2015/01/21…
So we are waiting to see if the next generation of US sixth-generation stealth fighter will be a tailless design or have canards. The F-47 fighter jet unveiled by President Trump has answered that it has canards.
As for why tailless fighter jet design is difficult, the author directly states the key point in the patent, which is bound to be a problem encountered in the development of tailless fighter jets, just as Vice President Tom Weiss said in 2015.

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Imagine designing the world's most advanced fighter jet... but still lose.
This is the first test flight of the Northrop YF-23 "Black Widow II", built for the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition in the late 1980s.
With its diamond-shaped wings, stealth-focused design, and exceptional high-speed performance, the YF-23 was faster and stealthier in several respects than its rival. Yet the contract ultimately went to Lockheed Martin's YF-22, which evolved into today's legendary F-22 Raptor.
To this day, the YF-23 remains one of the greatest fighter jets never to enter production.
One of aviation's greatest "what if?" stories.
Team YF-23 or Team F-22?
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@51793977C @PrecisionLabs0 It's basically a modern version of the F-111 crossed with a MiG-31, in terms of mission type. It will operate medium to high altitude and perform long range strike and interception.
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@PrecisionLabs0 Looks like a bomber... I dont know why everyone keeps calling it a fighter.
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China's mysterious "J-36" just keeps raising more questions than answers. 👀✈️
This tailless aircraft appears to make another low-altitude pass with its landing gear down, giving one of the clearest looks yet at what many believe is China's next-generation fighter.
With its blended flying-wing design and emphasis on low observability, it's unlike any operational Chinese combat jet seen before.
Although China has revealed very little officially, every new flyby offers another glimpse into what could become its next-generation combat aircraft.
Is this the future of air combat?
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@id21sp @PrecisionLabs0 There are all kinds of what if patents, especially as technology advances and missions change. That doesn't change the fact that the production version of the YF-23 is what I posted and the canard version is what was required to meet USN, not USAF requirements.
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▶️ Concept 1
In the "Stealth Wing Patent" filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on July 24, 2018, 20 design illustrations utilized the YF-23 configuration as a baseline demonstration to showcase how the design would evolve if upgraded...
⭕️ US 10773791 B2
On June 27, 2019, at 03:47, I discovered the 1988 Northrop NATF illustration via an online search. This was my very first time seeing it after filing my patent. I documented this milestone moment on Facebook:
facebook.com/share/1FkcrLiL…
▶️ Concept 2
A conceptual demonstration of the patent. This "Stealth Wing" design can be integrated and retrofitted to upgrade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured similarly to the US X-47B and the French nEUROn.
Consequently, the concept of pairing with a Loyal Wingman was already envisioned back in 2018. This is why the front of my personal business card features an overlapping silhouette of a 6th-generation stealth fighter paired with a drone.
🅰️ Regarding the Canard Design
The patent specification explains how the "Stealth Wing" resolves the three fundamental challenges of the flying wing, as well as its practical application during combat missions:
🔘 1. It details how the aircraft transitions from a tailless configuration for radar stealth into a configuration with functional stabilizers for supersonic combat flight. When entering dogfight mode, radar stealth is no longer the primary objective; instead, pursuing enemy aircraft and evading incoming missiles become the critical priorities.
🔘 2. Therefore, in the patent, the demonstration of the 6th-generation tailless fighter incorporates a canard design. Beyond enhancing maneuverability during combat flight, it also enables short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities.


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@Zurakci Thanks, I was just wondering as I have both. I own the Ironclad and I think the Assault is my loaner until the Liberator is in game. I've been having too much fun with my Railen lately, although I did take a break from it with the Hull-B, lol. I need to get back to mining.
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@SundogD Nope. its the Base, as it allows you to have 2 10x6x6scu cargo slots for extra cargo, as these ships do take up lots of space.
You do not use the actual mining ships for flying until you are about 1km away from the cluster you want to mine :3
Command module is also for Scouting.
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@cecilia_hl1584 I can't tell if that's MSFS or DCS. The same company makes it for both, although for FS they worked with Indiafoxtecho. They did a great job with it.
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