I'm pondering about making a near future mod and we could sure use some near future weapon systems. Esp. aircraft and surface warships.
I'm not talking about the 5th generation aircraft that are entering and soon to be entering sevice like the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lighting II, Pak-FA, ect.
I'm talking about 50-60 years down the line. Aircraft that have some familiarity to what coming in the pipeline now but at their core are radically different.
One game in particular explored what aviation would look like some 40 years down the line rather well... the PS1 flight game, Ace Combat 3.
So my unit request would be some AC3 aircraft and perhaps later warships. Or at least units based on their design. I'm not asking for spitting replicas, feel free to take poetic liscensce, like the addition of traditional looking canopies.
But just a few aircraft that are futuristic but not too futuristic. Peep the attachments... these are some most common and sexiest of the aircraft from AC3.
For more info, backstory on these birds, go here:
http://z14.invisionfree.com/The_Electrosphere/index.php?showforum=167
The best forum on the net for Ace Combat information. It's also where I got these pics. All credit to the electrosphere and their authors for this information.