#vf 1

[usaac-official]

A group of TS-1 floatplanes of VF-1 in flight over USS Langley (CV-1) and NAS North Island, 1926

[suzakucastle]

Before we move on to the next game, how about we hear more about VF 1 from one of the combatants? :)

~R

[usaac-official]

A TS-1 of VF-1 on the ground, 2 August 1925

[usaac-official]

An F6F-3 of VF-1 after hitting the barrier aboard USS Hornet (CV-12) during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944

[fyeahyoshizakimine]

[why485]

One thing has always bothered me about the VF-1. Where do the main landing gear go when they retract?

They always look like they retract into the legs where the engines are, but all the cutaway's never show a landing gear bay or a place where they could conceivably fold away into.

[why485]

The animation might not have aged well, but the VF-1 itself is timeless.

[why485]

I've always loved how much thought and care went into designing something as ridiculous as a fighter jet that transforms into a giant robot.

Macross is very far from realistic, but there was such an attention to the technical details that it made the whole thing feel so believable.