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FQ-100A CCA
The FQ-100A is a sixth-gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designed to work in concert with manned sixth-gen fighters and bombers.
As the first aircraft given a FQ designator, indicating that it’s primary role is air-to-air combat, the Air Force opted to skip the next available designation number, and make the FQ-100A the first of the Century Series of autonomous combat platforms.
To maintain force affordability, the FQ-100A is meant to be the high portion of a high-low fighter mix that includes a much larger number of the more affordable MQ-75. The FQ-100A is the first member of a family of aircraft, also including the RQ-100B (reconnaissance) and MQ-100C (multi-role).
About this model:
This build is clearly a modification of the sixth-gen fighter designed by Red Spacecat so I certainly want to give credit where credit is due. I imagine several of these aircraft flying in formation with the manned variant.
With the exhaust on the air-to-air missile, I tried to simulate the diamond shock pattern that can appear in rocket plumes, but I’m not sure how successful I’ve been in doing so.
FQ-100A CCA
The FQ-100A is a sixth-gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designed to work in concert with manned sixth-gen fighters and bombers.
As the first aircraft given a FQ designator, indicating that it’s primary role is air-to-air combat, the Air Force opted to skip the next available designation number, and make the FQ-100A the first of the Century Series of autonomous combat platforms.
To maintain force affordability, the FQ-100A is meant to be the high portion of a high-low fighter mix that includes a much larger number of the more affordable MQ-75. The FQ-100A is the first member of a family of aircraft, also including the RQ-100B (reconnaissance) and MQ-100C (multi-role).
About this model:
This build is clearly a modification of the sixth-gen fighter designed by Red Spacecat so I certainly want to give credit where credit is due. I imagine several of these aircraft flying in formation with the manned variant.
With the exhaust on the air-to-air missile, I tried to simulate the diamond shock pattern that can appear in rocket plumes, but I’m not sure how successful I’ve been in doing so.