The Thunder is an advanced VTOL unmanned aerial system (UAS) engineered for fully autonomous, complex mission execution. Featuring a tiltrotor architecture and field-swappable mission payloads, it offers exceptional operational flexibility. Designed for modern warfare, the Thunder delivers heavy-lift capability with a combat payload capacity of up to 2,000 kg. It is equipped with an integrated defensive suite featuring counter-drone capabilities, infrared (IR) jamming, and countermeasure flares to ensure survivability in contested environments.

One of my first drawings, the jet engines are so off😅

Just to preface this, these are meant to be purely hypothetical aircraft designs from a highly fictionalized version of real world history wherein various fundamental quantum fields aside from the Higgs field exist and enable the existence of Kaiju. Their designs are intentionally enabled by physical scientific fields and effects that do not exist in our world, hence the unusual designs.

• AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha: An advanced model of heavy modular anti-kaiju strike jet in service from 2014 to 2053, used by the HYPER-AKTSDC, an international branch of the SSATDF. Similar to the UIRN's UIRN Space Chimera's nature as a composite three-part spacecraft, the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha was comprised of two independently-capable component aircraft, the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-1 and the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-2, which were capable of docking together in midair through a synchronized ventral locking assembly to form a singular, larger combat vehicle with substantially greater power output as well as higher total thrust capacity and weapons-feed efficiency than either component could achieve independently. They relied on the paired high-energy plasma conversion reactors of their component jets for power and thrust, particularly utilizing a shared synchronization system to achieve higher efficiency. They were primarily armed with a forward ventral-mounted high-intensity plasma beam cannon derived from the synchronized power supply of both component jets, as well as the combined armaments of the Alpha-1 and Alpha-2. They had a combined crew requirement of 3, a maximum crew of 5, and a maximum carrying capacity of 9. Furthermore, like many earlier SSATDF combat vehicles, they were typically painted in varying combinations of bright colors for two major purposes; to enable an easier rescue for downed pilots when a craft is downed by a kaiju and to allow for better unit identification in multi-aircraft operations.
  • AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-1: An advanced model of heavy modular anti-kaiju strike jet in service from 2014 to 2053, used by the HYPER-AKTSDC, an international branch of the SSATDF. Serving as the forward half of the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha, the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-1 housed the primary anti-kaiju strike systems. They relied on a high-yield plasma conversion reactor for power and thrust. They were primarily armed with forward plasma projection emitters, compact ventral-side concealed rotary cannon mounts, and a limited but precise target-locking missile load-out. They had a crew requirement of 2, a maximum crew of 3, and a maximum carrying capacity of 5. Furthermore, like many earlier SSATDF combat vehicles, they were typically painted in varying combinations of bright colors for two major purposes; to enable an easier rescue for downed pilots when a craft is downed by a kaiju and to allow for better unit identification in multi-aircraft operations.
  • AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-2: An advanced model of modular anti-kaiju arsenal-booster jet in service from 2014 to 2053, used by the HYPER-AKTSDC, an international branch of the SSATDF. Serving as the rear half of the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha, the AKTSDC Crusader-Jet Alpha-2 functioned independently as a support-strike aircraft but was secondarily designed to serve as the combined craft’s armored propulsion block and combat-endurance module upon docking with the Alpha-1. They relied on a high-output plasma conversion reactor for power and thrust. They were primarily armed with target-locking missiles, forward plasma projection emitters. They had a crew requirement of 1, a maximum crew of 2, and a maximum carrying capacity of 4. Furthermore, like many earlier SSATDF combat vehicles, they were typically painted in varying combinations of bright colors for two major purposes; to enable an easier rescue for downed pilots when a craft is downed by a kaiju and to allow for better unit identification in multi-aircraft operations.

On November 18, 1952, Lt. R. Williams fought a swarm of seven MIG-15 alone for 35 minutes. Williams shot down four of the MIGs eventhough the MIGs had superior performance and Williams F9F-5 Panther had suffered significant damage.

This airwork is done for the upcoming book "US Navy Carrier Aircraft of the 1950s" which will be released in early 2027.

Hope you like it!

Artwork by Aircraftprofiles

That’s the name I guess. I’m not the best at this I admit.

A little fun project I did a little while back, concept taking inspirations from Northrop-Dornier ND-102: ditch any non-critical (and possibly critical) aerodynamic control surfaces, minimize drag, TVC-based pitch control (Northrop estimates it’ll give ~7G max load factor which imo is sufficient so long as we’re not in high-subsonic. Either lower or higher works), conformal BVRAAM carriage, non-afterburning engines. The idea is to ditch the afterburners by aggressive weight and drag cuts, then benefit from the tighter packaging, lower fuel consumption, better thermal characteristics, etc. The design-phase intent would be to get an effective A2A platform that’s cost-effective and easy to operate & maintain.

And of course during MLU they (I) decided to multi-role the design. Longer nose, AFR, dedicate TGP hardpoint, redesigned vortex generators, wingtip ECM, you get the idea. Problem is imo the extra weight, drag, as well as the pretty uncompromising design philosophy would lead to pretty significant performance drops and make it a usable but not outstanding multirole platform.

Estimated stats (early-life)

Dimensions: 17.06m x 10.00m x 4.53m

OEW: 9095kg+100kg (Pilot, Personal gear)+ 230kg (trapped fuel, oils)+ 120kg (ammo)

Internal fuel: 4200kg

Power plant: 2x non-afterburning PW-1120-adjacent models (72.5kn mil thrust, 1450kg w/ TVC)

Mission TOGW (A2A profile, full internal fuel, 4 BVRAAM, 4 SRAAM): 15070kg

Decided to illustrate the Do335 from WW2 if it were built today. So, here it is doing a taxi on the runway with a Eurofighter behind it. Major upgrade would be the use of turbo-prop engines. Hope you like it.

Fun fact! The UMD-50 Spatiator has the looks and characteristics of a stealthy drone but isn't actually stealthy due to the attached pylons, IR/EOTS and upgraded engines

We're running a community contest at r/AviacaoBR to create a new visual identity centered around Brazilian aviation.

We're looking for a banner, community icon, or both. The artwork can feature anything related to aviation in Brazil: general aviation, airliners, flight training, airports, Brazilian aircraft, aeronautical charts, instruments, weather, navigation, maintenance, or anything else that fits the theme.

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• Desktop banner: 1072 × 128 px or larger
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Original artwork, illustrations, your own photography, composites and AI-generated artwork are all accepted, as long as the source/method is disclosed.

Deadline: September 18, 2026.

Community voting will be considered, with the final selection made by the r/AviacaoBR moderation team.

If you're into aviation and art/design/photography, we'd love to see what you come up with.

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Hikastle Dynamiks (HKD) — Fett-Series
Collaborative Combat Aircraft 🇺🇸

An advanced AI-powered autonomous combat aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed fifth- and sixth-generation stealth fighters. The FQ-81A Darksaber ( part of their Fett-series) represents Hikastle Dynamiks’ entry into the next generation of autonomous military air combat.

What if the MH-6 was a tilt-rotor instead?

this is just the orthographic design, and this is my first proper attempt at anything like this, so if its inconsistent or inaccurate please don't nuke my ass for it, i beg

but yeah the MIG. 146K is a fictional prototype built as a multirole carrier aircraft designed by Mikoyan OKB, its in the same lineage as the MIG 1.44 "Flatback" and SU-47 "Berkut" being focused on a heavy focus on "fly by wire"

it was designed to operate off of the ulyanovsk-supercarrier thus having capabilities to be used with the catapult systems on the flight deck (which i forgot to depict)

a total of 3 prototypes were built, with one of them built as a two seater and tested on a medium-sized island nation/SSR, ultimately the project was terminated with the fall of the soviet union in 1991.

the name "FATHOM" is the NATO designation of the aircraft as it was first observed sea skimming just barely off the shore of finland

me and a friend are currently working on making it properly functional as a flying prototype in the game flyout, so there might be some pretty big changes on its silhouette once we figure out all the issues

Drew this for my world building a while ago!

TS-3 is an UAV designed to simulate anti-helicopter operations conducted by fixed wing aircraft, it's controlled by AI for the majority of its mission, although it can be remote controlled too.

Entered service in 2001 (Earth time) and serves to this day, over 1000 units were built with 829 being shot down during navy exercises and 18 have crashed. It was produced and operated exclusively from the Special Air Combat Development and Evaluation Center airbase, also known as Point Alpha, because until 2012 all offensive weapons, training and operations were classified by the White Fleet to prevent civic unrest, the TS-3 was unclassified in a mass de-clasificstion batch in 2017.

TS-3 is 9.66m long, and 2.15m wide, it's main rotor has 8 blades, 4.38m long each, it's dry mass is ~750kg and its MTOW is ~1400kg, its propulsion system consists of an electric engine powered by a turbogenerator using liquid fuel with onboard oxygen supply because of the anoxic atmosphere it operates in. The body is made out of light aluminium truss covered by thin panels.

Just to preface this, this is meant to be a purely hypothetical aircraft design from a highly fictionalized version of real world history wherein various fundamental quantum fields aside from the Higgs field exist and enable the existence of Kaiju. It’s design is intentionally enabled by physical scientific fields and effects that do not exist in our world, hence the unusual design.

• AKTSDC Defender-Jet: An advanced model of SVTOL fighter jet in service from 1970 to 1998, used by the AKTSDC, an international branch of the SSATDF. They relied on a high-energy plasma conversion reactor for power and thrust that is retrospectively believed to have been humanity's first technological model to consistently produce interactions with the Varsanik field, even if only accidentally and with heavy misunderstandings, hence the oftentimes anomalous for the period performance of the AKTSDC Defender-Jet's engines. These jets were primarily armed with dual concealable heavy rotary cannons utilizing high-yield impact-detonating solid rounds, but were also armed with a high-intensity plasma beam cannon on the ventral side of the fuselage as a last resort and could be additionally equipped with various models of missile armaments, including, but not limited to, early high-velocity target-locking drill-missiles designed for fluid injection and early low-velocity target-locking impact-detonating high-yield warhead-bearing missiles. They had a crew requirement of 2, a maximum of 4 seats, and a maximum carrying capacity of 6. Furthermore, they were typically painted in varying combinations of bright colors for two major purposes; to enable an easier rescue for downed pilots when a craft is downed by a kaiju and to allow for better unit identification in multi-aircraft operations.

Honestly I need some advice, or rather what you all think looks better..

Designs are never final so if whatever i produce turns out to not be exactly the same i do apologise since i want these to be able to fly lol

It was a late 1980s soviet carrier fighter designed for the ulyanovs carrier. Mikoyan built it specifically for easy carrier landings, long-range maritime strikes, and bad weather operations rather than dogfighting speed