QF-2001 Ghost

QF-2001 Ghost

Technical Data

Equipment Type: unmanned stealth fighter
Government: U.N. Forces
Manufacturer: unknown (possibly Northrom).
Operational Deployment: September 2008
Accommodation: none (AI controlled).
Dimensions: unknown.
Mass: unknown.
Power Plant: one jet engine, power rating unknown.
Propulsion: thrust unknown.
Design Features: upward-canted forward-swept cranked gull wing with downward-canted backward-swept outer wing section and canard wing.
- Armament - unknown

Description and History

The QF-3000E is an unmanned stealth fighter produced before the United Nations Wars began in 2000. As a predecessor to the QF-3000E used in Space War I (circa 2009) and the Ghost X-9 (circa 2040) the QF-2001 Ghost pioneered many of the conventional technologies for modern unmanned stealth fighters. The Ghost's large single engine, low mass and upward-canted forward-swept cranked gull wing makes the unmanned fighter very fast and agile. The armament of the QF-2001 Ghost remains classified however, observers have noted two open ports on the forward ventral hull along side the forward landing gear as well as four closed ports that resemble micro-missile launcher doors on either side of the rear ventral fuselage. QF-2001 Ghost fighters were depoyed aboard the CVN-99 Asuka II during the events surrounding the island of Mayan in 2008.

Production Notes

Debut: Macross Zero, Episode 2
Pilot(s): (unmanned craft)
Other Appearances: none.
Original mechanical designer: Miyatake Kazutaka