
Model number:Â VF-1A
Code name:Â Valkyrie Whale Hunter Custom
Unit type:Â custom commercial variable fighter
Manufacturer:Â Northrom
Operator:Â civilians
Rollout:Â AD 2007
First deployment:Â AD 2008
Accommodation:Â pilot and passenger, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions:Â overall height 14.1 meters (Battroid mode), 5.5 meters (Fighter mode), 10.36 meters (GERWALK mode); overall length 4.8 meters (Battroid mode), 14.0 meters (Fighter mode), 11.3 meters (GERWALK mode); overall width 9.8 meters (Battroid mode); wingspan (fully extended) 14.78 meters (Fighter mode)
Weight:Â empty 19.2 metric tons; standard takeoff mass 45.0 metric tons; maximum takeoff mass 72.0 metric tons
Armor materials:Â space metal material frame; SWAG energy conversion armor
Powerplant:Â 2 x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 thermonuclear reaction turbine engine, output rated at 2 x 650 MW
Propulsion:Â 2 x 11,500 kg or 2 x 23,000 kg (overboost) (2 x 225.63 kN); 2 x 120,000 kg (2 x 1,177.2 kN) P&W+EF-2001 FAST Pack booster thruster; 16 x high maneuverability vernier thruster; 4 x low thrust vernier thruster
Performance:Â Fighter mode: maximum level atmospheric speed at 10,000 meters: Mach 2.71, maximum level atmospheric speed at 30,000+ meters: Mach 3.87; GERWALK mode: maximum walking speed: 100 km/h, maximum flying speed: 500 km/h; Battroid mode: maximum walking speed 160 km/h
Thrust-to-weight ratio:Â empty 3.47; standard takeoff mass 2.49; maximum takeoff mass 1.24
Transformation:Â minimum time fighter to GERWALK (automated): approx 1.5 seconds; minimum time from GERWALK to Battroid (automated): under 2 seconds; standard time from Fighter to Battroid (automated): under 5 seconds; minimum time from Fighter to Battroid (manual): 0.9 seconds
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; optional FAST Pack system
Fixed armaments:Â large harpoon launcher, attached gun pod, hand-carried in Battroid mode
Optional hand armaments:Â none
The VF-1A Valkyrie Whale Hunter Custom was a customized version of U.N. Spacy’s old VF-1A Valkyrie variable fighter. This custom VF-1A was used on planet Zola to study galactic whales and featured a dual set cockpit and FAST Packs to reach orbit unassisted. It was equipped with a large harpoon launcher and attached gun pod. The custom variable fighter was used by galactic whale researcher Maria Velasquez-Hoyly, who was killed in a space accident with the intelligent white whale. This tragic event led her husband Graham down a path of seeking revenge against the white whale.
Pilot(s):Â Maria Velasquez-Hoyly, Graham Hoyly
First appearance:Â Macross Dynamite 7
Original mechanical designer:Â Shoji Kawamori
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Director:
Tetsuro Amino
Writer:
Sukehiro Tomita
Mechanical Designer(s):
Shoji Kawamori
Kazutaka Miyatake
Character Designer:
Haruhiko Mikimoto
Musical Composer:
Fire Bomber
Format:
4 episodes
Video Release:
Japan 12.18.1997 – 08.25.1998
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