Official statistics for the Macross Frontier mecha have just come out. See the
VF-25 Messiah profile on the Macross Compendium for details. I have to say, the VF-25 and VF-27 take "
Next Generation Variable Fighter" to a whole new level looking at these figures. I just did Thrust-To-Weight ratios for these Valkyries and they leap so far ahead of the previous Valkyries it's unheard of.
VF-25F Messiah (empty)Thrust to Weight Ratio = 39.09
VF-27 (empty)Thrust to Weight Ratio = 46.48
Now, here are the Thrust-To-Weight ratios for the rest of the Macross Valkyries:
VF-0A (empty) = 1.87
SV-51 (empty) = 2.34
VF-1A Valkyrie (empty) = 3.47
VF-1A Valkyrie (Standard T-O Mass) = 2.49
VF-1A Valkyrie (Max T-O Mass) = 1.24
VF-1S Super Valkyrie (Standard T-O Mass) = 6.36
VF-1S Super Valkyrie (Max T-O Mass) = 3.97
VT-1C Commercial Valkyrie (empty) = 2.91
VF-1X Plus Valkyrie (empty) = 4.33
VF-1X Plus Valkyrie (Standard T-O Mass) = 3.14
VF-4 Lightning III (empty) = 2.01
VF-4G Lightning III (empty) = 2.37
VA-3 Invader (empty) = 3.43
VF-5000B Star Mirage (empty) = 3.01
VF-11B Thunderbolt (empty) = 6.33
YF-19 (empty) = 15.43 (atmosphere limitation = 9.26)
YF-21 (empty) = 13.65 (atmosphere limitation = 8.19)
VF-11C Thunderbolt (empty) = 6.33
VF-17D Nightmare (empty) = 9.28
VF-17S Nightmare (empty) = 10.04
VF-19A Excalibur (empty) = 12.91
VF-19F Excalibur (empty) = 16.96
VF-19S Excalibur (empty) = 18.32
VF-22 Sturmvogel II (empty) = 13.61 (atmosphere limitation = 8.17)
VF-22S Sturmvogel II (empty) = 13.96 (atmosphere limitation = 8.38 )
VF-11MAXL Thunderbolt Custom (empty) = 10.51
VF-17T Nightmare Custom (empty) = 9.75
VF-19 Excalibur Custom (empty) = 13.45
Fz-109A Elgerzorene (empty) = 8.4
Fz-109F Elgerzorene (empty) = 8.33
Az-130A Panzerzorene (empty) = 7.10
FBz-99G Saubergeran (empty) = 9.29
There's a 20.77 point jump between the VF-19S Excalibur (T-W 18.32) and the VF-25 Messiah (T-W 39.09). That's what I call a major performance leap forward. What happened between 2047 and 2059; an "Einstein" of engine design come along?
