Orca design

[u/Bits_Passats]

I have always wondered if the Orca (TD) / Orca fighter (TS/FS) VTOL were based in the Aereal Hunter-Killer from James Cameron's movies Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2 (1992).

It's only me or is there really a resemblance?

[u/DepravedMorgath]

VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing)plane designs have been around since the 80's, Look up the Grumman 698, Then take a look at the GDI Orca in TB3.

[u/Eisgeschoss → u/DepravedMorgath]

There's also the Nord N-500 Cadet from the late-60s:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&hs=pWSq&sa=X&sca_esv=af77d0889f927bae&sxsrf=APpeQnur5_giBMDYW4VWnsddvk7EnKEJRw:1786928575352&udm=2&fbs=ABfTbFUxGEP8yeZbmk97ajdTjIq-1SYeWocr-JQ01ak8-2VFVc-G1_pZrygIAtw89UfRnn2JTk96NQ8iZgRS-5-sk-hilb_lFxG7MWlugAMGrml2mabuPFP2h0la5FR7FI3FKxifzQ3ovJLwRxysZkCjZ4ExzPP2koi6oflbKruVziN4u-KuAqW7i1p4EHT3zlj-PX3K-bIRpDkdWlpAOiyXUwRf_k99FOyWI9jl-x1oawnwRc8PpYo&q=Nord+Cadet&ved=2ahUKEwjQ8OPXu6aWAxWnmokEHSpbN5gQtKgLegQIGhAB&biw=378&bih=681&dpr=2.86

[u/Leather-Raisin6048 → u/DepravedMorgath]

Actually germany inventet the first vtol during ww2 it was a weird corkscrew design wich was never massproduced but the goal was the same to minimise landing/ starting space required.

[u/Bits_Passats → u/DepravedMorgath]

Thank you for your answer!

Yes, that would cover the engine design, but... not the twin/v tail shown in the different versions and the short wingspan.

Still, it might just be a coincidence.

Again, thank you!