Valkyries, etc. (Pt 3)

So we can see that clearly the VF series physically resembles the F-14. But why the name "Valkyrie"? Well, I read an interview (I can't recall where now) where Kawamori stated that he felt one of the most beautiful and amazing looking planes ever was the North American XB-70 Valkyrie . Now, Kawamori snuck in a little XB-70 reference to the 1984 theatrical movie Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? In the (bad quality, sorry!) screen above, you see Misa being surprised. But also, you can spy a XB-70 on the desk in the right side of the pic!

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