Know Your Plane #4 | ADFX Morgan (Ace Combat)

Fast, agile and lethal - these words define the ADFX Morgan, Belka's next generation fighter aircraft from the PlayStation 2 game Ace Combat Zero. This plane has been only featured in two Ace Combat games yet its legacy remains as one of the most remarkable original aircraft of the series. This episode will cover the specifications, variants, development history and some more trivia on the ADFX Morgan.
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[@Mobius_118]

Its ECM is so powerful, bullets bounce off of it.

[@sgtwardaddy9889]

Mobius 1 Because fuck logic

[@gngskpow]

Little did we know, scientists could only identify it as an ECM pod based on prior experience. In actuality, if you ask me, Belka had created Strangereal's first energy shield system.

[@joekewl7539]

That is horseshit tbh. Frankly if you could manage to tail Pixy in this fucking beast and gun him down you should earn that win, with a different cutscene and dialogue. Oh well.

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

That thing could probably block the entire Ulysses asteroid

[@ADRENELINEDUDE]

It's the countermeasure pod.

[@noivern666]

This is the ideal boss aircraft. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@sgtwardaddy9889]

OptimalOptimus50 It's also unstable due to small wings.

[@sgtwardaddy9889]

OptimalOptimus50 But, though it may be flawed, it was a beautiful design, none the less. Just to many problems to be close to effective in combat.

[@sgtwardaddy9889]

OptimalOptimus50 I can agree that no weapons is something that should have been more ideal, but at the same time, it's weapons make it what it was.

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

*laughs in Fenrir is clearly the best boss plane*

[@user-un-known]

@@sirilluminarthevaliant2895 laughs in "just give Sulejmani anything that can lift off when he's mental" (Yeah, his hentai maneuvers did traumatize me lol)

[@davidlake1825]

Im actually studying for plane mechanic. It all started with ace combat. This summer im done with my study and will be a certified plane mechanic and will be working in the airforce of the netherlands. Can you imagine from playing ace combat to plane mechanic

[@abdilahramadhan984]

You are living the dream!

[@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange]

A year late and I gotta say, same here. Except I’m studying in America. And I’m nowhere near done with learning.

[@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange]

Jack the Gestapo Unlikely! Either Russia or China would be the ones to create that, since their design philosophy is more like the ADF planes than the Western Hemisphere fighters.

[@octaviovaladaoferreirinhad2689]

Great! Just like several of NASA's scientists and technicians, that started as Star Trek fans. Congratulations!

[@outrunno4563]

david lake I just hope the Morgan becomes a new aircraft in real life

[@alexchow2728]

Here comes the show...

[@bushi6489]

"Fire Away, Coward!"

[@chibidakis1]

Isn't it "snow"?

[@bhaskarajagadhita133]

Yo buddy, still alive?

[@NSEBMB]

It's 'snow' I'm pretty sure

[@the_goblin2511]

I'm sure its “snow”

[@-Minuano-]

“Activate TLS and Eject.” Beats saying “Go Dance with the Angels.”

[@syrusse8660]

Mgr;r and Acz fan, I already like you

[@germanwarrabbit]

lmao

[@EA-18G_Sky_Eye]

That's why I put tls on the bottom of the aircraft I put it on in simpleplanes

[@scottl.1568]

Badass... Easily the best looking of the sci-fi jets... And how could you not love the big honking laser?

[@skinnyboimadden7781]

It combines my favourite types of design...

[@ColonelFrontline1152]

And now finally the legendary *ADFX Morgan* is now in *Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown.*

[@cmsIGaufFahrgestellPanze-pq4gz]

Fun little known fact: the morgan was heavily based off of the yf-19 from macross plus.

[@zatoby6705]

Some fun facts. - The ADFX Morgan is an homage to the Macross series. Its design is based on the YF-19 Excalibur from Macross Plus. The placement of the laser on the top of the fighter is a reference to how the YF-19 mounts its long-range fold booster that allows it to travel interstellar distances. - Forward-swept wings allow for higher angles of attack without stalling. This combined with vector thrusting (which the Raptor uses to achieve similar characteristics) would give the Morgan incredible agility.

[@hm-zs2sw]

Hell, Kawamori(the creator of Macross) even designed the asf-x shinden from assault horizon

[@eurobaka573]

Yay! Pixy-plane! A Plane That Has No Borders! This plane's stats are so exciting that it breaks *_borders_* of the regular plane's stats! My fav fictional plane 50% because it's used by Pixy and 50% because it's Belkan plane

[@williamhanna9718]

I like how it’s supposed to be the most powerful aircraft ever built, even better than the gallery of super planes it inspired. It’s white and black coloring makes it look like a star fighter

[@larryfoulke1088]

10:36 RIP PJ... *Salutes*

[@phamduchieunhan8465]

Pixy, You traitor!!! I thought you were dead!

[@metal0-176]

yo buddy still alive ?

[@larryfoulke1088]

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[@larryfoulke1088]

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[@darkstar_sierra1588]

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[@RocketPropelledGuy]

0:51 is such a great shot. The last time t felt so blown away by the aesthetic of a fictional aircraft was the first time I saw the T-47 Snowspeeder in Empire Strikes Back, which was, you know, quite a long time before this coming out. I also love how hopelessly huge the laser module is, like the earliest brick cell-phones that had 20 minutes of battery life. It is visually obvious that laser was a product of the 1990s. Ace Combat Zero came out in 2006, which is as of this writing.... *16 years ago!?* And I'll be *30* this year? What the hell happened!?

[@AxisCorpsRep]

it's episode number 4 of the know your plane series and *I T S T I M E* to cover one of the most remarkable~ ~ ~

[@tritojean7549]

I don't know if anyone has already pointed this out or if it was planned at all, but the three special weapons of the morgan seems to represent the three ace style of ac0, with the "Ziosite" TLS representing the precision and skill of soldier, the "Hypersthene" MPBM representing the absollute destruction of mercenary and the "Morganite" ECMP not beeing a weapon but made to save life like knight were you spare your enemies and avoid unnecessary casualty.

[@awacsbandog658]

Really hoping to see it’s in Ace Combat 7. Even as DLC.

[@lacucaracha111111]

dont tempt them to DLC :C

[@SlyAceZeta]

lacucaracha111111 I wouldn't personally mind the fictional aircraft being DLC. The only fictionals that make sense to be included in AC7 by default are the X-02 Wyvern and whatever new superplane they bring out. It would be nice to have all the others as DLC because you could pick and choose which ones you'd want. Of course, then there'd be a concern about the planes being overpriced like in AC6 and AH...

[@janusz4156]

Like F-35A/B, F-16F, EA-18G, F-15SE, F-16XL, T-50 PAK-FA (Su-57), Tornado and FB-22.

[@jarrettforester1796]

Oh, definitely. The Morgan deserves another Strangereal Ace Combat game to be in.

[@SlyAceZeta]

Tomasz, are you referring to Infinity? You didn't have to pay real money to get those planes. It was extremely easy to get them.

[@behic5010]

Zero on the beginning... Brings back the memories..

[@zomgpy6870]

I really like the way you made use of the simplistic artwork for effect. It made the video seem that much prettier when it came to the telling of the Morgan's lore.

[@MarvinT0606]

This thing is a monster in AC7. You can slap around Sol Squadron, Mihaly, and the two Ravens with near-impunity using the MPBMs.

[@MatthewLawrence.]

The Morgan is probably my favorite ace combat aircraft.

[@badmoth242xl3]

Trying to watch this in school; in class. Wish me luck

[@alexchow2728]

[@anuvisraa5786]

whe pray for your suxes

[@ElbigEmo]

fly with the angels! o.o7

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

If your teacher starts talking about getting rid of borders start blasting zero

[@secondsein7749]

The Morgan seems inspired by Macross Plus' YF-19. The wing shape is similar and the TLS resemble the YF-19's Fold Booster.

[@solowingpixy9525]

Exactly! Look at 5:37! This blue-yellow skin is very similar the Zolan army's VF-5000 Star Mirage in Macross 7.

[@sgtwardaddy9889]

The ADFX-01/ 02 Morgan. Easily one of the most beautiful of the fictional aircraft, but also one of the most underated.

[@jerrodp3572]

What I never understood was why I couldn't shoot pixy down with my guns, the bullets would just fly at weird angles when they got close to pixy and I never understood how a defense system could alter the paths of bullets

[@williamhanna9718]

Someone commented how it’s possible the ECM of the Morgan was actually an early ballistic shield like what the Arsenal Bird used over 20 years later on the Lighthouse war.

[@zephyr8072]

Nanomachines, son.

[@chocolatesundae8947]

My main issue with the morgan is how it mounts a high energy beam emitter right behind the cockpit. It’s like those enemy boss designs with a very obvious weakness that you can shoot at to bend it down towards the cockpit so the next time the enemy uses it, it basically kills itself.

[@williamhanna9718]

Don’t forget that the one time this model was flown in combat, it was piloted by one of the two current best pilots in the world.

[@chocolatesundae8947]

@@williamhanna9718 Still, it’s like putting the bridge of a ship between the enemy and it’s biggest gun. Really makes you wonder if you can’t get caught in it’s blast wake at least. Honestly expected every time the thing got fired, the bright light would blind the pilot.

[@donnycorn3086]

To be fair, 1. This weapon was only used in the first phase of the duel, in which upon its destruction is no longer being used for the rest of the fight. (0:54, the TLS system is no longer there at the 3rd phase) 2. As mentioned in the video, Grunder Industry took the data from Morgan's crash and make the ADF-01, an improvement in every aspect of the Morgan including the TLS now placed right below the supposed cockpit, supposedly fixed the blinding light and detectable weak point issue you've mentioned. 3. I don't know how, but unlike the 02 variant retrieved by the Allied Force, the 01 variant that Pixy piloted can control the laser in all direction, even locking onto the target without having to point the plane at it. So it's not gonna be that blinding for Pixy nor much of a problem if the TLS's mount get misaligned.

[@alexchow2728]

Next episode guesses: (Criteria: Not Fighter, Attacker, or Multi-role) Tu-95 "Bear" Bomber B-2 Bomber E-3 Sentry (AWACS) KC-135 Stratotanker / KC-10 Extender (Refueling craft) H-9 helicopter (Fictional helicopter in Strangereal; used by Sea Goblin)

[@champagnegascogne9755]

Alex Chow Ace Combat's ideal AWACS was actually the E767. Plus you forgot the B-52 Stratofortress, the usual bomber attacking your base on the first missions in some AC games

[@lancerthedemonace7581]

It could be the Stratofortress...maybe?

[@bardichecryo6576]

My guess would be the B-1 Lancer, due to the fact that it’s playable in both AC:AH and ACI. Although, the B-2 Spirit is also playable in those two games, so it might be that as well.

[@amodsinyan.2151]

The bf2

[@amodsinyan.2151]

I meant b52

[@grantt1589]

The only thing I would change is make the laser be more in-line with fusilage

[@citizenblue]

Love your channel! I've been a diehard AC fan since Electrosphere. Your videos truly enhance immersion in the Strangereal universe. Keep up the good work! Fingers crossed that X-02 becomes a reality!

[@wisnuwangsawardana6245]

XFA-27! First ever Ace Combat original planes!

[@computerassistedbiological5391]

Firehawk Android Was it the first to appear chronologically in the Strangereal timeline?

[@bjlewis5431]

Wisnu Wangsa Wardana.. Yeah, the XFA-27 was by far one of my all-time favorites, far superior to the bloody X-02 Wyvern everyone cracks on about. Still gets my vote! I like the Falken..but even that would get 2nd place to a fully modern return of the XFA-27!

[@akifhossain5122]

Pixy:

[@garrysucks4190]

Imagine if Gründer Industries made a plane that was essentially Belka's answer to the A-10 Thunderbolt, complete with a 30mm rotary cannon and FAEBs (on top of that might as well make it capable of flying in a vacuum)

[@maucazalv903]

*They somehow manage to give a plane a lightsaber and I respect and dream with that*

[@Phos9]

The block 1’s paint scheme is a fairly standard low cost paint scheme for use for surface protection, you can even find picture of production airliners painted this way, even flying in it when they’re painted somewhere other than where they’re built. Morgan also has that thing where the canards almost have edge alignment with the wings but they just miss it. Intake design is actually somewhat stealthy, but would be better if their flanks weren’t so close to vertical. The nose and canopy aren’t stealthy at all. The wings are all wrong for how this aircraft is meant to perform, they don’t have enough chord. Very high wing loading, very poor lift at high angle of attack. They are also very far back, making me doubt whether this plane has relaxed stability. It’s a blended wing, but the lift from the body is still pretty far back and I don’t think will be sufficient for relaxed stability. It’s also looks way too much like the YF-19. Wow I had thought that Shōji Kawamura had designed them both, but his only ace combat plane is the shinden II.

[@Paladin_Kou]

Despite how tempting the laser that the jet has, I'll always prefer the XFA-27

[@ryusantos6145]

With Morgan being added to AC 7; we need an updated version of this video.

[@REMEMBERTHEOLDARCADE]

The belkan war was my favourite on ps2

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

XB-70 Valkyrie, perhaps? Or maybe the SR-71? Ooh! How about the E-767?

[@mustangbr8074]

Ok now i want to know more about this airshow thingy I. NEED. DETAILS.

[@ratchet9995]

All time favorite plane of the AC series

[@Ramash440]

Really intersting that about the stats, were the weight and engine types in any of the artbooks or did I miss something ? Also if you've done Morgan, ye gotta do FALKEN and ADLER, no escape.

[@dirzydoo2785]

The morgan, the only plane you need in ace combat X. except for the atmos ring mission the tls don't work there

[@j1killer245]

Great video man, always happy to see someone talking about ace combats unique aircraft, but I remembered in infinity the adfx’s description says that due to the aircraft being built in the golden age of stealth fighters, the plane was deemed a failure so it remained a prototype, but other than that really loved the video and just keep doing what you do best.

[@just_violet]

A certain game already teached me how powerful this machine is

[@bryonyamada2620]

This plane can also be gotten in AC5. During some missions you had to find various hangers in some of the gameplay maps. Once you found all 5 hangers and destroyed them you were able to unlock the Morgan and use it in replay games as long as you used the same (save file) to replay the game.

[@AceCombatFan]

That’s the Falken, not the Morgan

[@MrDalisclock]

Its a plane that plays ZERO. *PIXY approves*

[@SomeRandomYouTuber_]

Pixy:

[@SwordSaint550]

As much as I love listening to Zero, you might want to dial down the music for the next KYA a little bit because your voice was a bit hard to hear at times in this video. Top notch work, anyway! =D

[@chichiboypumpi]

I got obsessed with upping this plane to full back in Infinity, then it shifted to F14 variants and the Rafale Vent d'Ange

[@diabloxg2856]

Please talk about the ADF FALKEN

[@MJRSoap]

I wonder what the performance difference would be without the parasite drag of the TLS mount.

[@paulinagabrys8874]

Love this plane. I need Ace Combat on Switch with this plane

[@deciusvarus]

Well shit. I never knew there was such a Ace Combat fan community on KZbin. I randomly got the urge to play Ace Combat 5 after probably a decade. And then I replayed four and 0. So many videos to answer so many questions I've always had LOL

[@toonistiny]

There's something about this and the CFA-44 that appeals to me. The fact that it's technologically and even scientifically(for the SPW of the Morgan) possible. Railguns, I dunno. But, lasers are in use(be it experimental or actively) by the US Military.

[@lancerthedemonace7581]

God the Morgan...never underestimate this fighter...if you can pilot it...you can feel its power and pride! Gotta say...its scary...but amazing 0-07

[@arielfetters5662]

My fav fighter in Ace Combat hands down.

[@kyonnosukeasakura1768]

That 'finale mission' bgm. *Screaming intensifies*

[@SlyAceZeta]

Wonderful video! Loved the in-depth detail for Infinity as well. Although, I wouldn't be a grammar nazi if I didn't point out the only error I saw :P "Avalom Dam" at 10:25 I have no idea what the next aircraft could be... real-life, and not a fighter or multirole or attacker? If it's not a bomber aircraft, I'm scared you're gonna do a helicopter as a joke xD

[@eurobaka573]

He's just rating taste of Fried Chickens in next episode.. jk. But I think it's about jammer aircraft

[@christophermichael8010]

SlyCooperFan1 I believe he’s gonna review 747 instead? Lol

[@christophermichael8010]

SlyCooperFan1 I believe he’s gonna review 747 instead? Lol

[@ArcturusOTE]

747? oh no...... *grand flight flashbacks*

[@mohammedshah9274]

It could be the Boeing 767 AWACS. It's been in the Ace Combat franchise for so long.

[@solowingpixy9525]

I love my baby forever!! "it plays Zero"♪

[@johnwylin7254]

By far my favorite plane in ace combat. Really hope it will be added in ace combat 7 at some point. Sadly I never got to play infinity so zero was the only way to enjoy it.

[@HydraDominus]

I miss this game so much. This is like a nostalgia trip

[@solowingborders3239]

They should make an aircraft called the Artoria or Mordred, that'd be cool. I'm guessing for playable: EA-6B EA-18G (I have a 1/48 scale Growler model) Non playable: C-130 C-17 B-52

[@champagnegascogne9755]

Solo Wing Borders -tfw no plane named Astolfo-

[@solowingborders3239]

Project Pendragon How do you cross out sentences? Is it possible on mobile devices?

[@solowingborders3239]

Actually I think I just worked it out. Edit: Nah I still haven't worked it out.

[@avanhardins]

Project Pendragon that's a lil gay xD

[@pmayo7894]

What's next: Project Caster? :DDDDDDD

[@80xlulz]

Hope we get an update on this one, now since AC7 is out.

[@TigerYoshiki]

Cool video, best music. Keep it going! :)

[@farenhitegr6493]

After watching this, I was wondering why Grunder did not implement the MPBM on the ADF-01 FALKEN. I know it was omitted in Zero and Infinity to preserve balance, but the FALKEN's airframe featured external hard points on the swept wings (the very same found on the ADFX-01), which is more than capable of holding large scale ordinance such as burst missiles. Was it largely ineffective in combat (according to the lore), or was the production of said munitions too slow or difficult to allow widespread use?

[@hoogis]

Those who spend a long time on the battlefield start to think they're invincible... I bet you do too buddy

[@davidalejandrodelosreyesos146]

Amazing. Finally, a community full of people who cares as much about ace combat as I do.

[@StellarGryphon]

Yes it's here! I've been waiting for this!

[@computerassistedbiological5391]

I like using this plane in the last mission in Ace Combat Zero for a sense of irony.

[@casekocsk]

Aaaah... my most favorite aircraft in Ace Combat.

[@degdeg4034]

Yay! My favorite plane ❤️

[@recon17]

Really good video ACF. Thank you. Waiting for the next one.

[@Nahomag1]

A training plane from AC5 - hawk if I recall it correctly :)

[@yeticoatabrigodeyeti160]

ECM makes your plane invincible except from the front. Step 1: Do a 1v1 against an aircraft. Step 2: Cover yourself with ECM. Step 3: *_E J E C T_*

[@izucamaru]

Well, once you think about it, all those names weren't just cool-sounding names, those had it's relevance in the story giving it a deeper meaning

[@champagnegascogne9755]

THE MORGAN IS FINALLY BACK WITH FALKEN AND FAEB AND MPBM HOPEFULLY TLS BUFF WILL HAPPEN

[@t.b.5115]

They buffed the TLS in the v1.10 update, but the change is so small you don't know it's there. Seriously, I couldn't tell it was buffed until someone posted a comparison video.

[@RT42069]

This looks kinda like the Talon from Stealth

[@additiveartificer9365]

[@bryonfeliksa3845]

Looks like it’s from Macross Delta but I guess this came first 😏

[@hm-zs2sw]

Nah yf-19 came first

[@Alisa5.19]

懐かしい。散弾ミサイルとレーザーか。

[@Fluburtur]

Should have compared to an aircraft of the SU-27 familly instead, the whole front end of the aircraft looks a lot like those and it is clear that it is what inspired the look of it.

[@mansonfd7835]

ADFX-01 Morgan is kinda inspired from YF-19 Valkyrie from Macross Plus ngl.

[@doge975pl4]

Dat plane was created to remove BORDERS

[@dixievfd55]

I see strong Su-33 influences. Inspired by the Berkut maybe?

[@ThunderousFolf]

Very well produced video, ACF! :D

[@mocoj7423]

Looks like they just took the concept of the experimental Su-47 and made it look a little cooler. The rudders tapering inwards and the highly exposed engines are the only major changes I can think of off the top of my head... and the lasers.

[@TheWhoamaters]

Wait how did Infinity's universe work? It's United Nations fighting Usea?

[@williamhanna9718]

Chronologically this was the super plane that started them all

[@erridkforname]

Go at low speeds with the morgan and then you can do impressive PSMs (Post Stall Manouvers). These are manouvers that are only replicatable with unstable aircraft (Centre of lift is colser to the centre of mass than other aircraft). And fly by wire system must be disabled

[@SteveSideris..2k02]

just like with flankers. u can do PSM with a flanker too.

[@HE13272326]

The MPBM and its lingering hitbox is so beautifully OP PS Belka did nothing wrong

[@t.b.5115]

The TLS: the shittiest special weapon in AC7 *Bandai Namco*: puts it on every pay-to-play aircraft.

[@fighterbrony]

There’s a mod on nexus mods that turns the tls into a one hit kill weapon like its older brethren but it’s only for singleplayer

[@Unseensmoke5745]

ITS TIME

[@user-tc2jl7dx9j]

ADFX-01 block1 is very very cool I love block1 真っ先にLv20にした。思い入れが有りすぎる機体だぜ…

[@marynyang]

I want ADFX-01 block 1 DLC to appear in AC7

[@user-ip3zt5bi8l]

Oh...amazing...!!

[@gwrstudios5181]

The morgen is also in ace combat 7 to

[@RealGracefulGoose]

AC7 wasn't out when this vid came out.

[@adampugh2424]

I came for the information but stayed for the music

[@ListenUpGalm1]

And now, the ADFX 02 can finally rest in the belkan war museum...

[@germanwarrabbit]

Zero is the best song

[@Rusielle]

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[@kamikaze9576]

Came for the explanation, stayed for the BGM. no offence AC Fan, but i did not even listening to your explanation lol. that solo guitar and the one after that always bring back those sweet nostalgic memory.

[@thiagomendes4314]

Com esses motores mostruosos, ele deveria tentar um pega contra um Blackbird!