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Offline JBA

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« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2007, 09:47:33 AM »
It's big and shinny:cool:
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« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2007, 09:54:19 AM »
Required 40-55 maintenance hours per flight hour.
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« Reply #32 on: October 24, 2007, 10:00:13 AM »
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Except those 2 Lybian Mig-23's... I believe they shot a missle first... kinda hard to do when your running away.



They shot Sparrow and Sidewinders no Phoenix. They weren't even carrying Phoenix on that sortie. The MIGs two hostile turns and were destroyed before they could turn tail. Google the gun cam video. It's out there now.

The Phoenix was an extremely heavy missile. They didn't carry it unless the threat dictated. You've seen the pictures with the F-14 carrying six Phoenix. It cannot cat with that weight. That was a land based photo op. The pilots were reluctant to shoot it because of it's flight profile. It came off the rail and shot up to 70k right in front of them causing temporary vision problems.
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« Reply #33 on: October 24, 2007, 10:32:34 AM »
When the Aim-54 got old, it could explode on launch due to minute cracks forming in the solid propellant.  This is one of the reasons it was retired before the F-14.
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« Reply #34 on: October 24, 2007, 10:32:37 AM »
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No dual control version was ever made for the F-14, so the pilot starts to learn how to fly the machine using other aircraft and simulators.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14_Tomcat


I was on a CVN GW when F14 caught a wire and ejected the pilot ( plane strung on the wide with full afterburner). RIO wouldn't do ****... neither could anyone else :) They waited till fuel burned out...

There were no control in the back afaik.
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« Reply #35 on: October 24, 2007, 10:43:08 AM »
The F-14 had a TV cam in the nose and could look at targets like 70 miles away or more if the conditions were right.

The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda CA, has a complete F-14A that was flown to SFO and demilled for the museum.  

When I get Married on the Hornet next year, the F-14 will be next to the stage with the TBM they have. :D
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Offline 1Duke1

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« Reply #36 on: October 24, 2007, 10:44:17 AM »
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When the Aim-54 got old, it could explode on launch due to minute cracks forming in the solid propellant.  This is one of the reasons it was retired before the F-14.


Huh?  Where'd you get that one from?
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« Reply #37 on: October 24, 2007, 10:53:33 AM »
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Actually Stang, it can do a NEGATIVE 4g, inverted dive. ;)
It can, but in this instance, the mig was in negative g's, the Tomcat positive.

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Offline Twolf2

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« Reply #38 on: October 24, 2007, 11:03:40 AM »
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The F-14 had a TV cam in the nose and could look at targets like 70 miles away or more if the conditions were right.




You could get that kind of range on a bomber size target but not a fighter size target. :cool:
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #39 on: October 24, 2007, 11:05:02 AM »
seeing one makes people want to listen to Kenny Loggins...










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« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2007, 11:14:46 AM »
US sold a bunch to Iran which are still currently in service I believe.
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« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2007, 11:25:12 AM »
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The F-4 and F-8 were much better looking




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« Reply #42 on: October 24, 2007, 11:30:31 AM »
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US sold a bunch to Iran which are still currently in service I believe.



All are ground due to no spare parts. Thats why all the F-14 parts are guarded or being destroyed because a group was caught trying to smuggle parts to Iran.
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« Reply #43 on: October 24, 2007, 12:21:56 PM »
The F-14 had more moving parts than any other aircraft. They cost three times as much to maintain than an F-18D. Guess that's why they killed it.
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« Reply #44 on: October 24, 2007, 12:24:12 PM »
According to the pilots of the "Black Ace" squadron, who flew F-14s in the Serbian air war, on each catapault launch something on the F-14 would break.  Most of the time this was a non-critical component, but every so often they would have to abort the mission because of it.
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