F-14 Design Lecture

[tom slick]

Very interesting presentation on the F-14

 

[4WD]

Man, Astro14 has really aged since becoming a moderator here ...·

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Look at those big old Phoenix and Sparrow missiles!

 

[WyrTwister]

The Phantom and the Tomcat were both designed to be interceptors , to protect the " bird farm " . Using them for any thing else was outside their design criteria .

 

[thastinger]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl

Look at those big old Phoenix and Sparrow missiles!

AIM-7s are still in use today AIM-54s evolved into AIM-120s now

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by WyrTwister

The Phantom and the Tomcat were both designed to be interceptors , to protect the " bird farm " . Using them for any thing else was outside their design criteria .

As a kid I had a huge model F14. It was almost 2 feet long. So cool and boy did I want to fly that thing. I also had a book on the development of F14. I only remember a couple of things about it. One being that the F-111 was a precursor and large wing area which gave it a low stall speed and the use of titanium to fabricate the joint which allowed the wings to sweep back. It was pretty heady stuff for a 10 yr old.

 

[CT8]

Originally Posted by 4WD

Man, Astro14 has really aged since becoming a moderator here ...·

All the stress !

 

[MolaKule]

Great Video: While the B1B Lancer was used in a different role, I also wonder how much, if any, of Rockwell's Wing-pivot design (and Lessons Learned) was incorporated into the Tomcat? https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104500/b-1b-lancer/ I was involved in B1B avionics enhancements while at Boeing because of a CBO study which showed certain deficits in certain avionics systems: https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/100th-congress-1987-1988/reports/doc07b-entire.pdf

 

[CT8]

Great vid Tom !!

 

[BigGeo]

Thanks for sharing Tom. The coolest plane ever.

 

[Astro14]

Mike Ciminera gave a great lecture. I thought I'd linked it before, but I really appreciate you sharing this. Some great insight into the design, how the engineers were thinking, and some of their brilliance in the final product.

 

[tom slick]

I enjoy the engineering detail and that he acknowledges that the F-111 was a big stepping stone to their design success. That museum has some great presentations.

 

[tom slick]

F-14 walk around that highlights a lot of the design from the lecture.

 

[Astro14]

That's Rabies - Mike Rabens. He's put on a few lbs since I knew him many years ago...

 

[Mr Nice]

It's a shame the government never spent the money for an upgraded F-14 and retired the aircraft. I was surprised the F-14 was dropping laser guided bombs towards the end if of its career. The last time I saw a Tomcat was at the Ft Lauderdale Air & Sea Show and the F-14 put on an amazing show. We were on the pier and Maverick made some low passes over us. 👍

 

[Malo83]

What could have been. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...omcat-21-would-have-actually-looked-like