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Simple F-14 Tomcat

1,524 MASB29  2.5 years ago
Auto Credit Based on MASB29's Simple F-14 Tomcat (Ver 1)

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"Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft." - Wikipedia. For those who doesn't know what F-14 is.

Working phoenix missile (source: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/3bkL20/F-14-Tomcat-Weapon-Pack-AIM-54C-Phoenix-Rebuilt, thanks @RodWan), flaperon, all moving elevator, unique looking air brakes, and of course, the swept wing. All within 219 parts so you and your sad performing PC (or Phone) can enjoy its greatness without crashing every 2 minutes.

Performance are kept within realism. The dimension, weight, and thrust-to-weight can be considered accurate. The wing loading is somewhat on the lower side (190 Kg/m2 compared to real world 230 Kg/m2) but it still fly somewhat the same, at least for my naked untrained eye.

I tried to keep all the core function of the cockpit (thank to the latest update). It still looks very different from the real world version, so please don't put your expectation high.

Control:
Pitch, Roll, Yaw, Trim: Default
Swept Wing: VTOL
Activation 1: Arresting Hook
Activation 2: Cockpit Glass

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Simple F-14 Tomcat (Ver 1)
  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +20 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 65.2ft (19.9m)
  • Length 63.1ft (19.2m)
  • Height 16.2ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight 42,762lbs (19,396kg)
  • Loaded Weight 60,344lbs (27,371kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.893
  • Wing Loading 38.9lbs/ft2 (190.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,550.2ft2 (144.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2445

Parts

  • Number of Parts 219
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 1,084