[F-14 Super Tomcat 21]Highbraker
This Ace Combat fan retard(me) made the missiles 20 instead of 8 cuz im a retard
Also the left 21 in the rudder is disconnected.Connect the 21 in the left rudder
History
a little backstory on the Super Tomcat 21 from my earlier piece. Some of the details and timelines have been debated, but generally, this is the idea of where the ST21 came from:
In our reality, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet became the Navy's vanguard fighter of the 21st century as a result of the boondoggle that was the A-12 Avenger program. After massive cost overruns, weight increases and huge delays, then Defense Secretary Dick Cheney axed the stealthy carrier-borne flying wing attack jet leaving a huge hole in NAVAIR's future inventory.
This was back in 1991, the Cold War had just ended and we just got done kicking the ass of one of the world's largest standing armies. Congress had been talked into high-risk, hugely aggressive defense programs for decades and they had had enough. The "peace dividend" sentiment was on the rise and defense budgets were beginning to fall.
With the A-6E TRAM Intruder's retirement imminent and in the vacuum created by the canceled A-12 program, manufactures starting throwing out "logical growth" designs based on existing platforms [some were even rehashed and updated concepts from years prior]. The hope was that if aircraft manufacturers make an almost entirely new aircraft look like an existing type, while also giving them a familiar "evolutionary" designation, Congress would see the product as a low-risk, low-cost upgrade of a proven platform and thus move forward with its procurement.
At the same time the NATF program (the Navy's equivalent to the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter program) was in the works, but the costs and timeline for its development would have been massive, and in light of what happened to the stealthy A-12 "Flying Dorito," it was clear that something simpler was needed. In the end, this "low-risk" and familiar design concept worked via the eventual development and procurement of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Yet in some people's opinion, it worked for the wrong aircraft.
The Super Tomcat 21 grew out of a previous proposal made by Grumman after the collapse of the A-12 program called Quick Strike [one of my sources says it actually came before Quick Strike, but was rehashed later]. Quick Strike was meant to be an upgrade for existing F-14s by giving them high-end navigation and targeting pods similar to the USAF's LANTIRN system, along with upgraded ground attack modes for F-14D's APG-71 Radar (based on the aircraft's original AWG-9 radar) and the ability to carry more standoff weaponry like the AGM-84E SLAM and AGM-88 HARM.
Quick Strike was aimed more at cheaply picking up the Intruder's slack than at replacing the A-12's high-end capability, and was seen at the time as an insufficient technological leap over the F-14B and D models already in service. Also, rumors that an inexpensive clean sheet next-generation Hornet design was in the works over at McDonnell Douglas did not help Quick Strike's attractiveness. So, Grumman came back to the Navy with a true "Super Tomcat," called the Super Tomcat 21 [ST21].
As noted above, this also occurred around the same time that it was becoming clear that the NATF wasn't going to happen. So, whereas Quick Strike could help replace the gap left by the Intruder, the ST21 could plug that hole and the one left by the NATF, performing its same proposed mission, albeit without the advantage of stealth and a number of other cutting-edge, high-risk technologies.
Controls
AG-1 Hook
AG-2 Probe
AG-3 Wing sweep
AG-4/5 N/A
AG-6 Jettison 1
AG-7 jettison 2
AG-8 Toggle canopy
VTOL down for Flaps
Roll for steering the front landing gear
Reference Pic
Gallery
Credit to Red0Bulll for the Screenshot
Thanks again Red0Bulll
Sidenote:Dont go full afterburner in the catapult. Just throttle up in 30%
Press the Image for the with HUD version
Have a great day to you builders
Specifications
Spotlights
- Inuyasha8215 3.0 years ago
- WHNineTripleOne 3.0 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Test 3
- Successors 4 airplane(s) +14 bonus
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 60.7ft (18.5m)
- Length 63.1ft (19.2m)
- Height 17.4ft (5.3m)
- Empty Weight 34,990lbs (15,871kg)
- Loaded Weight 35,374lbs (16,045kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 16.39
- Wing Loading 42.6lbs/ft2 (207.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 831.4ft2 (77.2m2)
- Drag Points 12216
Parts
- Number of Parts 218
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 1,527
I almost Sing I Ain't Worried By Onerepublic
Also I landed on the aircraft carrier, something I can barely do, good job
Could I use the code for the after burners?
@theyeetmeister101 I have already seen it
wat the dev's here? you gotta see this Highbreaker
I played around with this in VR tonight. It's FAST. I was able to take out the destroyers and carriers with no problem. Couldn't quite land on the carrier as it was sinking, but gave it my best shot. Suggestions for VR: At those high speeds it's very touchy on the flight stick, but that is somewhat expected. Also, the camera is positioned a bit too far back in the seat and I need to recenter myself a bit to get it where I want it. Also, the gauges are not correctly configured. I think maybe you set the Gauge Face instead of the Gauge Type. It's confusing, but we plan to do something about that in v1.12. Tag me if you re-upload a new one.
@AceOfSpade
@Th3rmoplylae if your aerofoil is flatbottom put mass in the nose. It nose dive when the aerofoil is flat bottom
Always do that
Okay.@DepressedMan2912
@JackJackTheCooper No
Since the grummand company didn't want to name it F-14 X but it's a cool name tho
I would've called him F-14 X
@Th3rmoplylae Have you tried making the aerofoil flatbottom?
@TheUnsinkableSam Wait till Phase 2.....
It will be fleet destroyingly fun
Dang this is overpowered
@TheVexedVortex This is not my pics btw..... just saying
Damn, that reshade go brrrr
Literally all the planes I made could not fly. Thousands of hours wasted on making a detailed cabin with ejection seats and it backflips. Man,I tried everything. Yes,CoM was in front of CoL.@DepressedMan2912
@Th3rmoplylae Actually im still learning from this update
So don't feel useless
@Blaze15 I use discord URL but i regularly use Postimages for my other planes
How do you put pic on post?
Ahhh….
I feel useless now.
Well,time to jump.
@RandomNotCoolPlane and it's regular size
@RandomNotCoolPlane Smol? How big is you planes?
Smol
@BeastHunter