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Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat

48.0k ZeroWithSlashedO  6 months ago

Hey Everyone, Zerø here. And I present to you: my 4th Tomcat.

"Tomcats!"
-C.W "Mover" Lemoine everytime he sees an F-14.

Tomcats are a pain to make. No, seriously. It's hard to get the shape right, let alone the flight model.


Introduction:

The Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat is an american twin-engined, tandem two-seated, swing wing, carrierborne, air superiority fighter. This variant in particular is the latest variant in the Tomcat family line. The F-14 has proven it's worth many times before, and was retired on September of 2006 and replaced by the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Tomcat family is also the only aircraft capable of launching the heavyweight BVR air to air missile, AIM-54 Phoenix. Currently, the only F-14 in service is with the Iranian Air Force.


Loadout:

  • 1x M61A1 Vulcan
  • 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder
  • 4x AIM-7P Sparrow
  • 2x AIM-54C Phoenix
  • 2x External Drop Tanks
  • 30x Flares (1/tap), 30x Chaff (1/tap)

Controls & Features:

Controls:

Normal Controls.
VTOL Down: Flaps Angle
VTOL Up: Manual Wing Sweep Adjustment
Activate1: Deploy Arresting Hook
Activate2: Nose Wheel Steer
Activate3: External Lights
Activate4: Drop External Fuel Tanks
Activate5: Deploy Airbrake
Activate7: Lower Launch Bar
Activate8: Deactivate Auto Swing-Wing mechanism

Features:
  • Fully functional (not really, mostly just aesthetical) carrier capable aircraft, complete with a launch bar and an arresting hook.
  • Fully automatic Wing Sweep adjustments, activate group 8 for manual adjustment. Oversweep is disabled once aircraft is airborne.
  • Somewhat, accurate control surface movements. I read the NATOPS manual for this, it better be worth while.
  • General flight model improvements over the last iterations.

Gallery:


Author's Notes:

  • First of all, I am really sorry. I rushed the aircraft because I was originally trying to do other things with it, but alas, I don't have the time nor resource to do much.
  • Second of all, I'm a bit occupied with War Challenge United, as I'm participating in it as a Manufacturer, so yeah. I've gotten a bit busy and couldn't spend most of my time with the Tomcat.
  • Back to that first note, I mentioned that I was trying to do other things with it, but I didn't have the time nor resources to do it. Some of you are probably wondering about it, and some of you probably have already guessed it. If you haven't, look at my previous Tomcat. Yeah, that's what I was trying to do.
  • Fun fact, some of the parts that was put onto this aircraft was a reuse from the older Tomcat to save time. This included cockpit parts, fuel tanks, and the IRST.

Once again, I'm very sorry about it being rushed, I may or may not fix the problems it has in the future, but who knows. Knowing who I am, I probably won't. But other than that, please enjoy, have fun and...

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 64.4ft (19.6m)
  • Length 62.8ft (19.1m)
  • Height 17.1ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 53,981lbs (24,485kg)
  • Loaded Weight 73,935lbs (33,536kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.672
  • Wing Loading 96.2lbs/ft2 (469.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 768.7ft2 (71.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2147

Parts

  • Number of Parts 807
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 2,995
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    8,430 Shugie

    @Zeratick as much as I hate being that guy, it's not the mig-23 its the Su-24. The Flogger looks similar, but not the same

    2 months ago
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    240 Zeratick

    @CallsignTig as much as I hate being that guy, it's not the F-111 it's the mig 23. The aardvark looks similar, but not the same.

    3 months ago
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    @1269660183
    I'm sorry in advance but
    skill issue

    +1 5 months ago
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    its unflyable

    5 months ago
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    1,957 molakesi

    TOP GUN

    6 months ago
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    @CallsignTig
    unfortunately, yeah
    I tried going for a realistic sense, but to be honest, I didn't do a very good job.
    mainly because I was just tired of continuing it, as it costs a lot of performance on my device.

    +1 6 months ago
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    1,727 CallsignTig

    Love the way you went with this, although unfortunately it handles like a pig for me, like even my F-111 (a.k.a Hellkeska) turns better. Sink rate also builds up really quickly, making landing really difficult.
    I attribute it to the SimplePlanes physics though, looking at the specs on here, power to weight and everything is highly realistic, but unfortunately SimplePlanes physics happened lol.
    Shape and aesthetic wise though, your bird is fantastic!

    6 months ago
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    6,876 G2

    probably the most realistic tomcat on the site performance wise, love the loadout, love the flight model

    6 months ago
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    @ZeroWithSlashedO
    Yeah lol, I nearly died reading that. Looks great though!

    6 months ago
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    @LoneSpaceGaming
    did I seriously put that in

    guh

    6 months ago
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    Called it a WSO in the back… really, man?

    6 months ago
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    1,147 Rb2h

    mr top gun itself

    6 months ago
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    4,708 OpenHere

    Pretty cool, its sorta weird to handle on the roll though due to the fact that you have airbrakes as spoilers.

    6 months ago
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    I was the 3rd upvote and now it's the 2nd best rated for today

    6 months ago
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    1,690 FalcoOne

    PSM time

    6 months ago
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    486 Mihgjjjj

    古得

    6 months ago
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    13.6k Robomo119E

    Nah bro this s* is fine!

    6 months ago
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    13.6k Robomo119E

    RuShEd?

    6 months ago
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    24.3k ToeTips

    Guess you didnt do the livery after all.

    6 months ago