Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat - End of a Legendary Era

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

They were supposed to be an upgrade in the ST21 Program. Along with better supercruise, the engines would be thrust vectoring:

Giving the Tomcat unrivaled performance in a dogfight.

Installed thrust can be estimated to be around 32-33,000 pounds of thrust, given that the regular thrust was going to be 30,000). We know this because the uninstalled thrust of the current F-14B engines saw a boost of around 2000 pounds (from ~28,000 to 30,200). Further upgrades to the IPE/EPE would see this number rise.

This would easily bump the TWR of the ST21 to a very respectable ~1.6. With thrust vectoring though, the performance would be astounding, as that’s on par with the F-22’s TWR.

The ST21 overall would be unrivaled. It would be an F-15EX with the flight performance just shy of the F-22, all while being on a carrier deck.

[condor777645-psn]

maybe once gaijin runs out of prototypes, and in service aircraft, they’ll start putting the concepts in game

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

Yeah. That would be nice. Especially with current planes being completely classified, I’d rather them have these concepts added the the game over a neutered 5th gen jet.

[condor777645-psn]

indeed true, concepts have much more available information than aircraft still in use today and which are more or less heavily classified

[Knuckles7080-live]

Don’t forget the f14D also got a airborne self-protection jammer (ASPJ, infrared search and track (irst ), itids link 16, the ECA is placed in the position of the LAU-93 missile launcher/bomb rack and can carry an extra pack of chaff and flare decoys, new ALE- 47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System… datalinked radar and radar can track up to 24 targets simultaneously

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

Bro. You trolling or?

[EDDIEGT]

If that was a thing how they implement it? Just make missles not track as well?

[Knuckles7080-live]

It was the AN/ALQ-165 Airborne Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ) was designed to accomplish threat sorting, threat identification, and jamming management variety of air to air and surface to air RF threats. So mainly works on radar missile

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

I don’t like that there’s no activity here. Lets change that:

F-14D cockpit and RIO seats:

[kitsune_qq]

just wish gaijin gave ability for multicrew RIO…

[Shin_Kazama]

Honestly, the cockpit/HUD is the sole reason I want this. Everything else would be a bonus.

[Nostalgistic]

Here’s more info on the “D” cockpit interiors (click on spoilers for the details):

F-14D Pilot’s Cockpit

F-14D Pilot's Cockpit Key Items

1.	Head-Up Display	15.	Multi-Function Display	29.	Clock
2.	Approach Indexer	16.	UHF Remote Indicator	30.	Brake Pressure Indicator
3.	ECM Warning Light & Standby Compass	17.	Canopy Jettison Handle	31.	Heading/CRS Panel
4.	Angle-of-Attack Indicator	18.	Emergency Stores Jettison Button	32.	Pedal Adjust Handle
5.	Air Combat Maneuver Panel	19.	Wheels-Flaps Position Indicator	33.	Brake Pressure Indicator
6.	Air Combat Maneuver Panel	20.	Landing Gear Control Panel	34.	Control Stick
7.	Wing Sweep Indicator	21.	Control Surface Position Indicator	35.	Fuel Quantity Indicator
8.	Vertical Velocity Indicator	22.	Fuel Management Panel	36.	Liquid Oxygen Quantity Indicator
9.	Servopneumatic Altimeter	23.	Engine Parameter Indicators	37.	Cabin Pressure Altimeter
10.	Radar Altimeter	24.	Hydraulic Pressure Indicator	38.	Arresting Hook Panel
11.	Airspeed Mach Indicator	25.	Electrical Tachometer Indicator (RPM)	39.	Display Control Panel
12.	Standby Attitude Indicator	26.	Thermocouple Temperature Indicator (TIT)	40.	Elevator Lead Panel
13.	Bearing Distance Heading Indicator	27.	Rate of Flow Indicator (FF)	41.	Left Engine Fuel Shut Off Handle
14.	Multi-Function Display	28.	Armament Control Indicator	42.	Right Engine Fuel Shut Off Handle

F-14D RIO’s Cockpit

F-14D RIO's Cockpit Key Items

1.	Digital Display Control Panel	9.	Navigation Control & Data Readout	17.	UHF Comm Select Panel
2.	Multi-Function Display	10.	Tactical Information Display	18.	Armament Panel
3.	Vertical Velocity Indicator	11.	Tactical Information Control Panel	19.	Data Storage Kit
4.	Standby Attitude Indicator	12.	Hand Control Unit	20.	Caution-Advisory Panel
5.	Fuel Quantity Indicator	13.	Multi-Function Display	21.	Navigation Mode & System Reset Panel
6.	Servopneumatic Altimeter	14.	Canopy Jettison Handle	22.	Navigation Control Panel
7.	Standby Attitude Indicator	15.	ECM Override Control	23.	ICS Foot Button
8.	Clock	16.	Bearing Distance Heading Indicator	24.	MIC Foot Button

F-14D HUD Symbology

This information can be found on this website:

http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-cp.htm

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

So to let you know, the RIO’s cockpit is wrong. The F-14D and F-14B (U) have PTID’s and another MFD like here:

@ItzMikeyzWRLD-psn

That picture seems to be from the F-14A or B.

[Nostalgistic]

@ItzMikeyzWRLD-psn

That picture seems to be from the F-14A or B.

I see, good point. I initially thought it could be the F-14D(R) with an older layout of the instruments, or it could be that it was before it got modern avionics modifications that included newer PTID.

[TheKompotMaker]

I still return to this thread until I see “passed to devs” somewhere.
I really want the super tomcat man, esp now that the hornet is confirmed, it would a dope foldered vehicle to cap off that era of Naval fighters

[Nick_Cloud]

It doesn’t have to be “passed to devs” , they can just release it if they have it plans .

[VF21_Freelancers]

It should be F-14B(U).

They also upgraded RIO seat cockpit.

[TheKompotMaker]

Wouldn’t “passed to devs” indicate they have interest in it?

[BACKRAGE44428-live]

question does F14D have g limitt overide paddle switch like F18

[MikeyPlayzonYT]

It doesn’t have G limiter at all. It’s not FBW like the F/A-18. It has DFCS, which increases its maneuverability and stability, but doesn’t limit the aircraft.