idk most planes in vietnam used it oh wait yeah 9D makes more sense since AF is 9E i forgot
9H would still be fitting for 11.7 or 12.0
too new for vietnam pretty sure
It was 1972 so it works
Is that an F-14A or atleast an F-14D with A engines still?
F-14D with TF-30s.
So a worse aircraft
yeah but all F14Ds should have them equip able as gaijin used it as justification for F18C for sweden as long as it can carry it theyll get it something like that
BuNo. 158623 is a F-14A Block 65.
that is not a real F-14
look at the canopy and how it goes over into the fuelsalage
either it is fake or a gutted F-14 with an opaque canopy
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It is a real F-14 on display.
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ig then but the canopy and the airframe look to somth and clean, as if there arent any details
which weirded me out
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The canopy was painted and coated to protect the interior systems from sunlight and heat. It may look unusual, but this is a fairly common practice for aircraft placed on museum display. The airframe itself may also have been repainted to maintain a smooth, clean appearance for preservation, which, again, is standard for retired aircraft on the public display.
Also, when F-14s were decommissioned, all sensitive interior systems and valuable parts were deliberately destroyed or disabled to prevent parts from being smuggled and sold on the black market and likely ending up in Iran.
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So a test aircraft with F-14D avionics
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PLEASE GAIJIN GIVE ME F14D AND MY SOUL IS YOURS !.
Spoiler
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They are adding the super hornet but not the F14D!! Why?
Either they don’t wanna add it
Or they are still cooking rn time will tell.
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Im assuming it’s either coming with the superhornet or they’re going all out with it and adding it later with Aim-120s, Aim-54C ECCMs, AGM-88s, etc…
Because otherwise it’s a whole new level of late. It could’ve and should’ve been added with the F-15A and SU-27 then.
My guess is it’ll be a 13.7 US squadron vehicle with 8x AMRAAMs.
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