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

Does anybody know about F-110-GE-429 integration for Service Tomcats?

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.

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

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.

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

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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

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Bro. You trolling or?

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

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

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

F-14D cockpit and RIO seats:
F-14D Cockpit




F-14D RIO seat

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just wish gaijin gave ability for multicrew RIO…

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

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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

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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:

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

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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.

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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

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

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It should be F-14B(U).

They also upgraded RIO seat cockpit.

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

question does F14D have g limitt overide paddle switch like F18