F-14AM
I reckon that the boats might take a little longer, so have this Persian Tomcat.
Also the part count is above 200, which may drive down the performance a little for low end users, but no big deal though, it's still mobile friendly overall.
The F-14 is an interceptor/air superiority fighter aircraft made for the U.S Navy, it incorporates a swing-wing type design in order to achieve good handling in both high and low speeds, this model of the F-14 was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JTF10A augmented turbofan engines, each giving 20,900 lb (93 kN) of thrust, enabling the aircraft to attain a maximum speed of Mach 2.34, the aircraft's Hughes AN/AWG-9 radar gave the plane the ability to fire the long range AiM-54 Phoenix missiles, along with the AiM-7 Sparrow and the AiM-9 Sidewinder.
Iran received several F-14s during the late 1970s, precisely the F-14A, an order of 80 aircraft along with 714 Phoenixs was placed, in total 79 of the planes ordered arrived before the Iranian Revolution, the F-14 was then used in the Iran-Iraq war, contributing by shooting down several enemy planes such as MiG-21s, MiG-23s, and some Su-22s, the aircraft remains in service to this day, with a new variant having been developed named the F-14AM, which is what this replica is.
In this SimplePlanes version, it's 70% of it's original scale, and had a rather unconventional loadout, for short range engagements this Tomcat carries the Russian made R-73 short range missile with off-boresight capability, for mid range engagements the R-27R would do the job (irl this missile wasn't integrated because the radar couldn't guide it but it's interesting this way ok), and lastly for long range engagements, the good old Phoenix is on station.
R-27 on an F-14
Controls :
Trim : Flaps
VTOL : Wing sweep
AG1 : Glove vane
AG2 : Tailhook
AG3 : Drop everything
AG5 : Formation lights
AG6 : Landing light
AG7 : Lights
Notes :
• The plane tends to roll uncontrollably when the flaps is fully extended so mind that.
• Landing speed at max loadout is about 305km/h (189mph), when empty it's about 260-275km/h (161-170mph)
• When landing, it is advised to extend the flaps at around 350-400km/h (217-248mph), then extend the gear at 350km/h (217mph), the gear activates a gyro that helps you land.
• Each missile's range are :
R-73 : 21km
R-27R : 73km
AiM-54 : 190km
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 42.5ft (13.0m)
- Length 43.1ft (13.1m)
- Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 21,670lbs (9,829kg)
- Loaded Weight 25,562lbs (11,595kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.637
- Wing Loading 59.6lbs/ft2 (290.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 429.2ft2 (39.9m2)
- Drag Points 5467
Parts
- Number of Parts 252
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 1,176
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holy shi-
Amazing work! Spotlight from a Tomcat fan :3
Nicee
Noice
Very nice F14 . Great build .
Iran
Nice Persian cat