Flight model updated a bit

Tomcat

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Wiki

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

Authors notes

First things first, apologies for the low quality thumbnail I couldn't make it higher, anyways this build took around 2-3 months it was fun in the beginning but then it started to lag and it wasn't so much fun so I stoped a bit from losing motivation and then got back on it this is one of my best build yet on my list, the engine startup isn't 100% correct because some thing like "Ground Power” wasn't possible and other stuff also some of the buttons are name like "Button1, Button2 because I don't know what their exactly called, also the livery is fictional also the wing sweep is manual, and the slats activate when flaps is activated so make sure to not pitch up when retracting the flaps cause then the slats will get stuck, anyways I hope you enjoy this aircraft

Engine Startup/controls

you can find the engine startup >here<

Features

•Semi-realistic engine startup
•Semi-realistic flight model
•Custom weapons
•Realistic cockpit shape
•VR Capable? Although it isn't VR compatible
•Lots of details
•Not too mush parts (unlike my last build)

Variants

Non VR throttle version of this (this is old version)

Bombcat

Bombcat but with non VR throttle controls

No engine startup

Armament

Standard

2x - AIM-7 Sparrow

2x - Aim-9 Sidewinder

4x - Aim-54 Phoenix

Bombcat

2x - Aim-7 Sparrow

2x - Aim-9 Sidewinder

6x - Unguided Bombs

Gallery

Cockpit

Credits

@Scratch, helping me make the cockpit shape (it wouldn't look like the real thing without him)
@2Papi2Chulo, for letting me use some of his F-14's cockpit parts
@Phoxx, for lending me his wings and helping me make a custom squadron
@PlaneFlightX, for making all parts not calculate drag
@BaconEggs, lending me parts of his old cardboard tomcat
@GuyFolk for the radar, and test flight
@Zeinamen, for spinning radar
@KRMO, for making main the gear bay, and taking some screenshots and for helping me with the flight model
@Belugas, for the sliding hud
@Phalanirab, for the main hud
FT Lab discord server, for some codes

Flight Performance

Takeoff

•Startup the engines
•Put flaps lever forward to 100%
•Throttle up to 100%
•Wait until you reach 185mph (TAS)
•After a few feet above retract your gear and your flaps

Landing

•Approach the runway at 200mph (TAS)
•Put flaps lever at 50%
•Lower your gear
•Lower your throttle a bit
•Use airbrakes, although not for a long time cause if you use airbrakes for too long you will stall and fall out of the sky
• Gently pitch up as you get closer down to the runway and touchdown

Carrier Takeoff

•Startup the engines
•Taxi to the catapult
•Put you flaps lever forward to 100%
•Activate the "nose strut” lever (which will lower the nose)
•Throttle up to 100% (afterburner isn't necessary)
•Then takeoff
•After takeoff deactivate the "nose strut” lever and get your gear up
•Then retract flaps

Carrier Landing

•Approach the carrier and line up with the deck
•Lower your throttle
• put flaps lever at 70% forward
•Activate your arresting hook, then lower your gear
•Maintain speeds of 190mph (TAS)
•Pitch up a bit
•Then touchdown, once you catch a wire quickly shutoff the engines by throttling down to 0%