Or at least the F-100 engine that was slated for the F-15 and F-16. Remember that the F-16's GE engine was also used in the F-14A+/B/D, so it was not a physical limitation, just a Pratt and Whitney limitation
@@pogo1140 The F-15 and F-16 were suffering the same problem as the F-14 in the 70s with those P&W engines compressor stall issues. The F-401 P&W engine was being developed specifically for the F-14 since it needed 28000 lbs thrust class engines and since F-15 and F-16 were lighter, they had the F-100 engines giving them 1:1 thrust to weight, which were 22,000 lbsf thrust class engines so not much of an improvement over the TF-030 engines, which were 20,000 lbsf thrust class engines. The F-401 gave the F-14B a 1:1 thrust to weight, but it was cancelled due to funding and engine R&D still not being finished until 1986 when the F-110 GE engines were introduced in the F-14B with 28,000 lbsf of thrust.
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F-14 was tested extensively at 9G and it was considered "within limit load:".
What a beautiful and enormous beast of a jet!
Can you imagine if it had the F401 engines from the beginning?
Or at least the F-100 engine that was slated for the F-15 and F-16.
Remember that the F-16's GE engine was also used in the F-14A+/B/D, so it was not a physical limitation, just a Pratt and Whitney limitation
@@pogo1140 I know but it took until 1988 for them to use the F110 when they could have had F401in the late 70’s
@@pogo1140 The F-15 and F-16 were suffering the same problem as the F-14 in the 70s with those P&W engines compressor stall issues. The F-401 P&W engine was being developed specifically for the F-14 since it needed 28000 lbs thrust class engines and since F-15 and F-16 were lighter, they had the F-100 engines giving them 1:1 thrust to weight, which were 22,000 lbsf thrust class engines so not much of an improvement over the TF-030 engines, which were 20,000 lbsf thrust class engines. The F-401 gave the F-14B a 1:1 thrust to weight, but it was cancelled due to funding and engine R&D still not being finished until 1986 when the F-110 GE engines were introduced in the F-14B with 28,000 lbsf of thrust.
One of the great tragedies of US military aviation, along with the F-20 tigershark.
Very cool!
What a machine!
Notice that back during the early deployment the F-14 did carry external fuel tanks?
No, the external tanks did not show up until the late 70s early 80s.
Yes, VF1 Plankowner, we RARELY used them...I was in the Ordnance Shop...
I was in VF1 from day one, '72-76...we had tanks and racks but RARELY used them...
VF-2 also.
I like the older hi vis paint scheme they were paited Light Gull Grey
Mgr "Swoosh" Snead on the voice over
Is this 80s ?
Most of this footage is from the early-mid 1970's. Back when the squadrons painted all of their jets in high-vis markings
Giennas pack