THE F-14 Beautiful Piece of TAIL - TOP GUN TOMCAT
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- #F14 #topgun #turbines. The Skymaster F14/F-14 TOP GUN JET AIRCRAFT build continues! In this episode we make a functional tail hook and work on wiring for the rear end. Thanks for watching! Video #9 in the series.
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F14 Back Stories and History.
The 2 seater Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the US Navy's air superiority fighter, tactical reconnaissance platform and its fleet defence interceptor . The F-14 replaced the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in 1974 and was replaced in 2006 by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It appears in all Top Gun video games including Top Gun: Guts and Glory, Top Gun: Combat Zones and Top Gun: Hard Lock.
The aircraft first flew as far back as 1970 and deployed from Navy carriers in 1974 and was ultimately cancelled in 2006 with the advent of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The F-18 was faster, more maneuverable, and more high-tech than the Tomcat, and emerged as a new generation of carrier-launched fighters.
The F-14s initially designed to counter Russian MIG fighters during the Vietnam War, and were then used against Iraqi planes by the Iranian Air Force during the Iran-Iraq war; they reportedly shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft while only 12 to 16 Tomcats were destroyed, according to a 2006 Air & Space Magazine report.
The F-14s are still used by the Iranian Air Force, and some have raised a question as to whether they were retired prematurely by the U.S. Navy. This raises an interesting question regarding technical progress. While there is clearly value in human decision making faculties adding to air attack with two-seater planes using a Naval aviator to support the pilot, the advent of newer sensor technology may have supplanted the need for a second person in the plane.
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Your ashlock trick with pins on surface side has saved me many times on my DC3 project!! You make me think so much before I do things to make sure I’m helping myself later
Perfect! Thanks great to hear! Thanks Nico!
Great work - This F14 (as all your builds) is getting the attention it deserves.Cant wait to see it complete.
Thanks Sal! Yea it sure is a gorgeous plane! The owner will be coming here to do the maiden! So satisfying when you get to see all the hard work fly in person!
Nice work on the tail hook, awesome functionality and very clean.👍😊🔥
Thanks! 👍
Devil is always in the little details. Your doing more than I did but it still took a while to button up the rear of that plane. I really appreciated seeing you work through the tailhook as I may revisit that on mine later. Thank you as always my friend!
Thanks David! I appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!
This aircraft is looking so beautiful I like this ❤️
Thanks So much!
That's looking WAY cool! Nice job!
Thanks!
As always excellent work Jonathan.
Thank you! Cheers!
Another masterclass..
watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks so much!
to avoid runs when masking you can shoot a quick flash coat of the base colour first..it will seal the edges of the tape and if anything does run you won't see it cuz same colour as background. Yeah I'm in Ontario and we just got a fresh blast of snow last night lol
Thanks for the tip! Yea.....sounds like typical Spring in Canada! 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th fake spring!😂
Dig your shop I'm jealous. I'll be over to help you move, just kidding I live In palmdesert C.A . Have a great day. Your new friend david.
David! HOP on a Plane and come for a visit! 😊
Why not use a linear actuator for the tail hook? It may keep it cleaner and more internal with a Y axis movement without that circular movement of a standard type of servo movement
Great suggestion! Would probably work well. My biggest reason is not knowing how much room we have. In this case the pod should accomodate what your suggesting easily.
Nice mate
Thanks 👍
Buen video. Saludos desde Gran Canaria.
Thank You!😊
Hi Jonathan thanks for this Video. Just one thing Can you explain the little sign (in dark gold color) that is on the side where the Elevator Fin plugs into? Looks like a tiny cross on a mountain? Thanks. Gory from Ohio 👍🏻
HAHA. Now you got me thinking. I'll take a look😊
@@thelightersideofrc Jonathan I thought you knew what it was. Maybe a Sign above? Still you Number 1. How is Jeti working out?
They r called cap screws or allen bolts not allen keys!!!!😎
Meh. 🤓😂
Thanks!
why don't you show us with the wings swept back.? you worked so hard on that.
So on the maiden and second flight the actuators didn’t have enough force to push wing’s forward with slight back pressure. New more powerful actuators on order.
Where can I find more info about the H lock connectors? Thanks!
I found one of the videos where he talks about it. Link: th-cam.com/video/UdtAAxf30Eg/w-d-xo.html
ASHLOK Connectors. I purchase them usually from dreamworks in florida