I believe it was the A model that had the Pratt Whitney 110- bad engines. The B model was given the General Electric F110-400. These were more powerful and reliable. Those models did not use afterburners during carrier launches.
The A-B models were junk. Always broken. It wasn't till the "D" models now digital, better power plant did they work out some of the bugs. By that time, D.O.D. had enough. It was too late.
This plane is one of the most beautiful planes ever made, more beautiful than all the planes of its era
Always liked the Tomcats!!
In 85 these were amazing top gun
Awesome.. if you like this video you will like movie The Final Countdown which I saw on the big screen when it came out 👍🎥✈️🏴☠️
I believe it was the A model that had the Pratt Whitney 110- bad engines. The B model was given the General Electric F110-400. These were more powerful and reliable. Those models did not use afterburners during carrier launches.
The A-B models were junk. Always broken. It wasn't till the "D" models now digital, better power plant did they work out some of the bugs. By that time, D.O.D. had enough. It was too late.