Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Blast from the past. F-14 edition.

A single tailed F-14???  I never knew such a thing existed or was tested!
I don't know what became of this missile.  It looks like a boosted AAM but I can't find it in US aviation historical registries.
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  1. SpudmanWPTuesday, May 21, 2013 9:07:00 AM

    Ahh... GD's AAAM, what the AMRAAM could have been.

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    1. FelixA9Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:07:00 PM

      *cough* "Westinghouse" ;-)

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    2. SpudmanWPTuesday, May 21, 2013 1:25:00 PM

      GD was the Primary

      http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt271/SpudmanWP/JDRADM/1bfe998a.jpg

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    3. FelixA9Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:47:00 PM

      Is the one in the picture above (with the strakes being launched from a Tomcat) an earlier or later iteration of that missile?

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    4. SpudmanWPWednesday, May 22, 2013 9:59:00 AM

      Given that the program started in 1988 and the following FlightGlobal article appeared in 1989:

      http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201128.html

      I would say that the one with the folding strakes was older.

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  2. GabrielTuesday, May 21, 2013 10:53:00 AM

    The single tail (also a pair of folding vertical stabs) F14 is actually a mock-up of one of the various F14 designs, known as 303B. The winning twin tail design is 303E.

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  3. FelixA9Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:59:00 PM

    The single-tail Tomcat was a mock-up. It never flew and was prior to the final design that went into service.

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  4. Joe123Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:56:00 PM

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