The breakdown was caused by a fatigue failure of both titanium main hydraulic lines due to a coincidence of pump resonance and a loose connector: ironically, the F-14’s hydraulic system was fixed by changing from titanium to stainless steel hydraulic lines only.Īs you can see from footage (around 03:20 min), the crew ejected only few meters above the trees but, luckily, they suffered only minor injuries. However this last limited control system showed signs of failing as well, the pilot lost control all over the aircraft and the crew was forced to eject. While they were preparing to land, the secondary hydraulic system also failed, due to the use of the emergency nitrogen bottle to lower the landing gear: once it failed, the crew tried to rely on the Combat Survival System which had to supply the power to the rudders and tailerons only. It was during this flight that a chase plane noted that the Tomcat was leaving a trail of smoke: shortly thereafter the F-14 experienced a primary hydraulic system failure forcing Miller to head immediately back to base. This aircraft was ultimately accepted as the F-14 Tomcat, and the new fighter incorporated a number of advanced features. General Characteristics Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer) Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.1 m) Wingspan: Spread: 64 ft Swept: 38 ft Height: 16 ft Wing area: 565 ft² (54.5 m²) Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg) Loaded weight: 61,000 lb (27,700 kg) Max. Here’s how we described that second sortie in a previous article we published here at The Aviationist: DESCRIPTION: Following the cancellation of the F-111B, Grummans proposal for a new long-range air superiority fighter was accepted by the US Navy. The second flight is quite famous in the story of the Tomcat, as the aircraft crashed due to hydraulic failure: a mishap that was caught on camera by a chase plane. 30 with the two test pilots swapping their seats: Miller sat in the front cockpit and Smyth in the back. The F-14 BuNo 157980 took off for the second test flight on Dec. The aircraft’s role evolved during the years and the F-14 also carried out the bomber mission in a variant also referred to as “Bombcat”. The cockpit detail is also a serious disappointment and lags behind Tamiyas own F-16, as well as the standards being set by Eduard, Trumpeter, Great Wall Hobby. An F-14 with bomb markings earned during Operation Desert Fox in 1999, aboard USS Enterprise.
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