Tamiya TAM61114 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat Plastic Model Airplane Kit, Navy

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Apart from the F-14A kit, HobbyBoss also released three other versions of this kit over the years. These include the F-14B and F-14D and also the F-14A again. This time the kit has been named “Persian Cat” which, as you might have guessed, covers the F-14A in the service of the Iranian Air Force. Taghvaee, Babak. "Persian cats of war". Air International, Vol. 100, No. 3, March 2021. pp.34–41. ISSN 0306-5634.

F-14A Tomcat, Tamiya 61114 (2016) - Scalemates Grumman F-14A Tomcat, Tamiya 61114 (2016) - Scalemates

The wings have a two-spar structure with integral fuel tanks. Around 25% of the structure is made of titanium, including the wing box, wing pivots, and upper and lower wing skins; [42] this is a light, rigid, and strong material. Electron beam welding was used in the construction of the titanium parts. The F-14 was designed for maneuver loads of 7.5 g, but this was usually limited to 6.5 g in the fleet to extend the aircraft's service life. [41] Holmes, Tony. US Navy F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Osprey Combat Aircraft #52). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2005. ISBN 1-84176-801-4. a b c Woolridge, Capt. E.T., ed. Into the Jet Age: Conflict and Change in Naval Aviation 1945–1975, an Oral History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-932-8.There has been so much hype about the AMK’s F-14D that it was pretty much destined to fail at becoming the king of F-14 kits. It was announced even before anyone even knew that Tamiya’s engineers were working on their F-14A. For some time it even looked like it was never going to see daylight. After all the delays it was finally released in 2019, beaten to the market by both F-14A and F-14D by Tamiya released in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Functional 3-position variable-sweep wings plus full-flying stabs for an authentic and unique flying experience

F-14 Tomcat - 3D model by AmmadStudio [ae7f416] - Sketchfab F-14 Tomcat - 3D model by AmmadStudio [ae7f416] - Sketchfab

Comprehensive campaigns for both the F-14A and F-14B Tomcat; one will be set in the Caucasus theatre and the other will be in the Persian Gulf theatre. Some shape inaccuracies – the most prominent is the wrong angle of intakes which is something that has been inherited from the Trumpeter’s 1/32 F-14 Blade factory balanced 80mm EDFs with metal housing and 3530-1680Kv brushless outrunner motors produces realistic jet turbine sound Estrella Warbirds Museum – 1975 Northrop Grumman F-14B". ewarbirds.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016 . Retrieved 4 November 2016. The full-flying stabs offers crisp and precise taileron control, and along with the functional 3-position variable sweep wings, deliver an authentic and unique F-14 flying experience.Lots of sprue content for the money – no problem building either the F-14B or F-14D out of this box Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan Airfield (former McClellan AFB and current Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento), Sacramento, California. [204] Gillcrist, Paul (1994). TOMCAT! The Grumman F-14 Story. Schiffer Publishing. p.193. ISBN 0-88740-664-5. Lindsey, Robert (27 May 1986). "Top Gun: Ingenious Dogfights". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014 . Retrieved 19 January 2010. a b Jenkins, Dennis R. F/A-18 Hornet: A Navy Success Story. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 0-07-134696-1.