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

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Being first released in 2016, Tamiya’s family of F-14 model kits is not old at all. Yet, it has already attained almost a legendary status among the model-building community. Many of those who have this kit consider it possibly the best model kit ever produced. While I am not a Tamiya fanboy, this kit is one of my favorite kits. Normally, I don’t build the same kit twice, but this build was such a pleasure that I had to buy and build another one.

1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat™ - TAMIYA

Shaer, Matthew (21 July 2009). "Inside the news: The F-22 Raptor warplane". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010 . Retrieved 16 January 2010.The F-14A was the initial two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather interceptor fighter variant for the U.S. Navy. It first flew on 21 December 1970. The first 12 F-14As were prototype versions [120] (sometimes called YF-14As). Modifications late in its service life added precision strike munitions to its armament. The U.S. Navy received 478 F-14A aircraft and 79 were received by Iran. [ citation needed] The final 102 F-14As were delivered with improved Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-414A engines. [ citation needed] Additionally, an 80th F-14A was manufactured for Iran, but was delivered to the U.S. Navy. [ citation needed]

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The signature feature of the real F-14 is its sweeping wing, and we've worked to design this model around this function as well. Our lightweight, aluminum “Wing Box” design supports a rigid wing in both forward and swept configurations. The wings pivot on flat bearings to reduce resistance and wear. Electric servoless actuators extend and sweep the wings using steel control rods and brass ball links. The result of this design is a durable, maintenance-free wing sweep feature which provides pilots with a worthy F-14 flying experience. USS Intrepid (CV-11), Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Manhattan, New York. 7th Tomcat built, retained as research and development airframe. [202] A limited-functionality "Iceman" AI that pilots the aircraft in single-player mode when you are in the rear seat acting as the RIO.Tip: If you would like to bring your F-14 Tomcat model to the next level consider using an airbrush. Special Mentions Eduard Danger Zone Iran had an estimated 44 F-14s in 2009 according to Combat Aircraft. [105] Aviation Week estimated it had 19 operational F-14s in January 2013, [106] and FlightGlobal estimated that 28 were in service in 2014. [107] Formation flight of Iranian Tomcats, 2008 Fully-functional carrier interoperability that features Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) and the Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS).