USN VFX Competition (Alternatives to the F-14)

[TomcatViP]

I think that the wing should be swpet in its most angled position and then only the tailplane folded (up look the way it really should according to the model plastic cuttings).

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Other topics on specific VFX designs:

Vought V-505 / V-507 - https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/ltv-vought-v-505-and-v-507-navy-fighters-to-vfx-requirement.15939/
Convair Model 44 - https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/general-dynamics-model-44-vfx-f-14-alternative.35830/

User Artwork - https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/vfx-contenders-user-artwork.9230/

 

[flateric]

https://flic.kr/p/8jXMtN

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bertreiheld/4809078456/

 

[allysonca]

For some reason I missed this particular forum and I would have sworn that I had posted it. Anywho.... I was able to obtain 2 of these beauties thru much breath holding and whining from a good friend who found the original box of 3 in a local hobby shop! A bit small for my liking but a joy to just hold and fondle none the less.

 

[Scott Kenny]

For some reason I missed this particular forum and I would have sworn that I had posted it. Anywho.... I was able to obtain 2 of these beauties thru much breath holding and whining for a good friend who found the box of 3 in a local hobby shop! A bit small for my liking but a joy to just hold and fondle none the less.

What a score!!!

 

[Manuducati]

This fantastic trio was indeed shared in the specific V-505/V-507 thread, but that's always a pleasure to see it.

 

[MadRat]

Since F-111B had the big single vertical tail, its logical they worked from single to twins. But that last model from flateric with a low wing would have been problematic for loading stores if you intended to eventually add bombs. Might have made loading Pheonix, Sparrow, and Sidewinders easier when manual loading was still the mode.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Since F-111B had the big single vertical tail, its logical they worked from single to twins. But that last model from flateric with a low wing would have been problematic for loading stores if you intended to eventually add bombs. Might have made loading Pheonix, Sparrow, and Sidewinders easier when manual loading was still the mode.

While I don't think anyone was manually loading 1000lbs worth of Phoenix, manual loading of Sparrows and especially Sidewinders lasted until the early 1990s. I mean, a Sidewinder is a 3-man lift on a bad day, a Sparrow closer to 6.