tomcat

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    Moment of truth.
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    Initial launch, stable configuration with half flaps.
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    Wires hanging down
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    Flight! Tail heavy and no roll control
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    Initial roughing in with hand snips.
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    Center wing spar box! Made from 1.5"x3.0"x0.050" Aluminum 2024-T3 box section. Cut and lightened using hand snips and a drill with a unibit.
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    First fuselage
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    Initial idea was build a 7ft foamboard F-14 off Avons plans
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    Wing 'shoulder'
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    Topside wing unit. 7 ft span, 2ft between pivots.
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    Finished wing unit
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    The moment of inspiration, the wrong fuselage on the F-14 wing! Yes!
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    Finished F-14 wing unit, 7ft span.
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    F-14 stabilators later discarded for A-10 tail (which was too small!)
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    F-14 fuselage, later discarded for A-10
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    Cutting spoilers
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    this fuselage was used for V2
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    Plane F-14 Tomcat 2.0

    Foam board model of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat powered by two 64 mm ducted fans. This F-14 is capable of flying at both very low and high speeds with its ability to change its sweep angle in mid-flight. Build support thread...
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