Lunatica Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 The LNS's F14B will have sparrow hawk HUD and programmable tactical information display? The old HUD feel very bad,I also want to know LNS will give the LITENING pod for F14B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirak Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) According to Cobra we're getting an early to mid 90s F-14B. If what I've gleaned from my, admittedly brief, research is correct, the first F-14Bs didn't fly with the Sparrowhawk until 1999, which seemingly would be outside that timeframe. LANTIRN is very likely given the timeframe, but has not been confirmed. LANTIRN 40k is at the outside edge of the potential timeframe, but again is a possibility. I wouldn't expect any confirmations about sensor systems for a good few months at minimum. Edited June 20, 2015 by Tirak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudikoff Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 According to Cobra we're getting an early to mid 90s F-14B. If what I've gleaned from my, admittedly brief, research is correct, the first F-14Bs didn't fly with the Sparrowhawk until 1999, which seemingly would be outside that timeframe. The first ones were installed as early as 1999 perhaps for testing, but it took several more years for all the issues to be ironed out it seems. http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/New-HUD-for-the-Tomcat_1157.html#.VYVOXfmqqko i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLion213 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 The first ones were installed as early as 1999 perhaps for testing, but it took several more years for all the issues to be ironed out it seems. http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/military/New-HUD-for-the-Tomcat_1157.html#.VYVOXfmqqko Dudikoff is right, the Sparrowhawk wasn't really deployed till ~2002. The last F-14 that I saw "in the wild" - as in an operational F-14, was a VF-32 F-14B at an airshow in 2003. At that time, the pilot commented that they had just received the HUD and really liked it for A-G deployment. So given the timeframe for the LNS F-14B, it will be the standard HUD. The HUD is less useful than most HUDs that were still in service in the 1990s, but on the bright side, the essential flying instruments (airspeed, AOA, and altitude) sit at the top of the panel and are easy to see with a reasonable field of view (excluding serious zoom for moderate range gun kills, for example). Compared to the the F-15C where the AOA gauge is buried in the cockpit (except during Nav mode for the HUD). -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flycat Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 CD luna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uboats Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 CD luna? LOL.... you got it [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My DCS Mods, Skins, Utilities and Scripts | Windows 10 | i7-4790K | GTX 980Ti Hybrid | 32GB RAM | 3TB SSD | | TM Warthog Stick | CH Pro Throttle + Pro Pedal | TIR5 Pro | TM MFD Cougar | Gun Camera: PrtScn | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra847 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 No Sparrowhawk planned currently. Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderRabb Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 While admittedly it would be cool to have that new HUD(if not an entire F-14D). I can't see how it would make a huge difference to anything either. The fishbowl works pretty well despite its age. Modules - F-18, F-16, Spitfire, F-5, Supercarrier, F-14, A10-C, MiG-21, Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kengou Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Holy necro batman Virpil WarBRD | Thrustmaster Hornet Grip | Foxx Mount | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | Logitech G Throttle Quadrant | VKB T-Rudder IV | TrackIR 5 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB | 32GB DDR4 3200 | SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Holy necro batman LoL Was the HUD installed separate from the rest of the upgrade? If so, it would seem an easy variation that adds a bunch of convenience. If not, and only coupled with avionics, etc , it would be tied to a hypothetical D update/module. Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It would be interesting to hear if plans have changed and the Sparrohawk HUD is now a possibility... i5 7600K @4.8GHz | 1080 Ti | 32GB 3200MHz | SSD | DCS SETTINGS | "COCKPIT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrovague Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 There is still no Sparrowhawk HUD planned. ____________ Heatblur Simulations [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 What about the F-14D? ;) Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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