AIM-54 missile

[Jaktaz]

 

Don't really know what this is about but there's some good footage of F-14.

[=DECOY=]

its the AIM 54C Phoenix missile, footage is from the test, 6 drones vs 6 missiles.

 

Only 4 drones were destroyed due to failures with the drones

 

see here for a video regarding the missile :

 

or here

[Rangi]

Mmmmm I won't ask what you were searching for when you came across this. ;)

[turkeydriver]

its the AIM 54C Phoenix missile, footage is from the test, 6 drones vs 6 missiles.

 

Only 4 drones were destroyed due to failures with the drones

 

see here for a video regarding the missile :

 

or here

 

Correction- its the AIM-54A 6 on 6 test. I've read in a few places the test was repeated with the AIM-54C with 6 shots and I've also read that it was never attempted again. Rest assured, anything you've seen regarding a 1970s video with 6 AIM-54s being shot from one jet is the AIM-54A acid test.

[dannyq8]

Correction- its the AIM-54A 6 on 6 test. I've read in a few places the test was repeated with the AIM-54C with 6 shots and I've also read that it was never attempted again. Rest assured, anything you've seen regarding a 1970s video with 6 AIM-54s being shot from one jet is the AIM-54A acid test.

 

Funny the commentator in the video says -54C too

[=DECOY=]

Funny the commentator in the video says -54C too

he does in deed :)

[turkeydriver]

Funny the commentator in the video says -54C too

 

The first video that is the weird commentary is the 6 on 6 AIIm-54A test- your videos are flight tests of AIM-54C individual launches.

[antagonist]

Damn, that spot on accuracy against flying targets.

[JunMcKill]

I hope to see a large smoke trail like the russian missiles in the release version.

[Jowen G. Bruère-Dawson]

If you want an interresting read about this, you can buy the book : Tomcat ! The Story of Grumman F-14. Written by Paul Gillcrist. The author mentions about the ACID test of the AIM-54A, and other excercices like AIMVAL/ACEVAL.

 

jamison1982 : If I understand (and remember) correctly (I'm not english), it's not a drone failure but Phoenix failures during the 6 on 6 test (at least for one of the 2 missiles which missed their targets)

[=DECOY=]

If you want an interresting read about this, you can buy the book : Tomcat ! The Story of Grumman F-14. Written by Paul Gillcrist. The author mentions about the ACID test of the AIM-54A, and other excercices like AIMVAL/ACEVAL.

 

jamison1982 : If I understand (and remember) correctly (I'm not english), it's not a drone failure but Phoenix failures during the 6 on 6 test (at least for one of the 2 missiles which missed their targets)

 

The F-14 Tomcat program came down to a test at the Naval Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, CA in November, 1973. The Pentagon wanted an aircraft that could take on six different targets at once, and on that day in November, the Tomcat demonstrated that ability. Six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles were launched at 6 different drone targets at the test range.

 

One of the six missiles failed to hit its target While to 6th Drone failed all together. The Pentagon was sold based on a 80% kill ratio, and the F-14 Tomcat program was in full swing.

 

In 1974, two squadrons were formed with the F-14 Tomcat to begin naval operations. The VF-1 Wolfpack and the VF-2 Bounty Hunters aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) received the honor of the first F-14 Tomcat Fighter Squadrons. However, it would not be for another seven years before the F-14 Tomcat would ever prove itself in real

 

 

your right one missed and one drone didnt work :)