Article "The Five Maneuvers That Were Prohibited In The F-14 Tomcat"

[Raubritter]

A strange entry about the F-14 in the foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com.

 

"The Five Maneuvers That Were Prohibited In The F-14 Tomcat"

Author - "U.S. Navy flight veteran Lt. Commander Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka was the Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) to fly the last F-14 Demonstration before the Tomcat’s final demise in 2006"

 

I was very surprised by one of the points -

 

“Additionally, since the AIM-9 is a heat-seeking missile and used in very close range, it needs to keep the seeker head as unencumbered as possible for it to acquire the target. Covering the seeker head with the slats extended (even minimally) is like when you have a raincoat hood over your head—your peripheral vision is occluded and you can’t see to the side. With the slats extended, the same holds true for the AIM 9 not being able to “see” its target.”

 

Cause slats geometrically never covers a seeker AIM-9 (like other missile)

[Victory205]

A strange entry about the F-14 in the foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com.

 

"The Five Maneuvers That Were Prohibited In The F-14 Tomcat"

Author - "U.S. Navy flight veteran Lt. Commander Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka was the Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) to fly the last F-14 Demonstration before the Tomcat’s final demise in 2006"

 

I was very surprised by one of the points -

 

“Additionally, since the AIM-9 is a heat-seeking missile and used in very close range, it needs to keep the seeker head as unencumbered as possible for it to acquire the target. Covering the seeker head with the slats extended (even minimally) is like when you have a raincoat hood over your head—your peripheral vision is occluded and you can’t see to the side. With the slats extended, the same holds true for the AIM 9 not being able to “see” its target.”

 

Cause slats geometrically never covers a seeker AIM-9 (like other missile)

 

Dumb Article. There were more than five prohibited maneuvers/limitations which is what he references, and the AIM9 limitation was to prevent rocket motor exhaust impingement from damaging the flaps. The slats didn’t obstruct the seeker head FOV.

 

 

RIO’s... ;)

Edited June 26, 2020 by Victory205

[RustBelt]

Yea but "Some Maneuvers Prohibited in the Tomcat" Isn't gonna click bait as good as "You Won't Believe These 5 Deadly Maneuvers Prohibited in the F-14 Tomcat!"

 

I mean, it's Jalopnik after all.

[Banzaiib]

Yea but "Some Maneuvers Prohibited in the Tomcat" Isn't gonna click bait as good as "You Won't Believe These 5 Deadly Maneuvers Prohibited in the F-14 Tomcat!"

 

I mean, it's Jalopnik after all.

 

 

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