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Grumman F-14 A/B Tomcat

Description

A mod aircraft called F-14B Tomcat. Built with 133 of the finest parts, its root part is NMB-F14D.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.12.5.

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: aircraft
• Part Count: 133
• Mods: 13
• KSP: 1.12.5

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy’s Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy’s primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.[1] C:WIKI

(MUST READ) Instructions:

In order to do a wing sweep in flight, you have to press ( I , K ) 
In order to land with flaps, you MUST lock all hinges WHILE flying in a straight line.
Inf electricity is needed
and ofc its not perfect it still can wobble around.

Mods

• Aircraft Carrier Accessories
• Automated Aerial Refueling System
• AviatorArsenal
• B9 Procedural Wings Modified
• BDArmory for Runway Project
• Breaking Ground DLC
• Kerbal Foundries2
• Nice MKseries Body
• Procedural Parts
• Squad (stock)
• Stock Extension
• TweakScale - Rescale Everything!
• WW2 Warships

PS: I used a method that I’ll call the sandwich method, which is basically three parts: the middle being the main wing, the upper being the upper wing, and the lower being the lower wing, and I give them the same vessel interaction so it acts like there are three parts that can interact with one another. This way, the wing doesn’t wobble as much and is pretty stable. It’s not perfect, and it can still do some wanky stuff, but it’s better than getting ripped. In addition, I use hinges, pistons, and a custom strut that is 10 times stronger than the stock strut; I didn’t like using the servo because it was too large and was frequently visible, thus ruining the build.