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On the F-14, the tube would only angle down slightly, if at all, at launch to insure separation from the fuselage. Given that the GD missile tubes would be mounted on the Phoenix/bombs pallet, this is a minor thing. The drawing I've reproduced from elsewhere illustrates this. However in the Raptor, this would be a major undertaking, given the nature of the bay and the launch mechanism. There'd probably have to be a substantial reworking to do that. It's doubly moot since and AF said they wouldn't use AIM-152 on any of their aircraft and the missile was canceled.
On the F-14, the tube would only angle down slightly, if at all, at launch to insure separation from the fuselage. Given that the GD missile tubes would be mounted on the Phoenix/bombs pallet, this is a minor thing. The drawing I've reproduced from elsewhere illustrates this. However in the Raptor, this would be a major undertaking, given the nature of the bay and the launch mechanism. There'd probably have to be a substantial reworking to do that.
It's doubly moot since and AF said they wouldn't use AIM-152 on any of their aircraft and the missile was canceled.
