Grumman Model 303E

[archipeppe]

The "father" of the actual F-14 "Tomcat".

Single tail, extra fins (partially retracteable), e simplified canopy.
It appeared in a mock-up form during 1969, just before that Grumman was awarded with the F 14 contract.

Lenght: 19,2 mt
Wingspan: 19,15 mt (unswept) - 11,46 mt (swept)
Height: 4,88 mt
Weapons: 1 Vulcan cannon and 4 AIM-7 "Sidewinder" missiles.

If entered in service we could attend such slightly different version of "Top Gun" movie....

 

[fightingirish]

AIM-7 "Sparrow" missiles!

Nice drawing!!!

 

[archipeppe]

AIM-7 "Sparrow" missiles!

Nice drawing!!!

Oh my gosh!!!
You're right!!

Sorry for the misleading..... :-[

 

[dragon72]

Those underside fins make it good

 

[Jschmus]

I've seen the drawings of the 303 series before. It's nice to see them rendered in full color. With the bigger ventral fins, it looks a bit more like a Veritech fighter from Macross.

 

[Pioneer]

Thanks for your effort Archipeppe
Gives a good perspective of what could have been

Regards
Pioneer

 

[archipeppe]

Thanks a lot folks for your kind words....

 

[Apollo Leader]

I've seen the drawings of the 303 series before. It's nice to see them rendered in full color. With the bigger ventral fins, it looks a bit more like a Veritech fighter from Macross.

The VF-1 in Macross is known as the Valkyrie (intentionally named after the XB-70); Veritech was the name that the VF-1 (an a few other mecha) was given when Macross was combined with Sothern Cross and Mospeada to make Robotech.

 

[r16]

any chance of finding a large ( or small , ı don't care ) 3 view of the Varitek ? Now this is how it sounds in Turkish , it was at the at the time when the national TV network became full colour and it really was an impressive show for the teens of my age .

 

[Robert]

Very nice, archipeppe.

any chance of finding a large ( or small , ı don't care ) 3 view of the Varitek ? Now this is how it sounds in Turkish , it was at the at the time when the national TV network became full colour and it really was an impressive show for the teens of my age .

Try this: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ptn/Veritech/valkyrie_gallery.html

I've done some Valkyrie fantasy art, if anyone is interested. Probably off topic here, but I could post it in The Bar, I suppose...

 

[r16]

ı like the f-14 design , archipeppe's design/illustration starts to grow on you ; and my attention on the family would improve even further if somebody did an aircraft only VF-1 , that is to say real ; the cutaway ı have found on the link provided by Robert made me ask "what if this was scanned from Air International ?"

thanks everybody and looking for forward to both F-14 and VF-1 illustrations .

 

[RAP]

VINTAGE RARE EARLY DESIGN (BRASS?) METAL F-14 CARRIER PLACEMENT MODEL

VINTAGE RARE EARLY DESIGN (BRASS?) METAL F-14 CARRIER PLACEMENT MODEL | eBay

<p>Early Grumman design 303 / F-14 aircraft deck placement model. Single tail design and folding rear horizontal stabs and movable flaps. The model is made of metal, my guess is brass. The model is 100% original no repairs and as discovered years ago. Please look at photos to determine...

www.ebay.com

 

[TomS]

VINTAGE RARE EARLY DESIGN (BRASS?) METAL F-14 CARRIER PLACEMENT MODEL

VINTAGE RARE EARLY DESIGN (BRASS?) METAL F-14 CARRIER PLACEMENT MODEL | eBay

<p>Early Grumman design 303 / F-14 aircraft deck placement model. Single tail design and folding rear horizontal stabs and movable flaps. The model is made of metal, my guess is brass. The model is 100% original no repairs and as discovered years ago. Please look at photos to determine...

www.ebay.com

Interesting. I think this is not quite 303-E but more like the very early 303-60. But the tailfin tips should fold down, not up, so the wings can sweep over the tails. See the drawings in this thread for comparison.

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/f-14-tomcat.8461/

 

[TomcatViP]

I think that the wing should be swpet in its most angled position and then only the tailplane folded (up look the way it really should according to the model plastic cuttings).