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Perhaps, someone also see these cover' picture and could remind me their source?
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
What a score!!!For some reason I missed this particular forum and I would have sworn that I had posted it. Anywho.... I was able to obtain 2 of these beauties thru much breath holding and whining for a good friend who found the box of 3 in a local hobby shop! A bit small for my liking but a joy to just hold and fondle none the less.
While I don't think anyone was manually loading 1000lbs worth of Phoenix, manual loading of Sparrows and especially Sidewinders lasted until the early 1990s. I mean, a Sidewinder is a 3-man lift on a bad day, a Sparrow closer to 6.Since F-111B had the big single vertical tail, its logical they worked from single to twins. But that last model from flateric with a low wing would have been problematic for loading stores if you intended to eventually add bombs. Might have made loading Pheonix, Sparrow, and Sidewinders easier when manual loading was still the mode.
According to Tony Buttler (American Secret Projects: Fighters & Interceptors) page 169Using Model 199-302 artwork from Friedman's Fighters over the fleet, we can draw an interesting design timeline.
According to Tony Buttler (American Secret Projects: Fighters & Interceptors) page 169
McDD had undertaken a VFAX design study from the autumn of 1967, probably under Model number 222
There were two principal versions of the Model 225
225A: powered by P&W TF30-P-12
225B: same airframe but new more powerful engines either P&W JTF22A-22 or GE1/10F10B2. Provided the use of titanium, the airframe would offer the potential to go Mach 3 with that engines. A new radar could be adapted to the reconnaissance role.
Model 225C: all fighter armament removed and a 31in nose extension added to accommodate the reconnaissance sensors