FIRST FLIGHT TOP GUN F-14 - Skymaster F14
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- #F14 #topgun #turbines. The First Flight of the Top Gun Maverick F-14 Aircraft brings the Skymaster F14 Build to completion! This was such a fun project to be part of. Check out KOKO's RUclips page! He was the pilot who completed the maiden and second flight of this aircraft.
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F14 Back Stories and History.
The 2 seater Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the US Navy's air superiority fighter, tactical reconnaissance platform and its fleet defence interceptor . The F-14 replaced the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in 1974 and was replaced in 2006 by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It appears in all Top Gun video games including Top Gun: Guts and Glory, Top Gun: Combat Zones and Top Gun: Hard Lock.
The aircraft first flew as far back as 1970 and deployed from Navy carriers in 1974 and was ultimately cancelled in 2006 with the advent of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The F-18 was faster, more maneuverable, and more high-tech than the Tomcat, and emerged as a new generation of carrier-launched fighters.
The F-14s initially designed to counter Russian MIG fighters during the Vietnam War, and were then used against Iraqi planes by the Iranian Air Force during the Iran-Iraq war; they reportedly shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft while only 12 to 16 Tomcats were destroyed, according to a 2006 Air & Space Magazine report.
The F-14s are still used by the Iranian Air Force, and some have raised a question as to whether they were retired prematurely by the U.S. Navy. This raises an interesting question regarding technical progress. While there is clearly value in human decision making faculties adding to air attack with two-seater planes using a Naval aviator to support the pilot, the advent of newer sensor technology may have supplanted the need for a second person in the plane.
Here it is! Thanks for watching the series and the final flight videos! If you get a moment, check out KOKO's channel. Here was the pilot who performed the maiden flight. KOKO's Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCvdyH9RjELxe6GFqw6nasLA
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Afterburners are illegal per AMA rules in the USA. Watch some euro videos and you can see them there. Great job Koko as always.
@@mikeman8653 thank you 🙏🏻
What is the range of your setup? If you had a camera setup how far culd you go?
The range of the aircraft is basically out of sight.
What drew me to this video was the picture of the F-14, the greatest fighter ever, and the whole thing looked like a flight sim video. Since I love the Tom Cat, I clicked on it…I had no idea! That is the best rc build!
Thanks! One cool aircraft!
That's not just RC....that is art!!!!!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words!
I've never seen an RC F-14 as detailed as this one! movable leading edges, spoilers, detailed landing gear, tail pipe..everything is so perfect!
Thanks! It is a lot of amazing details and lots of work to get it all functional! Thanks for watching!
Except the wing actuator lol.
Beautiful model.
Had to save your Allowance for that one. Needs some Guns! Pretty Cool!
Except that the wing did not sweep and it was soaring in top speed. That ruined the realism of this jet to be honest.
Hi Sir, greetings from Argentina.
As a 64 YO guy and former pilot myself, I saw the 1st Top Gun movie and immidiately felt in love with the TomCat; therefore, when I saw your 1st video of this assembly I subscribed wright away and I don´t regret it at all.
I had no idea how much work someone has to put into RC models, specially when I saw you so concirned to all the tiny small details. As a hand worker myself, I appreciate it very much. However, my anxienty grew more and more through every chapter of this series until today when I saw her flying. WHAT A SOUND!!!!!! That blew my mind! With my eyes closed, it felt almost like the real deal.
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S TO YOU SIR! And also to the man who handled the RC controller. That landing with no flaps and high speed was simply flawless! (I wish most of real pilots with real planes can do the same).
I woulden´t had any problem if the video was 1 hour long, so please: more of that beautiful bird up in the air.
I wish you, your family and friends my best. Keep it coming; we´ll be very greatfull. Cheers from NE Patagonia, Argentina. (a dream place).
Walter! Thanks so much for the kind words and for following along!
Really cool. My Dad, Bob Kress, Engineering Mgr for the F-14 and
designer of the variable sweep wing would have loved to have seen this. He had his own model airplane company, Kress Jets.
Very cool Nancy! Thanks for sharing that!
That's awesome! You just never really know who's watching.
Totally!
He did not design the variable sweep wing. Why do you people have to lie on here. 🙄 it's easily researched information.
@@erichvonmanstein6876
From the F-14A's inception until 1971, he was the program's engineering manager, after which he was appointed F-14 deputy development program manager.
He can be seen describing the development of the now-retired F-14 into a maneuvering dogfighter on Modern Marvels: F14 DVD, and F-14D Tomcat vs. F/A18 E/F Super Hornet Two experts say the Super Hornet isn't so super By Bob Kress and Rear Adm. Paul Gillcrist, U.S. Navy (Ret.) He is credited with the idea of a computer controlled wing sweep mechanism that could be used in combat maneuvering.
I highly appreciate all the hard work going into these RC jets. Espedcially when they look so absolutely realistic, especially in these beautiful photos from 1:23 to 1:32.
During flight, this F-14 Skymaster looked so real, the engine sound, the maneuvers. It takes an excellent RC pilot to bring such an airplane to life.
Thank you for your comments!
That's the sounds of freedom! Go Maverick! 🇺🇲
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No, its the Sound of death.
"Flaps? we don't need no flaps"....beautiful man.
Haha. Exactly! Thanks Matthew!
The sound is absolutely amazing. Nothing left to the imagination.. It's a true scale model. 👌🏻
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching
Men have the same boy's heart in every country ~ I'm very happy
Always just Older Kids!
Its a mans sport.
KOKO! One of the best pilots I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and one hell of a nice young gentleman. Amazing flying and beautiful build!
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
@@kokotorossian3423 Incredible piloting skills! Kudos 👍
I worked on them in the Navy, then as a civil service structural mechanic at the Depot in Norfolk, Va.. Those flip up over wing fairings ? I used trim and fit them along with their attach fittings. I also did engine bay doors, which are critical on the F-14, as when they are locked in place they become load bearing structural components. While in the Navy I also worked on all of the hydraulic components that were sent to AIMD (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Dept.) At NAS Oceana and on the USS Nimitz. I also did a lot of on aircraft for various airframe problems. Very nice model.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
“Negative Ghostrider... the pattern is full.” Significant difference in approach performance with flaps. Very smooth scale flying. Congrats!
Yea flaps are definitely a good thing!
Nice work guys, beautiful plane. Brings back memories for me as I used to work on the cat as a sailor many moons ago. Long live VF-1 members!!
Thank you very much!
Oh my God, the sound of that beautiful F-14. Love it great job guys!
Thanks a lot!
It doesn't really matter how well you maneuver the aircraft in flight. Your skill as a pilot is all based on your landings.
And that one was excellent.
Thanks Dave! Totally agree!
If you had told me this was a real tomcat after the takeoff I would've believed it. Fantastic plane...
Thanks!
It looks and sounds awesome tearing through the air. What a joy that must be to fly.
Was such a treat.
10/10 on first maiden , beautiful bird !
10/10 on second flight ..
That pilot is awesome
The plane is awesome !!
Thank you!
Agree with you !
Definitely the best RC build series I've ever seen and how well did she fly. Awesome.
Keep up the great work buddy
Thanks a bunch and thanks for watching the build Ray!
This is one of the most beautiful and amazing RC jet model that I’ve ever seen and nothing else is like it out there even with afterburners
Thanks Bernard!
The difference between that and the Phantom is amazing
I lived next to Miramar in the 70s😂😂
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EVERYTHING about this is simply drop-dead gorgeous - the wonderful model and the location and surrounding scenery. I think I'd like to relocate to Montana!!!!
Thanks! It is a beautiful place!
Immaculate aircraft, detail and flight! The 2 things I always hope for in a Maiden RC aircraft video is no other aircraft noise or flight on the field which you have aced, and the hope for a close up aerial flight video. A view from the RC pilot POV is okay. RC Flight videos with a drone in chase, or a zoom from the field is an excellent marketing tool. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful aircraft! Love the paint job! Really pops! One minor detail, when the Diamondbacks were an F-14 squadron, it was VF-102. It changed to VFA-102 when the squadron converted to the F-18.
Thanks for the info!
What a beautiful landing. On the first flight. Especially considering he was dealing with a burned out flap servo.
Thanks! Yea KOKO did a great job!
Awesome complicated build to fly, something I always dreamed of
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I’m more of a dog person myself but this is one Cat I would sell my house for!
lol. Thanks for watching!
Never went beyond my nitro p-51 43" wing span lol but always wanted to build a f-14 thats one beautiful build
Thanks! Wait till you see the XXL Version we just started!
What a perfect landing one maiden! Great piloting!!!
Koko is top notch!
That touch and go was truly phenomenally terrific .
Actually, It was Tom- terrific !
HAHA. Thanks for watching!
!!!!!! Best carrier based Multi role interceptor Ever!❤️
Cool! How about set up a little camera on the plane to let us have the pilot's eye view? It might be very interesting for the film~ Fly us to the sky~😊
Thanks! On the ones I have done in the past it's a fun and interesting perspective. Thanks for watching!
When i was a kid my dad built a turbo jet sr71 and it was so big we towed it in a trailer too. This was in the 90s no idea how much that plane cost but easily tens of thousands. He let me try to land it. Lets just say it took another year to fly again lmao
HAHA. That's awesome. 😂
Holy crap! That’s beautiful…You must be proud of being able to build something like that Johnathan. Great day for the customer too ehh? 😍
Thanks! Yea it's a cool experience to be part of and he is very happy!
This is awsum!!! I am sending this vid to my brother. F14 is his fav jet. He builds models and does intricate details on those. He would love this!!!!
Thanks!
WoW, what a beautiful model and the 2nd picture of it facing down the runway with the forest is now my Desktop background :) - Awesome video footage and right to the point. Thank you.
Thank you!😊
That is one really beautiful plan, the flight looked like fun with total awesome wonder..
I hope the owner get lots of flights out of it..
Great job Jon...
Thanks Ward!
Wow ! What else do you say. Another professionally built model, I think it’s the most impressive build yet ! Keep up the great work as always. I don’t know anyone that matches your skills, and the jets fly like the build, perfect ! Thanks for another great build series, now waiting for the next one ..
Wow, thanks for the kind words Dean!
The SOUND is phenomenal!! Fantastic work and flying!!
Thanks a lot!
It was an amazing experience.. Thank you Jonathan for all you help and Koko Torossian best piloting skills 😁😁
Thanks David!
Amazing experience thank you all🚀
Amazing flight, it’s a shame when technical issues will not allow us to see al features working, but that’s the reason for test flights. Thanks to the builder, wonderfull construction job, and congratulation to the pilot.
Thank you!
You can test everything a hundred times on the ground, but as soon as you put them into the air it’s a completely new set of parameters 😀
This is a NO.1 RC airplane in the world😍
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At the very beginning of the video I seen a F-18, I want to see them dog fighting 😆. That F-14 is badass. Thx for sharing this with us. 👍🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸👍
Thanks for watching!
What an EPIC build!!! and great flight skills!!!
Thanks very much!
Still the most good looking jet ever. Love this plane!!
Brilliant job on the build!! Your landings were also epic!! Great pilot.
Thanks for the kind words! It was a sweet project to be part of!
I thoroughly enjoyed the build series and the Maiden... WOWZA . What a beautiful plane. Nice job!
Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks so much for following the journey!
Great no flap landing 👏 they come in hot without. Great job judging the background for landing too 👍
Top notch for sure! Thanks for watching!
All around GREAT replica and flying F-14.
Wait till you see the bigger one!
Amazing aircraft! Amazing flights! (Landing an F-14 Tomcat without flaps is really amazing!)
Thanks! She's a real head turner!
Great job man. So smooth and powerful! Great flyin’ KOKO
Glad you enjoyed it
Great build, piloting, and commentary. What a beast! Got up close to a couple of F18s this weekend in Hamilton at the Warplane Heritage Museum. I just love the smell. They were unbelievably loud tho lol
Thanks!
WOW 🤩…what a beautiful jet👍 Brilliant flying and it’s a beautiful surroundings! Congrats to you Jon and to the owner. What a maiden from Koko😳😎 ;what a powerful bird. Cheers from Munich, Sven 🍺
Thank you
Thanks Sven! It's was a awesome trip and outcome!
Wonderful job Johnathan...amazing work, time and effort for an beautiful machine. I almost broke my fingers clicking this vid. I hope the owner gets years of enjoyment out it
Thanks Edwin!😊
❤ i would love it if you put a cockpit camera in so we could see the "pilots" view .
As if your viewers were flying with you.
I love the low deck flybys.
Looks so realistic..
Well done sirs
From Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for the idea and thanks for watching!
Very good brakes, on that first flight with no flaps.
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Amazing work of art! Beautiful! Too close for missiles, switching to guns!
HAHA. Thanks!😎
Wow amazing sounds like real fighter jet
For sure! Twin Engines as well!
That. Was. Awesome! I bet someone could sit on that thing and it would fly without issues. It looks and sounds real! Awesome work!
Thanks Aaron
Wow!! Amazing! Awesome pilot KOKO! Can't wait for the next one. Beautiful machine!
Thanks Dennis!
Looks real, would have liked to see a pass with the wings folded back
More powerful actuators on order so wings will be swept back in flight soon.
The noise is so realistic!
Twins always have such a phenomenal sound!
@@thelightersideofrc That's very impressive!
What an absolute pleasure to see this plane in the sky after your incredible work! I also enjoyed the build videos very much.
THANK YOU
Best wishes
Ed
Thanks Ed!😊
I can't tell the difference. This is absolutely amazing!!!!!
Thanks Kevin!
KOKO! hes the guy with the skymaster 1/5th scale F16 right? Thats my dream model, and I hope to one day be good enough to fly it. That f14 is a total monster, so glad to see a successful maiden. Happy for you dude!
Correct! Thanks for watching!
Awesome, glad that you were able to get flight video after the build! Favorite jet!
Thanks Thomas!
What a machine Flys the rails man that thing is solid. Amazes me after all that work and testing bloody servo decides to burn out how weird is that. Mind you thats modern day electronics for ya. Gotta say I am sure he was stoked after that. Carry On.
Thanks Nick. I think it would have happened during the build if we had the wings on more. Generally if it’s going to happen it does it in the first 30 min to 1 hour. She’s a beautiful flier!
Awesome seeing my previous command diamondbacks paint scheem.
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Nice !! Loved watching these babies fly from carriers, loved it everytime I saw them !!
Sweet! Thanks for watching!
That is awesome. I miss flying RC . But living in NY they have taking just about all the RC fields away .
Dang. Seems to be happening in many places. Sad.
The real F-14 was louder because it was MUCH bigger, of course(!), but the sound of the RC engines doesn't sound that much different from what I remember of the F-14 when I saw it in person at the Dayton Air Show in 1990. They demo'd an F-14B with F110 engines at that airshow that year. They were still calling the F-14A+ but that changed the following year I think. The main reason they changed the designation of the re-engined airframes was because the Navy inventory computers couldn't tell the difference between "A" and "A+" so they were not getting unique parts that the F110 turbofan models needed. The radar and most avionics systems were the same in the B model as the A which was helpful for spares for the radar but other items like the radios and F110-specific gear were upgraded.
I was very impressed by what I saw of the F-14 in 1990. The plane seemed maneuverable for its size and was able to stay in sight of the crowd the entire time it flew. I saw an F-16 display and was less impressed by that demo. It did appear to accelerate and climb faster but it also was out of sight and in the clouds a lot of the time, too!
The Navy planes that flew at that airshows -- the F-14 and Blue Angels Legacy Hornets (A-models) -- flew more impressive demos and at slower speeds. The Angels flew a lot slower at points than that F-16 demo.
Thanks for all the info! Yea the F-14 is a very large plane. Love hearing all this info on the plane! Absolutely fascinating!😎🙌
I was nervous just sitting on my chair! Just Magnificent! Sir!
LOL. Thank you!
Yeah!! The F-14 sky master 👍👍Awesome👍👍 guys. One of my most Favorite of Fighter Jet's 💨💨💨✈ very cool Model
Thanks 👍. We have a bigger version coming soon!!!!
Awesome. Can't wait to see more 👍👍👍
Woah the twin engine sound crazy🤯🤯🤯so realistic
Yes! Twins sound sooo good!
What a difference the flaps make on the fantastic landings by this excellent pilot. Seems like there's a noticeable amount of flap failures with these big jets. Doesn't surprise me as the flaps are large areas that stay extended at different positions when deployed, where the other surfaces do not. That's a lot of load for a servo going at these incredible speeds. I know for me, if I had only one flap go down at this speed, the jet would go into rapid roll mode before I would be able to get the flap back up and the plane hopefully back under control. Very dangerous situation. I would design a system where the flaps worked together with two servos. That way, if one servo went out, the other servo could maybe keep the flaps at 15 to 20% for a safer landing. Most people would have a hard time landing this beast with no flaps.
Something to think about with a twin servo setup. Depending on the servo, usually when they fry, they are very stiff and usually stuck. So a possibility in a twin servo setup is the single servo won't be able to overcome the stuck servo.
@@thelightersideofrc I was wondering about that but didn't know if that was be the case. That would make it TOO easy. Someone like you will figure it out, because it needs to be done. If the two servos were mounted side by side, and had one arm with pivot ends connecting them, and there was one rod mounted at the center of the arm like a T going back to the flap control, each servo would contribute X amount of throw back to the flaps in the down direction with full 2 servo force. If one servo locked up, you still would have X/2 distance of flap throw from where the servo locked up, and both flaps would still be acting together with no differential throw. When one servo was out, the good servo may not have enough power to operate the flaps in the down position, but it would allow for at least X/2 throw in the up position if needed. Most likely it wouldn't be needed because if the flaps were being activated in the first place, that would mean the plane was coming in for a landing, so you want the flaps down,
Awesome jet! Well done on that build. Your response to the gear coming down the first time tells the story of just how frustrating it was to get it working well. 😁
HAHA. No kidding hey Jay!
Nice maiden. I so miss flying jets.
Thanks! Such a hoot!
Very nice video. You looks like a good team with a lot of smiles on your faces. Bravo !
Thank you!😊
Vf-102 diamondbacks the best looking paint job behind the infamous jolly Rogers
Oh yes! The red is sharp!
Really nice aircraft and flying, sounds so realistic. Don't know if I want something this big that takes multiple people to do all the pre-flight checks to get it in the air.
Thanks! You should see the XL one we have coming!!!
Nicely Done, sound build and flown well, 10 out of 10 for that landing on the maiden "loads" of power!
Thanks Mark! KOKO did a magnificent job!
@@thelightersideofrc He did and obviously has skills but we all know having the confidence of knowing everything is assembled and set up correctly plays a huge part, another project well done.
Impressive landings and brakes
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Awesome! No swing wing? That's the next challenge then!
Thanks! It has it but the stock actuators were not strong/reliable enough to do this in flight. We have since upgraded them so next flights in Spring will have the swing wing!!!😎
10/10 awesome looking Tomcat, and the pilot flying was very impressive!
Thank you!
Awesome! Just simply AWESOME! Looks fantastic, flies (and sounds) GREAT! Need to do a wing-sweep mid flight next! Congratulations on an great job, it was fun watching the build. As a side note: RUSH is my all time favorite band, and for music I go to them BUT for RC flying, I come to you and your channel! Nice Job!
Thanks a bunch!😊
Cue the Top Gun Anthem! Wow, she’s a beaut! If I ever get into turbine RC jets, I’d probably get this!
Thanks! Such a cool aircraft!
Awesome plane and flying. I have a 1/100th version of this, and I love it. I noticed, Coco the pilot didn't sweep the wings for any of the passes, unless I missed it.
Thanks David! We found the stock actuators for the wing sweep were not reliable/strong enough to trust to bring the wings back forward during these flights. They have since been upgraded to more powerful units. Next flights on it should have wings moving.
@@thelightersideofrc Oh! Because the sweeping of the wings is the most fun for me, especially on the low fast pass. It's like having 3-jets in one.
That's big F-14 Tomcat
You should see the one we just unboxed! MASSIVE!
Watching this I’ve got “highway to the danger zone” playing in my mind & now the top gun theme tune
Very Fitting!
AmJust saw Top Gun Maverick yesterday and now this 👍👍😀such a gorgeous plane🔥🔥🔥👍🇨🇦
Thank you!
Excellent landings!!!
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just one word for this .... Beautiful
Thank you!
What a BABE! SHE FLIES as GOOD as she looks! 😂👌👍😎 Well done man! Time for some full sweep SPEED RUNS!!
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I have no words. Its so beautiful
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I seen an RC F-14 fly in Top gun in the 90's with twin ducted fans. The Wings could sweep back in flight. I still have the VHF tape
Nice!
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing.... I am just building my first Turbine,... thanks for the inspiration !
Thanks for watching and Congrats!
Interesting livery on the Tomcat. Seems to be a mix of a VF-102 and VFA-102 livery
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This was just great!! The F14 is a fast-flying plane for sure. Congratulations.
Thanks a lot!
Great flying Koko and great build Jonathan
Thanks Collin!
Awesome awesome job
Congratulations on a great maiden
Was nervous watching but she flew great
Again congratulations on a absolutely beautiful job on the build
Loved the whole series 👍👍👍👍😁
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for following along!