I've noticed when taking off from long runways, the leading edge slats are not deployed, maybe because of large wing area and lift body design of Tomcat's fuselage.
This is a "maneuver flap" take off, so the flaps and slats are not fully deployed. At about the 48 sec mark, you can see the slats on the lead aircraft retracting to the 'up' position. A thin sliver of red can be seen on the wing when the slats are in the 'maneuver' position
@@barrymccockiner6641 It is not a 'no-flap' take off, more like a 'half-flap' take off. On a long runway, it is not big deal performance wise. It lets the jet take off at a faster speed and accelerate faster, to get "on with it", with out having to stay slower to get all the flaps up before accelerating.
@@kaesees Thats a good question that I don't know the answer to. VF-11, VF-143 and VF-32 all transitioned to the Super Hornet in 2005, but I don't know who claims to be the last F-14B Squadron. It might be VF-32 because I think they transitioned late in the year. VF-211 was an F-14A squadron when they transitioned to the Super Hornet.
I've noticed when taking off from long runways, the leading edge slats are not deployed, maybe because of large wing area and lift body design of Tomcat's fuselage.
It would appear that flaps aren’t lowered, hence why leading edge slats aren’t drooping.
Well, not fully, anyway.
Great upload thanks 😉
It sure bounces a lot less then a shore takeoff in DCS. What's the rotation speed?
around 150 KTS
Are the slats retracted?
I think its a no flap take off and then the slats don't droop?
This is a "maneuver flap" take off, so the flaps and slats are not fully deployed. At about the 48 sec mark, you can see the slats on the lead aircraft retracting to the 'up' position. A thin sliver of red can be seen on the wing when the slats are in the 'maneuver' position
@@AirTales very cool thank you for responding 👍. I never get tired of watching the F-14. I wish we had the Tomcat 21 in service today.
They kind of look heavy and clumsy on rotation, was there a reason or advantage for the no flap takeoff?
@@barrymccockiner6641 It is not a 'no-flap' take off, more like a 'half-flap' take off. On a long runway, it is not big deal performance wise. It lets the jet take off at a faster speed and accelerate faster, to get "on with it", with out having to stay slower to get all the flaps up before accelerating.
When was this
2004-2005 time frame
@@AirTales Was VF-32 the last squadron with Bs, or was that VF-211?
@@kaesees Thats a good question that I don't know the answer to. VF-11, VF-143 and VF-32 all transitioned to the Super Hornet in 2005, but I don't know who claims to be the last F-14B Squadron. It might be VF-32 because I think they transitioned late in the year.
VF-211 was an F-14A squadron when they transitioned to the Super Hornet.