If you love jets from the 1950's............

Post by **Trev Clark** » 17 Jan 2007, 15:53

Due out very soon, from AlphaSim.....an F 11 Tiger.

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 17 Jan 2007, 19:42

Ta for the HU

Ive always liked the Tiger - it sort of has the Folland look about it

Plus it hold the dubious distinction of the only aircraft ever to have shot
itself down :shock:

Leif

Post by **Trev Clark** » 17 Jan 2007, 22:34

While your waiting Leif, how about this....OUT NOW! I might just be tempted, myself

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 17 Jan 2007, 23:17

For those who don't know the storry Lief is referring to - http://aerofiles.com/tiger-tail.html

In actuality, there is another famous Grumman that shot itself down. The #5 F-14A shot itself down while doing a separation tests with the AIM-7 Sparrow. What had happened was the original charge used to push the "yokes" (Y-shaped metal brackets that stradle the missile and push the missile away from the aircraft at launch) was so powerful that it was damaging and even breaking the Sparrow Missiles. When they reduced the charge to try and prevent this damage, they messed up the mathematics and reduced the charge too far. When they then tested this new charge, the missile did not clear the aircraft before igniting, the missile pitched up and impacted the aircraft in the "tunnel" section between the engines. Both crewmen thankfully ejected safely. The Navy classes it as a "stores-release failure" but the missile's rocket motor actually did fire, so it does count as a "shoot down" in at least some sense of the phrase.

More on the F-14 shootdown can be found here -
http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avtomcat.html

Kevin Farnell · Post by **Kevin Farnell** » 17 Jan 2007, 23:59

Cheers Trev

The first picture has answered a long standing question.
When I was a child (6 or 7 years old), I had a model aircraft with twin intakes, single engine and bubble canopy. I remember the model being blue, though I have no idea who made it (Airfix, Frog, Revell etc).
I have often wondered what type it was and seeing the picture of the Blue Angels aircraft has answered that - an F11 Tiger!
Strangely, I would not have recognised it from the grey colourscheme.

Thanks for clearing up something that has haunted me for decades.

Cheers again

Kevin

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 18 Jan 2007, 02:05

While your waiting Leif, how about this....OUT NOW! I might just be tempted, mysel

Thanks Trev

I knew a guy in Atlanta who flew the "Gutless" he had a bit of a
tic...........

Leif

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 18 Jan 2007, 02:25

Probably from wincing every time he landed, wondering if that spindly gear was going to give out this time around...

Post by **Trev Clark** » 18 Jan 2007, 08:58

Hi Kevin, yes I too had that model (although I was a lot older than you :roll: ). Here are some shots of a well made one!
http://www.carrierbuilders.net/gallery/ ... _Tiger.htm