Grumman F-14A “Tomcat”

The F-14A is a twin seat, twin engined interceptor, capable of air-to-air, air-to-ground and reconnaisance roles. A Mach Sweep Programmer selects the optimum wing sweep angle based on speed and altitude. The aircraft has twin vertical tails with rudders and all-flying horizontal tails. The large rectangular inlets utilize variable multiple shock ramps for good supersonic…

Northrop YF-17 Cobra Prototype #1

The YF-17 Cobra was a Northrop Aircraft creation through NASA to support further testing and research of aircraft at transonic speeds. The YF-17 Cobra was, itself, born from the United States Air Force’s Lightweight Fighter Program. The Lightweight Fighter Program called for a prototype that was small and low cost maintenance, with the capabilities of…

North American F-86 Sabre Jet

North American F-86 Sabre Jet The North American F-86 was the first swept-wing airplane in the U.S. fighter inventory. Four models of the craft (F-86A, E, F and H) were day fighters or fighter bombers, while the F-86D, K and L versions were all-weather interceptors. The forerunner of the operational Sabre was the XF-86, first…