The variable-geometry wings have 20° of leading edge sweep in the fully forward position and 69° when fully swept. An oversweep position of 75° is provided for carrier stowage and can only be engaged manually on the ground. The wing position is programmed automatically for optimum performance throughout the flight regime, but manual override is …
Each main landing gear shock strut consists of an upper outer cylinder and a lower internal piston which has a maximum stroke of 25 inches. A constant 4-inch stroke remaining is provided in the static ground condition by a hard-step (31.000 psi) in the strut air curve. A side brace is mechanically extended from the …
The F-14 features engines in separate nacelles, set well apart from each other so that damage to one of them will have minimal effect on the other. The main central and rear area of the fuselage consists of two separate engine nacelles joined together by a shallow flat area known as a pancake”. At the …