tomthegrom Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I am wondering if anyone can help me with RBF placement on an F14. I am about to start a VF74 jet from 1993. Land based by that time. I am assuming nose gear, mains and hook pinned? Would there be a pin in the Aim-9 rail with a CATM-9 blue tube and a tacts pod? A link to photos would be great. Thanks all. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 For a land based Tomcat with a CATM-9M and TACTS Pod the following pins would be installed; Nose and Main Landing Gear down locks; Main Landing Gear Down Lock (Red thing on the drag brace) http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearmain-35.htm http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearmain-18.htm Couldn't find a pic with the nose pin installed so here's the closest thing I can find. The pin would go in the hole just aft of the ground power receptacle (panel on the left side of the nose landing gear drag brace, right along the edge of the Phoenix Fairing); http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearnose-02.htm Tail Hook Pin https://www.pinterest.com/pin/f-14--800444533743746971/ LAU-7 Pin https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sailor-checks-the-aim-9-sidewinder-of-a-f-14-tomcat-aboard-news-photo/51347768 No pin for the TACTS Pod (once you apply power to the jet you wouldn't be able to pull it out) Since you are doing an ACM load the plane would be loaded with flares, the pin would be on the right side of the tail hook, adjacent to the aft chaff bucket; http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-arrestinghook.htm About half way down you'll see a tail end pic of a Delta Tomcat with a red circle painted on the right side of the hook, that is where the chaff/flare pin goes https://formulaf1results.blogspot.com/2020/06/f-14-tailhook.html Note: If you are putting the TACTS Pod on the same side as the CATM-9M it would be loaded on the bottom station, if not, the CATM-9M would go on the left wing and the TACTS Pod would go on the right wing). The seat would have five pins, all connected to the same RBF that would hang from the shoulder harnesses to the seat. hth GW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Brilliant thank you! It will have 2 x TERs with one practice bombs a piece. RBF flag at the back of the TER, anything on the practice bombs? Which brace is the bomb mounted too normally, forward or after? Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 No RBF on the back of the TER, the F-14 used ITER's which didn't have a safety pin and there would be nothing on the practice bomb. For a Mk 76 on an ITER (along with TER/MER/IMER), recommend you add a thin strip of thin plastic (painted red) to simulate the practice bomb adapter (yellow in the first two links, blue in the last - they were usually painted in squadron colors, VF-74 painted their red); Here are pics that will show you how to mount the bomb on a TER/ITER/MER/IMER (it mounted the same way on all stations) https://nara.getarchive.net/media/a-us-navy-usn-aviation-ordnanceman-attaches-a-mk-76-practice-bomb-onto-an-aircraft-01dd5c?action=upgrade&zoom=true http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-pbomb-01.htm bottom pic https://www.geocities.ws/Pentagon/Bunker/1658/ord/ordiepics.html The fin of the bomb would be dead center of the practice bomb adapter. hth GW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Do pitot covers usually have RBF flags? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 5 hours ago, habu2 said: Do pitot covers usually have RBF flags? The pitot covers were tied together and there would be one RBF attached to the rope. Note: 99% of the time, if the aircraft was loaded the pitot covers (basically all covers) would be removed/not installed, the 1% of the time is because the ordies beat the plane captain to the bird and the covers would be removed as soon as the P/C got to the bird. Covers were installed when the bird was "put to bed" for the day and rarely were planes left loaded overnight while on the beach (you had to have Wing approval to leave a bird loaded over night and you had to have an ordnance crew on standing by (i.e. on watch) in case there was a need to download the aircraft). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, GW8345 said: The pitot covers were tied together and there would be one RBF attached to the rope..... Good info thx 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog-03 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 But no RBF flags when on a carrier deck, correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Reddog-03 said: But no RBF flags when on a carrier deck, correct? There will be RBF's for the landing gear downlocks and the ejection seat pins (and canopy jettison handle in the cockpit), other than that it depends on what is loaded. Covers are only put on (while on the flight deck) when the ship is in port, going through the Suez Canal or some other rare extreme case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 On 2/20/2023 at 3:33 PM, GW8345 said: For a land based Tomcat with a CATM-9M and TACTS Pod the following pins would be installed; Nose and Main Landing Gear down locks; Main Landing Gear Down Lock (Red thing on the drag brace) http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearmain-35.htm http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearmain-18.htm Couldn't find a pic with the nose pin installed so here's the closest thing I can find. The pin would go in the hole just aft of the ground power receptacle (panel on the left side of the nose landing gear drag brace, right along the edge of the Phoenix Fairing); http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-gearnose-02.htm Tail Hook Pin https://www.pinterest.com/pin/f-14--800444533743746971/ LAU-7 Pin https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sailor-checks-the-aim-9-sidewinder-of-a-f-14-tomcat-aboard-news-photo/51347768 No pin for the TACTS Pod (once you apply power to the jet you wouldn't be able to pull it out) Since you are doing an ACM load the plane would be loaded with flares, the pin would be on the right side of the tail hook, adjacent to the aft chaff bucket; http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-arrestinghook.htm About half way down you'll see a tail end pic of a Delta Tomcat with a red circle painted on the right side of the hook, that is where the chaff/flare pin goes https://formulaf1results.blogspot.com/2020/06/f-14-tailhook.html Note: If you are putting the TACTS Pod on the same side as the CATM-9M it would be loaded on the bottom station, if not, the CATM-9M would go on the left wing and the TACTS Pod would go on the right wing). The seat would have five pins, all connected to the same RBF that would hang from the shoulder harnesses to the seat. hth GW Sorry to be a pain, You wouldn't happen to have another photo of the chaff flare bucket pin would you? That link is broken and I can only find photos of the tail hook pin. Thanks for the help. Cheers Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 20 hours ago, tomthegrom said: Sorry to be a pain, You wouldn't happen to have another photo of the chaff flare bucket pin would you? That link is broken and I can only find photos of the tail hook pin. Thanks for the help. Cheers Tom Sixth photo down, the small red rectangle on the right side of the tail hook, that is where the chaff pin goes. 🙂 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/13/1449672/-Photo-Diary-F-14-Tomcat-Walkaround Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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