i picked up the JSI F14 today
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i picked up the JSI F14 today
I held the new JSI F14 prototype today and it looked amazing. I was disappointed with the landing gears but I was told that they are going to improve them. The landing gears feel flimsy and weak. The aircraft looks amazing with the wings folded out. It also felt like it weighed around 15 pounds.
This will be one plane I will hang in my son’s room…. All I need to do is sell off two planes to make room for her.
This will be one plane I will hang in my son’s room…. All I need to do is sell off two planes to make room for her.
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15 pounds is very heavy. I can't believe that even in its box it weighs that much. Still it's obviously stout. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Cannot one of you etailers contact JSI or their distributor to get a figure for how much this plane, weighs, in its box. That's important info to determine shipping costs.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Cannot one of you etailers contact JSI or their distributor to get a figure for how much this plane, weighs, in its box. That's important info to determine shipping costs.
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
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I wouldn't get overly excited. This is a new model, they may want to be very tight lipped about the color scheme and any improvements they have made on the prototype. It'd make a lot of sense. Also, the people showing the prototype may be saying "they are going to improve them" when in retrospect they are already doing that in production.
Two key things here
1. )Price has been set
2.) Delivery date set/working prototype on display.
To me, that means the actual production version is well on the way, may already have a few examples finished. There is a clear reason why they are showing an unpainted prototype. We could be very surprised what this looks like come October!![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I personally thought the landing gear looked good, in terms of look to the actual plane. Here's hoping they can make them stronger and keep the right look.
Corey
I wouldn't get overly excited. This is a new model, they may want to be very tight lipped about the color scheme and any improvements they have made on the prototype. It'd make a lot of sense. Also, the people showing the prototype may be saying "they are going to improve them" when in retrospect they are already doing that in production.
Two key things here
1. )Price has been set
2.) Delivery date set/working prototype on display.
To me, that means the actual production version is well on the way, may already have a few examples finished. There is a clear reason why they are showing an unpainted prototype. We could be very surprised what this looks like come October!
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I personally thought the landing gear looked good, in terms of look to the actual plane. Here's hoping they can make them stronger and keep the right look.
Corey
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Aviator Nut,
When you held the Tomcat did you take notice at the dihedral on the vertical stabilizers? From every picture I see of this plane it appears the vertical stabs are perfectly parallel to one another like the F-15 Eagle. The Tomcat has roughly 3-5 degrees of outward cant on its tails.
Has anyone else noticed this in the pictures?
For anyone who was at Comic Con or anywhere else this F-14 was displayed did y'all take a look at the tail?
When you held the Tomcat did you take notice at the dihedral on the vertical stabilizers? From every picture I see of this plane it appears the vertical stabs are perfectly parallel to one another like the F-15 Eagle. The Tomcat has roughly 3-5 degrees of outward cant on its tails.
Has anyone else noticed this in the pictures?
For anyone who was at Comic Con or anywhere else this F-14 was displayed did y'all take a look at the tail?
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The stabilizers are parallel to each other. Then again, I didn't bring a caliper with me, so I can't tell for sure.Black Lion VF-213 wrote:Aviator Nut,
When you held the Tomcat did you take notice at the dihedral on the vertical stabilizers? From every picture I see of this plane it appears the vertical stabs are perfectly parallel to one another like the F-15 Eagle. The Tomcat has roughly 3-5 degrees of outward cant on its tails.
Has anyone else noticed this in the pictures?
For anyone who was at Comic Con or anywhere else this F-14 was displayed did y'all take a look at the tail?
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
I wouldn't lose sleep over it, unless it's supposed to be really obvious, like the stabilizers of the F/A-18 Hornet.