>>27958483
>What is RCS

>>27958490
>implying the Super Hornet has low RCS

>>27958483
Dick Cheney killed the f14

>>27958525
Yeah well fuck that guy

>>27958483
>Super Tomcat 21
What was the difference between this and the normal Tom Cat?

>>27958507

>He was literally implying the opposite.

Because swing-wing aircraft are incredibly expensive to maintain.

>>27958566
I guess it's like the M-21 rifle. It's a souped up version, so they multiplied it by 1.5

>>27958566
More powerful engines and larger tanks to supercruise over long distances (guy who worked on the project said nothing has ever reached performance he's seen on the test aircraft)
Removal of all legacy electronics from the 60s to be replaced with modern avionics, possible addition of an AESA radar (which would be a fantastic radar as the F-14 has more room in its nose for radar than any other american fighter)

>>27958566
Single-piece windscreen

LERX on the wing glose (the bit the wings sweep out from)

Improved engine (F110-GE-429)

Improved radar and avionics allowing for new search and attack modes, and integration of more weapons like Harpoon, HARM and SLAM

FLIR and other sensors mounted AIM-54 fairings on the underside.

>>27958483

>America why

Because we needed to spend $1.5+ trillion dollars on the F-35.

>>27958660
and this makes it... economical? freighting?

>>27958507
>reading comprehension

>>27958596
This
Maint costs are what killed the Tomcat