F-14 simulators debut in Pensacola, Fla.

Iria · Oct 7, 2006, 04:11 PM

Source: Yahoo! News
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Ever watched "Top Gun" and wondered if you had what it takes to evade surface-to-air missiles in an F-14 Tomcat? An exhibit that opened this week at the National Museum of Naval Aviation is giving would-be flyboys the chance to climb into the cockpit of a real F-14 military training simulator and experience a 20-minute joyride.

Flyers can grab the flight stick and experience mock air-to-air combat, practice carrier landings or simply cruise over Las Vegas, Iraq, Miramar, Calif., and other simulated sites.

Paradox Enigma · Oct 8, 2006, 01:03 PM

This makes sense since the F-14 was just "retired" from fleet service.... makes good use of those simulators...

cadaveca · Oct 8, 2006, 10:55 PM

Wonder if they've got the G-Force simulation suits attached to the rig as well. Those simulators(the real US military ones, anyway) are darn darn old...

Oct 7, 2006, 04:11 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	F-14 simulators debut in Pensacola, Fla. Source: Yahoo! News ________ PENSACOLA, Fla. - Ever watched "Top Gun" and wondered if you had what it takes to evade surface-to-air missiles in an F-14 Tomcat? An exhibit that opened this week at the National Museum of Naval Aviation is giving would-be flyboys the chance to climb into the cockpit of a real F-14 military training simulator and experience a 20-minute joyride. Flyers can grab the flight stick and experience mock air-to-air combat, practice carrier landings or simply cruise over Las Vegas, Iraq, Miramar, Calif., and other simulated sites.

Oct 8, 2006, 01:03 PM	#2
Paradox Enigma Lurker Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Planet Earth (I think) Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	This makes sense since the F-14 was just "retired" from fleet service.... makes good use of those simulators... __________________ ...thread killer...

Oct 8, 2006, 10:55 PM	#3
cadaveca DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Wonder if they've got the G-Force simulation suits attached to the rig as well. Those simulators(the real US military ones, anyway) are darn darn old...