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F-14A/B

• Simulation of both the F-14A and F-14B Tomcat, including the Pratt & Whitney TF30-powered F-14A and the General Electric F110-powered F-14B.
  
• Multiple F-14A variants, including the late F-14A, early F-14A, and export F-14A.
  
• Highly detailed external model, built using laser scanning and photogrammetry taken from real museum-preserved F-14 Tomcats.
  
• Highly detailed and accurate 6-DOF cockpit, also built using photogrammetry from real F-14 aircraft.
  
• Highly accurate, F-14 pilot-verified External Flight Model based on real performance data.
  
• Accurate aircraft systems simulation, including:
  
  • Automatic Flight Control System
    
  • Variable wing geometry / wing-sweep system
    
  • Detailed electrical, hydraulic, and fuel systems
• Fully functional multiplayer two-seat capability, allowing one player to fly as pilot and another as Radar Intercept Officer.
  
• JESTER AI, Heatblur’s proprietary AI RIO companion, enabling solo players to experience the two-seat Tomcat.
  
• Iceman AI, allowing limited AI piloting functionality when occupying the rear cockpit.
  
• Comprehensive voice-acted AI interaction and crew interface.
  
• Detailed simulation of the AN/AWG-9 Weapons Control System, including:
  
  • Pulse Search
    
  • Pulse Doppler Search
    
  • Range-While-Scan
    
  • Track-While-Scan
    
  • Pulse and Pulse Doppler Single Target Track modes
• AIM-54 Phoenix employment, including single-target launches and multi-target TWS launches against up to six targets.
  
• Television Camera Set for long-range visual target identification.
  
• Link-4 datalink support for receiving tracks from AWACS or surface units.
  
• Complete F-14A/B payload, including AIM-7, AIM-9, AIM-54, air-to-ground munitions, and the M61 Vulcan cannon.
  
• Functional LANTIRN targeting pod simulation for precision strike and buddy-lasing.
  
• Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System for aerial photographic reconnaissance.
  
• Fully functional carrier interoperability, including ICLS and ACLS.
  
• Forrestal-class aircraft carrier included.
  
• A-6 AI aircraft included.
  
• Comprehensive digital manual and interactive/voiced tutorials.
  
• Multiple campaigns and the largest mission set delivered for a Heatblur module.

F-14B(U)

• New updated art faithfully representing the changes in the cockpit, overhauling the exterior, and adjusting the aircraft to the F-14B Upgrade configuration, including new pilot models and helmets, improved pilot animations, new pilot equipment, new wing vapor effects, new liveries and new aircraft animations including vertical tail flex and horizontal tail flex.
  
• New modern Head-Up Display: VDIG replacement / VDIG-R and HUD, significantly improving pilot situational awareness with features such as:
  
  • Multiple target designation boxes
    
  • LANTIRN integration
    
  • JDAM integration
    
  • RWR integration
    
  • Extensive navigation data integration
• Tactical Information Display (TID) replaced by the new Programmable Tactical Information Display (PTID) which enables better and more efficient information readout and control of system parameters with features such as:
  
  • Simultaneous display of raster video and symbology
    
  • On screen buttons
    
  • JDAM weapon programming
    
  • Stores management system.
• New EGI-based navigation system, bringing quality-of-life improvements such as:
  
  • GPS
    
  • CDNU for navigation data input / output
    
  • Automatic waypoint sequencing
• GPS-guided munitions: the F-14B Upgrade brings JDAM / GBU-31 integration.
  
• ECMD upgraded with MFD mode, enabling TID repeat mode and ALR-67 integration.
  
• AFCS is replaced by DFCS, the Digital Flight Control System, introducing:
  
  • Lateral Stick-to-Rudder Interconnect
    
  • Wing Rock Suppression
    
  • Roll Rate Command Tracking
    
  • Low Airspeed AOA Cross-Control
    
  • Spin Recovery Mode
• ALE-47 countermeasure system replaces ALE-39, bringing programmable, mission-configurable chaff and flare dispensing with improved integration into the aircraft’s defensive systems.
  
• New data cartridge / Mission Data Loader system integrated with the Mission Editor, enabling:
  
  • JDAM target data
    
  • Up to 12 flight plans with up to 50 waypoints each
    
  • ALE-47 configuration
• New AN/AVX-3 Tactical Imaging Set. Allows sensor image capture, transmission, and reception between aircraft.
  
• JESTER has learned new tricks: selected JESTER 2.0 features, such as the context button, will come to the F-14B Upgrade and the rest of the Tomcat family.
  
• Additional Tomcat family improvements, including:
  
  • In-game browser
    
  • In-game manual with click-to-explain feature
    
  • Grease pencil
• A whole new set of instant action missions.
  
• Two new campaigns:
  
  • Operation Reforger III over Cold War Germany
    
  • A tailor-made campaign for the F-14B Upgrade by Baltic Dragon, to be added after initial release.