Oh, Bank angle... Erm... Is there anyway to link the full
article about this?
Cos from what I understand, the F-14 can bank more than 60
degrees... I mean, all combat aircraft, interceptors, fighters can
roll and achieve level turning flight even at 90 degrees
bank. So normally, we talk about the angles that an
aircraft can fly at, its usually referring to the AoA, the angle of
attack ie: How far the nose can deviate from its flight path
without stalling the wing.
The F-14 is still a potent dogfighter despite its size.
Its definitely no slug when going up close and personal. Of
course, it would fight with a different approach as opposed to an
F/A-18C. Like how the P-51 would have a different dogfight
style as opposed to a Spitfire.
The F-14 as mentioned, is a fleet interceptor. I think one
of its best capabilities is really climbing high and fast.
Once it gets up at high alt and airspeed, its able to launch the
Phoenixes over unbelievable distances. Definitely a shame to
see it out of service.
60 degrees, level, straight flight. Article I no have. But I have a
book that was made in the late 70's, where the F-14 and F-15 were
fairly new, and the F-16s were starting to emerge as the number 1
light multi-role star. F-18s have yet to enter service. In fact the
book includes the A-18, as a separate airframe.