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Old 05-27-2019 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
The canopy system on the F14 did not work that way. In a flat spin the nose would occilate and it was possible to have canopy hitting the seat issues. Hence the requirement to manually jettison the canopy first. The F14 has a wingspan the same as a B17 and weighs as much as some early DC9 aircraft.
X2. It's a large airplane by any standards except airliners. It's actually in the FAA Large category by weight.
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