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Old 11-05-2011 | 09:10 PM
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Default RE: F-14 explodes?

hmmm, even if it did I wouldn't think that the whole air frame would disintegrate in an instant, do you know if there's a report to that?
Yes it would.

The turbine blades came apart - it acts like a granade. Thye tore through the fuel cells which are around the engines (as well as everywhere else) and BOOM! This was a common problem with the A model Tomcats and the early engines.