RE: F-14 explodes?
This was one of many catastrophic engine failures we had in the F-14 A community with the Pratt and Whitney TF-30 engine. I think someone in DoD made a drug deal early on that forced the Navy to use the TF-30 in the F-14A to keep costs down. Took a turbofan engine, put an afterburner on it and put it in a fighter - big mistake. We had lots of compressor stall problems. We had something called midcompression bypass in the TF-30, in which air was bled off the compressor section to increase stall margin, but it reduced thrust. Not good. Midcompression bypass was activated with gear down, above a certain angle of attack (can't remember the exact number) and at negative angle of attack. The video is an example of the engine throwing turbine blades into fuel tank, cutting hydraulic lines, etc., etc. The A models had a 'shield' installed around the turbine section to contain catastrophic engine failures, but it didn't always work.
Regards,
Gus