IRIS - Airforce Series - F-14A [FSX]

Fly The F-14 Tomcat With FSX

In September 2006, Iris provided the simulation community with an aircraft which was arguably one of the best commercial F-14 Tomcat packages to date. It received rave reviews from many and has become a stable airframe for countless Tomcat fans worldwide.

Now, two years later, Iris has taken on board the many comments received from their customers and have put together a Tomcat package quite unlike any other.

They have made a great many improvements to the old F-14 Tomcat and in some cases, have ripped out sections and replaced with new!

No longer does this aircraft suffer from poor performance in Microsoft Flight Simulator X, as it is now fully FSX Native and designed with FSX in mind! In addition many of the 2D gauges have been removed and replaced with fully 3D gauges in the cockpit allowing for both a boost in frame rates and a far crisper, smoother in cockpit experience.

The sounds have been enhanced from their original package with some new sound samples and recordings for a far more improved audio experience.

The updated animations both inside and out, and the inclusion of the F-14B aircraft are the two most requested additions to this package and we are sure that they’ll be well received.

The latest contributor Michael Haegle has provided us with a SUPERB F-14B HUD straight from the US Navy NATOPS Manual that’s so good, we’ve included it in both variants!

Finally it is the Flight Model which has received the most adjustments, with our resident guru, Pam Brooker having reworked the flight model for both the A and B variants from scratch using only authentic source material for her work.

All this hard work and dedication by the IRIS Team has resulted in what they are confident in saying is one of the best F-14 Tomcat products available for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
 

• Backlit canopy gauges for accuate night-time flying
• Interactive Virtual Cockpit including over 40 interactive objects.
• GMax programmed XML parts such as correctly modelled wingsweep, drooping elevators on engine shutdown, correctly automated intake splitter plates and more.
• Custom Soundpack designed by Christoffer Petersen made from actual recordings of the F-14 Tomcat.
• Loads of custom animations for the F-14, including working tailhook, control surfaces, canopy, speedbrakes, boarding ladder and much much more.
• Enhanced flight dynamics complete with full loadout details for user control of multiple configurations.
• A total of twenty-one superb quality external models featuring different loadouts for the most commonly used US Navy F-14 Tomcat.
• Eleven detailed textures for the F-14 Tomcat from the US Navy to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the last operator of the F-14A Tomcat.
• Value for money, over 30 custom combinations of the F-14A to pick from and fly, all created in stunning detail.
• Full effects suite consisting of specially designed afterburner effects, wingtip vorticies, upper wing shockwave effect and more...
• Full paintkit in PSD format for use in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro for repainters to use, complete with weathering, backgrounds and panel lines all predrawn for easy repaints!

Simulator requirements

Microsoft Flight Simulator X patched to SP2 standard

OR Microsoft Flight Simulator X with the Acceleration Expansion pack installed

OR Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold edition.

Current Version & Hotfixes

Version 1.10 to 1.5 Hotfix (0.45Mb) - Download

• F-14 Afterburners and associated flight dynamic now work based on throttle position.
• Cockpit launch bar switch now works as originally intended.
• New Control Panel added (Shift+1 in the VC View) which allows for one click quickstart, shutdown and toggling of the wingsweep system between automatic and manual modes.
• New aircraft initialization gauge added which automatically starts all essential systems when the aircraft is loaded in flight.