Creating an F-14 Tomcat Inspired Star Wars Fighter - SF-14 Sabercat!!

After seeing an F-14 Tomcat up close at a museum I decided it is the sexiest aircraft I had ever seen! So I decided to figure out how to make it work as a variable geometry aerospace fighter! This is my design!
Now for sale on CGTrader at www.cgtrader.c...
Also the f-14 Tomcat model used in this was purchased here! Plus it donates to Ukraine so thats good! www.cgtrader.c...
Music Credits:
Stefan Ruesche - We Shall Never Die - great channel at / @rueschesounds
The rest is creative commons stuff!
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Ocean mountain scene credit:
Halong Bay by Videvo - www.videvo.net/

[@theofficerfactory2625]

The variable wing is quite elegant in its simplicity. The aircraft seems HUGE but so are modern day fighters; always to my surprise though. The idea of jamming repulser lifts needs to be explored more!

[@katherineberger6329]

Star Wars fighters are extremely small. Look at a P-51 Mustang next to an F-15 Eagle and then realize that most Star Wars fighters are the size of the portion of the P-51 from the wing forward.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Depends on the fighter. Seeing interceptors like the Tomcat and the Foxbat I'm like Jesus. In my mind interceptors should be small, agile, with raw speed. Yet NOPE!

[@katherineberger6329]

@@dianapennepacker6854 The purpose of an interceptor is to intercept bombers and carry weapons powerful enough to destroy them in one shot. This meant a large aircraft armed with large, heavy weapons (usually missiles). And they weren't necessarily terribly fast - although the most prominent interceptors were high-speed aircraft like the MiG-25 Foxbat/MiG-31 Foxhound, F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, one of the earliest was the slow Northrop F-89 Scorpion, carrying a pair of multi-rocket pods.

[@theofficerfactory2625]

@@dianapennepacker6854 The idea of the interceptor is speed and range. Both had lots of speed and range but were not all that maneuverable when compared to their smaller cousins.

[@katherineberger6329]

@@theofficerfactory2625 The Tomcat only by a small margin. The F-14 was a superlative two-circle fighter but only so-so in the one-circle fight. Even though its official mission was "fleet defense interceptor," the F-14 was in reality a naval air superiority fighter.

[@strf90105]

Fun Fact: The upgrade to the F-14D Tomcat, the Super Tomcat 21, was supposed to apply prominent leading edge extensions to further improve maneuverability.

[@Gigas0101]

I still feel like the Sabercat would be more of an imperial design, but it's still a great design and you're slaying it with these ships!

[@Saviliana]

Yep, more like something that is bigger then a landspeeder dropship and be smaller then a bomber corvette, likely something that rival the size of millennium falcon after Han Solo stole it form the empire.

[@andrewchilds8886]

It feels a bit too sleek for a starwars ship. It would fit much better in Star Trek based on the more circular yet flat shape rather than the more blocky shape of Star Wars ships. That may also be the final paint job for me

[@andrewchilds8886]

Just got to the part of the video he explains where it would fit. I rescind my previous comment but will leave it anyways as the point still stands.

[@silverphinex]

@@andrewchilds8886 Nubian Ships: AM I A JOKE TO YOU

[@veleriphon]

The X-Wing was slated to be an Imperial fighter. Fortunately, it was smuggled away.

[@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026]

I'm not sure a craft can be both aerodynamic *and* look Star-Wars-y. But the Sabrecat definitely comes close, and is a very pretty ship!

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

Very nice. Still not sure about the cross fins, but it does have a very unique frame because of them, so I can’t complain. Personally I would have tilted them inward and across the whole frame to evoke the A-wing, but I’m often told I’m too derivative. I absolutely love the paint job you gave it. It just looks so aggressive. As some ideas for your next project: Helicopters. Star Trek shuttles/fighters/runabouts in Star Wars. Stealth aircraft like the Spirit or Nighthawk would be interesting to see adapted into Star Wars (not the Blackbird, since it already has been), and I really wonder how you’ll implement the subtle touches of such designs.

[@Taiko206]

Personally i would see this more in a Battletech setting instead of Star Wars They have a lot of fighters that look similar to this, and even there they have a couple of "swing wing" designs. There's also several more Franchises where this might have looked good, like "Wing Commander" or "Space: Above and Beyond". As for more recent franchises i can see this totally working in "Everspace 2"

[@wilburwilliams36]

This would not look out of place in Elite: Dangerous or Star Citizen either.

[@HuntingTarg]

Just shouting out to someone else who knows S:AAB . Before there was Firefly...

[@Pathfinder118]

Going for that 'forbidden' duel engine design like in the banshee fighter lol. This does reek of some kind of house prototype sucession wars era attempt at making a hybrid aerospace/conventional aircraft with droppable 'rocket boosters' to make a poor mans aerospace fighter.

[@KillerOrca]

Northrup Grummam is ressurected by the Terran Hegemony at some point and brings the Tomcat into the ASF era. I mean, Boeing makes dropships. GM makes mechs, it could happen right?

[@KillerOrca]

@@Pathfinder118 SSTO equipment, expendable like the Saber in Halo. Rapid space superiority to intercept dropships before they land.

[@resurrectedstarships]

I appreciate all the comments in the community section of my channel - I feel like we designed this together!! This model is now for sale on CG Trader at www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/aircraft/jet/f14-tomcat-inspired-space-fight-the-sf14-sabercat - still learning about 3d printing though - its on the agenda but no STL yet.

[@merafirewing6591]

Could you make a variety of ww2 heavy and medium bombers to become space craft. Including prototype bombers.

[@johannbezuidenhout2976]

You've built a Wing Commander series looking fighter. Fantastic concept.

[@F22-Raptor27]

You should make an F-22 Raptor inspired Star Wars fighter next!

[@26th_Primarch]

You should look at lesser known or more oddly designed aircraft. Either prototypes or very limited production aircraft.

[@ig33ku]

If the ship has shields I heard x-wings use shields for aerodynamics.

[@wilemelliott]

There was a concept [never built] called the Barnes Wallis Swallow that had similar nacelles mounted on swing wings. Always thought it would make for a good base for an SW design Well done There is also the B-1B bomber, which DOES have its engines mounted in nacelles AND swing wings, though the nacelles are fixed [twin engines per nacelle] under the fuselage, and not on the variable geometry wings. Some have noted that as bombers go, the BONE flies more like a fighter...

[@HuntingTarg]

The B1-B was a remarkable innovation, and was probably the last asset intended specifically for use by Strategic Air Command. It's one of the most iconic bombers ever made, up there with the B-52 Stratofortress, the TU-29 Bear, the B-29 Superfortress, the B-2 Spirit, and the orphaned Wünderkind, the XB-70 Valkyrie.

[@Isteak80]

This is such a creative design, props to you!

[@zetoboogaloo8802]

I love the design but it just feels like something that would go in wing commander and not star wars.

[@SuperGamefreak18]

I actually think there's a design in wing commander kinda similar in shiloutte in wing commander, though more than likely might be a situation of convergent inspiration.

[@DefaultProphet]

Ditto. Very cool but not Star Wars

[@jtjames79]

Or Battletech.

[@dixievfd55]

@@SuperGamefreak18 Yes and it's also called the Saber. Wing Commander 2. There is also the Rapier from Wing Commander 1 and the Arrow from Wing Commander 3.

[@fbi805]

@@jtjames79 battle tech is nothing more than a ripoff from Robotech/Mospeada

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

The Tomcat may have long since fallen off in usage, but it will always be the most iconic design, and perfect for a starship design. ^_^

[@chheinrich8486]

Tell that too the iranians

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

@@chheinrich8486 I meant here in the West; I know a number of Middle East nations still use the older models, which works for them anyway since their beef is generally with each other.

[@chheinrich8486]

@@shinigamimiroku3723 a number? 🤣 Iran Was the only foreign customer

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

@CH Heinrich OK, I should have specified that they use older aircraft models in general, because I realize now that the way I worded it made it seem like I was talking about Tomcats specifically, when that wasn't my intention (I'd meant to bring up the general usage of aircraft from the late-80s). Sorry for the mix-up.

[@willarmstrong3282]

@@chheinrich8486 the iranians that have a mass attrition rate of the cat due to lack of spares?

[@NOLMAD6]

Gotta say, the Sabarcat could fit into SW universe. I appreciate alot of the details from the F-14 you place into the design (the outer missile pods look like the wing root missile pods on the real life F-14, the missile placement is similar to big Grumman cat in real life). Positive feedback, base on the F-14. you could have a near full body missile launcher instead for the 4 RJ-45 missiles. That way the saber cat would be using the Bombcat upgrade (allowing the SF-14 is carry torpedo's, assault rockets, and implus bombs). I will say the paint job is very good edit: no more thing, the large wing area could work, look up the F-39 or F-16XL as those are full fuselage wing versions of the F-16

[@armycowboy4313]

Awesome job that would definitely be a fighter I'd choose against the empire. Just throwing out ideas for you while probably many people have said the F-15s through F-35s I'd like to point you towards the experimental X-32 fighter which was the competition against the F-35 back when the fighters where working towards the contract. It's got a unique design that may or may not work in Star Wars but just figured I'd share it anyways.

[@earlware4322]

I just knew that the X-32 was not going to win the contract because it was my favorite of the two designs and looked way cooler (imho). With some "minor" tweaks I think it could make for a really cool SW fighter craft.

[@armycowboy4313]

@@earlware4322 from what the video I came across said, it probably would have less issues compared to the F35 because of its hover design.

[@chrisdufresne9359]

I'm always glad to see someone else gain a love for the Tomcat. Also, please share some of your designs on the workshop. Those would be interesting.

[@Bored_Kaga]

I really like this one. It also has the feel of some ship that a bounty hunter would modify. Not sure what the area behind the cockpit would be, but assuming it's just empty space filled in to make the craft more structurally sound and to mount weapons, it could be modified into some sort of small cargo hold, living quarters, etc.

[@richardwalker2881]

Now imagine this being thrawn's back up plan if it was fuel efficient and Darth Vader using it as an upgrade to his tie advanced

[@jessehorn6180]

Nice job on that, hope to see more Starfighters based on Fighter Jets soon.

[@TheEventHorizon909]

The wings going from in-line to forward swept wings reminds me a lot of the X-02 Wyvern from ace combat. Maybe this fighter can take a page from the strike Wyvern variant and slap a turbolaser mount on the bottom for anti capital ship duties heh

[@KillerOrca]

Railguns actually do exist in Star Wars, that might be more applicable. Plus no one knows how to fight against them so having a swarm of these things hammer a capital ships bridge from afar would be nasty.

[@TheEventHorizon909]

@@KillerOrca ye Dunno if turbolasers would be more effective then a mass driver at anti capital duties

[@KillerOrca]

@@TheEventHorizon909 Ballistic weaponry ignores energy shields. Particle shielding tends to be a lot less sturdy than energy sheilding as well since it has to fuse with the armor of the ship to work. Also for the most part, railguns arent common so most commanders have no idea how to defend against them properly via tactics. A fighter armed with a railgun would do nasty work against a capital ship by simply staying out of CIWS range and hammering it.

[@TheEventHorizon909]

@@KillerOrcabit late but that seems like a UNSC tactic lol

[@MH-gm3ju]

Nice Aerospace fighter - would fit well into a scenario similar to that of 'Starfighters of Adumar'

[@KillerOrca]

Holy shit I forgot that book existed.

[@VTX00128]

Add a couple gun turets at certain points and you got yourself a kind of Gunstar

[@spartan078ben]

This looks like an excellent planetary defense fighter, something that can intercept enemy fighters in space but also turn around and take down drop ships or bombers in the atmosphere.

[@jeffery7281]

As a enthusiast of interceptor and high-alttitude aircrafts, as well as an aviation engineer student in real life, I would said it's one of my "perfect" sci-fi aerospace fighter design. Great work.

[@deaconvelos8352]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️ I would love to see your take on the F-22 and A-10.

[@VTX00128]

A-10 can be used to work with the B-Wing and Y-Wing bomber role in the heavy load out for antiy capitalship roles as well as the ground assault escort roll.

[@CodeS7-w4t]

I love the wing design and the entire sabercat

[@jaylinbrown1978]

Thank you! The F-14 Tomcat is my favorite plane.

[@Kabosche]

This design closely resembles what I envisioned the aircraft looked like in the Star Wars Legends novel Starfighters of Adumar. Their entire society seemed to be based around dueling, either in the sky, space, or on the ground with blast-swords.

[@earlware4322]

Congrats sir, I was not sure you could convert the Tomcat into the SW universe, but you have xome up with a really cool and badass design. When I saw your Community posts on this WIP I had tried to comment, but YT (in its insane algorithm) would not let me do so. I felt that if you moved the cockpit back further into the body (with a possible astromech slot behind or alongside) would take it away from a RL fighter jet and move it solidly into the SW realm. While I was not sure about the varible-geometry wings at first, I think that you have nailed it perfectly. The silhouette of the exo-atmo mode is something I am confident we could see patrolling the Outer Rim planets. Outstanding job here, thanks for sharing and keep on keeping on!!

[@kurosujiomake]

In SW vehicles use shields to make their crafts aerodynamic for atmosphere flight, even those without shields usually have a weak generator on board to make them fly better than a brick. Weapons to disable those would be also very useful

[@Dracounguis]

That's a unique wing design, I love it. The nacelles are a bit bulky in my opinion, for otherwise very sleek design. Maybe if they were integrated into the wing more? 🤷

[@fredericlepeltier3435]

I have just discover, thanks to a video on YT about starwars ship aerodynamics properties (of all things), that the fuselage of the A-wing is made of the wing box of the F14 with the middle cut, the side joined and mirrored up and down to give it its wedge shape. Where the balsters are attached on the A-Wing is the openning for the wings on the tomcat and the slot on the side is where the glove vanes retract into. In a way ST always had a Tomcat since ROTJ!

[@ajclements4627]

I’ve always thought the F-14 and the F4U Corsair were great looking fighters, here’s to hoping you continue with these types of videos.

[@earlware4322]

Ooh, I would LOVE to see him give the F4U Corsair the SW treatment. It's iconic gullwing design would make for an awesome recon/fighter craft.

[@ajclements4627]

@@earlware4322 I also thought the Corsair and a few other WW era planes would have made great Transformers as well, one of those Combiners, the 5 in 1. Corsair, Zero, Mustang, Spitfire, I could never decide on the fifth lol.

[@JeremyShibby]

I'm glad to see someone jumping on the F-14 being the sexiest fighter ever train! Been my favorite since I was a kid. But that could have to do with me being born in the 80's and Top Gun

[@michaelbatson8170]

You could say this is when star wars meets modern day earth and it's a try to be able to fight back against the empire.

[@weldonwin]

Just making it as fast as an F/A-18 would make it blisteringly fast compared to most Star Wars fighters in atmosphere, which frequently top out at speeds comparable to WW2 Prop fighters

[@tanker12999]

I personally agree with the statement that it looks too jet like, i think its the metallic finish you gave it, if it was more gray/white with a bright color to symbolize the unit (like blue or red squadron) it would look a lot more star wars like. Maybe also make it look a bit more beaten up?

[@GamerFromSpace]

Masters aerospace engineering student (with space technology so best of both worlds) In aerospace there is a saying, if it looks right it probably is right and your design certainly looks right, especially in terms of aerodynamics but lets assume we got some sci fi materials that allow lot higher stresses to be tolerated. Your spacecraft has: -Wing root extensions which greatly improve manoeuvrability and angle of attack performance. -The placement of engines under wing root extensions also improve high AOA performance of the engines and reduce the risk of engine stalling out. -The spacecraft has an ability for forward swept wings which also improves the aircrafts turning performance and stall performance significantly, look at Su 47. Only issue with this design is that its expensive to make due to the wing loading. -It has a huge wing surface like the drakken, ignoring wing loading this would make the plane insanely manoeuvrable Improvements -The spacecraft seems to have space for an internal weapons bay for missiles which would improve stealth characteristics -Nose section seems kind of small so in modern terms would be hard to fit a large and powerful radar in - I would add control surface on both side of the wings so they can be used in both modes as well as having leading edge control surfaces which improve manoeuvrability, look at f18/f16 - External countermeasure pod produces drag so it would be lot better if it was embedded inside of the fuselage I understand that this is a star wars star fighter but I'm making my judgement from my aerospace background and this design on paper seems really good. I would probably make a lot more in depth analysis of this design however im on antibiotics so my brain is soup however im a huge fan of the F14 and you did a great job on your star wars interpretation so I could help myself but comment on your design. If you need any aerospace advice in the future im more than happy to help, could maybe think about doing CFD testing however its something id have to consider when im feeling better.

[@KillerOrca]

Looks good. Distinct lack of absurdly long range giant fighter busting missiles, though. If your going to copy the Tomcat, you need the Phoenix.

[@NuclearFalcon146]

The VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross also combines F/A-18 and F-14 features but even more resembles the F-14 than your "Sabercat". Your design does look more original than the VF-1 Valkyrie, though in lore the VF-1 was built by that universe's stand-in for Grumman... and then takes the variable geometry to the extreme, not only with variable sweep on the wings but the ability to be a fully transformable mech. It is also present in BattleTech under the name Phoenix Hawk LAM (Land-Air Mech). Star Citizen also has the best aiming axis not being the vertical (in space, doesn't apply in atmosphere). It is the 45 degree; you have to combine pitch and yaw to get best rotation rate.

[@sodadrink8363]

As an F-14 fan, I can say the Sabercat is a great design that does the original justice, but I will admit it doesn't look awfully Star Wars-y. The best way to change that would be to add some "imperfections" around it, stuff like exposed pipes and radiators on the engine nacelles and duller paint with more wear and tear on it. That second part would have some basis in reality too, F-14s often looked more dirty and worn than other fighters, which I think because they were always exposed to the corrosive ocean air

[@JIKwood]

Even if the plane doesn't exactly fit the star wars style. Those missiles are very unique and an incredible idea.

[@ZeroB4NG]

I think if you bling it out some more, make it really rounded and all shiny Chrome you could get away with making it a type of Naboo craft (they must have more than just that N-1 fighter). The color scheme with the red highlights feels already Naboo-ish.

[@369Webcast]

The F14 is my favourite plane…! 🤨 It was going to be tough to convince me…but you managed. 😂 To my eyes the SaberCqt would have had it’s hay day before the clone wars, providing protection for supply convoys at a hyperspace transfer point OR within a star system where they are most vulnerable to pirate’s. Great job. 👍🏻

[@WinnieThePru235]

F14 is close to my heart, next to the F4-Phanton and the Curtiss P-40 WarHawk. This spaceship f14 looks more like a star trek fighter to me personally.... all in all this is and amazing concept and video. Keep doing what you're doing sir!👍🏾

[@Eleolius]

This is super creative and I love it.

[@Firewarz217]

This looks like it could exist in Star Wars and Halo Great work!

[@OmegablueWolf]

ah yes the SF-14, the only fighter to carry Firebird long range anti-fighter concussion missiles! (it looks awesome)

[@charlessmith3935]

Wow that is one sexy deadly Starfighter all right I am and always will be a big fan of the F-14 Tomcat

[@blackasp001]

Whenever I see the F-14 Tomcat I think VF 1 Veritech. But love the way you adapted this one 😁

[@monferno204]

If you want to focus on the dogfighting aspect, you'll definitely want to keep the armaments as centrally located as possible in the nose, and have a high rate of fire. Nose mounted armaments are significantly easier to land hits with than weapons mounted in the wings or on the wing tips, and are a lot easier to use for snap shots and close quarter engagements. They also conserve ammunition since you're not trying to land hits with one side or the other, and have improved accuracy at range since the pilot does not have to account for weapon convergence. Having weapons centered on the craft also improves roll performance and G-loading characteristics, since there's no additional weight from weapons distanced from the fuselage of the craft. This also saves additional weight that would have been used to reinforce the wings against the weight of wing-mounted weapons. I really like the variable geometry design, since that pulls the under-mounted engines in towards the center of gravity - but as soon as those wings come out in atmosphere, those gigantic engines would probably rip them off as soon as the fighter tried to roll.

[@SPatrickRoss]

It kinda fits with the idea of planet that isn't quite up to Imperial or Clone Wars era technology. In Legends, the early Marks of the Z-95 Headhunter had swing wings.

[@joshuakage8703]

Neat adaption of the Tomcat.

[@bmobert]

That's pretty cool and, frankly, fits perfectly in the Star Wars universe, IMHO, for one very important reason: it is instantly recognizable from all other craft by its silhouette alone. As arbitrary as that sounds, it seems to be an exceptionally important part of the Star Wars design language. 👍

[@rostdreadnorramus4936]

What would a Star Wars version of an F4F Wildcat look like? That's something that I'd be interested in since it's my favorite fighter plane from WW2 since it flew from my favorite ship of all time the USS Lexington CV 2. Also, I hope you had as great a time on the CV 16 as what I did when I went on her, Resurrected.

[@Jarsia]

Pretty cool, and I love the lore of it. Gotta agree is doesn't have they grungy SW feel though, as opposed to your P38 one that fit right in with X and Y wings. Perhaps unintentionally, in atmospheric mode, the wing configuration actually reminds me more of the proposed F-16XL. The would be delta wing, strike derivative of the F-16.

[@StoneCresent]

The convention I've seen is that repulsorcraft don't play well with area shields as seen on Hoth or Naboo. This is likely due to the fact that they are ungrounded and may build up a charge that could be problematic for either the crew or the repulsors.

[@thedocdodge]

The F-14 was very sexy. I served in the US Navy as an Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMS). Even though I worked on E2-C Hawkeyes and C-2 Greyhounds, the Tomcat was only sexy on the outside. Her hydraulics were ALWAYS contaminated! ALWAYS! We Hawkeye guys would race the Tomcat guys to grab hydraulic carts. If the Tomcat guys got them first, you were spending hours decontaminating the cart before you could hook it up to a Hawkeye. But... The Tomcat was an amazing aircraft.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Lexington was the longest active duty carrier. She saw service in late WWII and served the U.S. Navy right through the mid 1990s. Her last 2 or 3 decades were as a training carrier in the golf of Mexico.

[@alessiodecarolis]

Great video (&ideas!) ,this is surely the kind of attack aircraft that Earth 's engineers would've designed for the rebel alliance, had the latter found our planet before the Empire. Perhaps the space thrusters are a little vulnerable, but the model is great, a Space fleet defence fighter would've been a nightmare for every TIE pilot, capable to destroy their fighters way before they could've engaged it. And from it could've been developed a recce version, with extended range and sensors.

[@ghosthippox]

Love this! Lots of creativity in this design!

[@feivellazuardi1867]

I think it would be interesting to see Star Wars version of Mig 25/31. Because Mig 25/31 is a rather bulky & boxy fighter (interceptor). It doesn't really have those curves. The cockpit have rather bad visibility since it meant to see its target from radar, but it have that Star Wars-y look for me. And its large engine give the look of an aircraft that use pure thrust of engine rather than aerodynamics to achieve high speed (which it kinda is). & also it's one of my favorite fighter jet along with F-14, F-15, Panavia Tornado, & some others

[@KenobiSon]

Neet! I like that you yaw more then pitch. This is good for over coming g-forces in high end maneuvers. I would of had the outboard engine nacelles slot into the fuselage when the wings folded in, becoming part of the main atmospheric thrusters. This takes care of the problem with outboard nacelles not being aerodynamic.

[@elchjol2777]

Another craft I'd love to fly in what ever universe it is slotted into. The ability to dominate fighters built purely for space engagements that have come down to the atmosphere of a planet could lead to a extremely high kill ratio in a planetary defence scenario. As even if the attacker can control the space around a planet, if they can't control the air it will be more or less impossible to land transports with out extreme casualties.

[@brentbartley6838]

Your description of the proposed isolated world of origin for this fighter is not too disimilar to what actually happened in the old EU in one of the last of the X-Wing series of books. The New Republic met an isolated world that had it's own indigenous exo/atmospheric fighter and Wedge Antilles and a few Rogues were sent as ambassadors as pilots were highly revered in the society, and intrigue and hijinks ensued. Starfighters of Adumar was the title. It gives a good verbal description of the Adumari fighters, been a long time since I read it but worth you checking out.

[@resurrectedstarships]

YES, was a good book!

[@robertwelch1915]

sexy really does describe the F14. This is a good SW tribute to it.

[@alfagamingnl1815]

Really enjoyed the video especially the blender sections as i am also a 3d modeler. And i am always trying to improve. So out of curiosity what command or function did you use at 2:13 to move the wing without moving cube that will become the engine while still keeping it attached? Every time i use something like parenting it moves the Object with the parent without keeping its rotation the same.

[@resurrectedstarships]

I used a restrict axis constraint, and the fuselage as the reference. I believe it could also be done with bones but this seemed easier.

[@alfagamingnl1815]

@@resurrectedstarships Thank you for the information. I will definitely make use of this in the future.

[@Spudtron98]

I do think that Star Wars could do with some more modern inspiration for its ship design, especially in the sequel era to illustrate the advance of technology and to break up the monotony of yet more TIEs and X-Wings. Macross had the right idea.

[@jusjetz]

I bet you might do a Star Wars version of the F-22 Raptor

[@stein_the_lynx3284]

next you should do a skyhawk. a tiny, quick, nimble little strike fighter that can carry a ton of ordinance despite it's small frame and wings

[@scottb7539]

I made a F14 Star cat for Star Trek and 1/350th scale you can get 2 of the beast inside the hanger with the wings swept back. The only old school weapon to survive was the Vulcan 20 mm gun added 4 mark IV and or mark VI photon torpedos two forward phaser banks one aft. Two impulse power units two warp main Engines . It could max out around warp 7.5.

[@tilasole3252]

Ever considered talking about the Wing Commander video game ships?

[@SnapJack8991]

It feels much more StarGate than Star Wars

[@razorfett147]

Also, while it may not quite have that distinct Star Wars look we are used to, the galaxy is a big place, and im sure the technology base for different civilizations stretches across a broad spectrum. So theres no reason this beautiful fighter couldnt exist in SW canon.

[@JustVince7810]

If the Tomcat goes for the Imperial design, I'd love to see the F22 Raptor or the YF23 Black Widow as a Rebel design. Would certainly be easy on the eyes.

[@barnykirashi]

I personally would love to see a Mikoyean-Gurevich MiG-23 as a Star Wars Space Fighter. It's my second favorite jet of all time, and it also has variable geometry wings.

[@theelectricgamer9889]

Funny enough, I am currently writing a book and some of the star fighters also have wings that fold out when in atmosphere. And one of the fighters is also inspired by the F-14 however it will look different then this craft

[@MH-gm3ju]

Maybe something more old style: a torpedo bomber based on the Fairey Swordfish ? Having a sci-fi biplane would be funny

[@collectivismkills]

The coolest title of a video ever.

[@Tottleminerftw]

"I realize that this was probably the sexiest aircraft I had ever seen." Yep that's about the correct reaction.

[@NHC685]

Dude this is insanely amazing!!! Keep it up men!

[@Dori-Ma]

Walkers are used because they're grounded and thus can pass through shields. Repulsor lift jamming is just Disney malarkey.

[@mr6johnclark]

yeah this will be fun!

[@zeratul3k]

The different angles of the lifting body and wing reminds me of the Saab 35 Draken, a design feature that is called a "double delta" wing. Very interesting, indeed!

[@aerospacematt9147]

Awesome! I think it would actually perform pretty well in Earth’s atmosphere. Those “space engines” would act like drop tanks in an atmosphere which might compromise maneuvering but aside from that it looks pretty sound. Nice to see some F-18 lineage in there as well. Now let’s see the Star Wars universe get an F-22 (with stealth) and make use of Thrust Vectoring in space battles!

[@robertdrexel2043]

Heh. A very interesting design and it being to "jetty" for Star Wars. Well it is not the first time Star Wars used real life aircraft as a basis for Star Wars ships see the Royal Naboo Starship and its kin which are based on things like the Blackbird. Also, you are not the only one who has used the Tomcat as a basis for sci-fi fighter, for as you mentioned people talking about the VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross/Robotech. That fighter is based on the Tomcat as well. Though this is a more unique take on it.

[@ChronicAndIronic]

I love the design. Reminds me of the fighters from Infinite Warfare’s campaign: the best call of duty campaign

[@davidecarucci1073]

You could try to make something based on the f5 as a small light fighter for new republic export or something like that

[@mr6johnclark]

Fun Fact... That F-14 on that Carrier. is Mavericks F-14 in Topgun. The actual aircraft screen used.

[@MrDDiRusso]

X-29 forward swept wing

[@coffeetext]

The in-atmos mode heavily resembles Project Wingman's multirole "Chimera" ACG-01, which I dig immensely. Pretty neat design overall.

[@pills-]

The texturing needs either more greebles (think the solar panels on the TIE) or less (aka Naboo spacecraft) to make it feel more like something in the Star Wars universe. Maybe adding sharper angles instead of the flowing lines of the design. The two vertical tailfins feel like they've been lifted straight off the Tomcat, and don't fit well in the universe either. Making them pop up from inside the hull or swing up (down?) from behind the hull when the main wings configure for atmospheric flight would feel more authentic to the universe, as well as calling back to the variable geometry of both the X-wing and the F-14. It's a very nice design, and you put in a lot of effort and thought in how it works. I like it!

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

3:47 I know this is nitpicking but I don't like this statement as it implies that the aim 7 Sparrow is short range missile like the aim 9 but the aim 7 is a Beyond visual range missile I mean sure it's not as long range as the aim 54 Phoenix (which depending on variant is the longest range air to air missile the US has ever had) and the aim 7 did have a flaw of needing guidance from the aircraft launching it meaning that the aircraft launching the aim 7 would have to fly directly towards the Enemy meaning the aircraft would lose a fair amount of distance in between it and the target but still the aim 7 is not a short range missile for its time

[@abitofapickle6255]

Excellent design. It's unique and awesome. I think the it looks best with the wings fswept back. For the repulsors, why not make thrust vectoring nozzles. That should help the Y-Axis maneuverability

[@MrWhammo1]

With the wings in atmospheric flight mode it looks like the zeta gundam’s waverider mode and the flatness of the top reminds me of the base jabber from zeta gundam

[@StarFoxZX315]

Feels a lot like a fighter that would appear in the Stargate series or some other smaller sci-fi franchise. I don't remember if space fighters were a thing in Star Trek, but this design surely isn't something I'd expect in the Star Wars universe. Still, really cool concept and very true to the SW lore when it came to weapon and engine technology.

[@bellvnv2000]

Would love to see your take on some Century series airplanes such as the B-58 Hustler and a F-106 Delta Dagger !

[@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754]

The VF-1 Valkirie was created by Shouji Kawamori, inspired by the F-14 Tomcat. It's my favorite anime-sci-fi-mecha franchise. More than Gundam or any other.

[@Blackout5871]

"This was probably the sexiest aircraft I've ever seen." Hell yeah, brother!

[@dk6419]

Outstanding design. Reminds me like I said a while back like the turbokat. Great design!

[@weldonwin]

*(Distant sounds of 90's Guitar Riffs)*

[@razorfett147]

If it ended up looking very similar to the Macross fighters its because those were also heavily inspired by the F-14

[@michaelmacleod6517]

Well done! You should sell this concept to Boeing or Gruman. You basically created a next gen design for the F-14.

[@silverphinex]

Welcome to the Tomcat Club There is a good video on KZbin called Tomcat Design Evolution that shows how the F-14 really came into existence after the F-111B failed at Carrier Suitability Trials.