technical question from The Movie

[Tag]

Maverick is sitting in the TACTS trailer getting his ass kicked for
performing a split S when he should have been thinking about how to save his
$40 million dollar airplane. Viper says if he selected zone 5 he could
extend his escape. What does zone 5 mean ? Always wondered about this.

[Larry]

>What does zone 5 mean ?
Afterburner or "AB".


Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
Disabled Combat Veteran
USN Retired

20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror
and getting further away every day ;-)



"Tag" > wrote in message
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> Maverick is sitting in the TACTS trailer getting his ass kicked for
> performing a split S when he should have been thinking about how to save
his
> $40 million dollar airplane. Viper says if he selected zone 5 he could
> extend his escape. What does zone 5 mean ? Always wondered about this.
>
>

[gizmo-goddard]

"Tag" > wrote in message
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> What does zone 5 mean ? Always wondered about this.

The Pratt & ****ney TF-30 engine in the F-14A has an afterburner with five
"zones". Selecting zone 5 means going to full power.

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Gizmo

[Pechs1]

tag-<< Maverick is sitting in the TACTS trailer getting his ass kicked for
performing a split S when he should have been thinking about how to save his
$40 million dollar airplane. Viper says if he selected zone 5 he could
extend his escape. What does zone 5 mean ? Always wondered about this
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The TF-30 A/B in the F-14 staged in zones, that you could actually feel. Zone 1
thru 5, Zone 5 was left levers all the way forward, max A/B-
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer