F-14A Breaks Sound Barrier Then Explodes Video

[C601]

I here its not the 1st time it has happened, anyone know why ?


http://69.59.131.177/Files05/fastplanegone.wmv

 

[Best on a Camel]

Looks like the flux capacitor may have shaken loose.


There is a thread on this in the military forum.

 

[dtfl]

Well I can venture a guess - I know that when you hit mach 1 the bow wave changes the aerodynamic forces on the flight controls - in the -38 you had to honk on it to get it to turn, etc. If you went subsonic while doing that it would rip the jet apart.
I would think the Tomcat would have some sort of assist for >Mach 1 flight - but maybe not - if not -and they dropped to subsonic...I could see the plane coming apart if they were honking on the controls enough. Basically a 1.5g pull became a 10 g pull - WAGing it.
Any F14 guys on here?