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This week on the channel +500K views this week

Inside Animagraffs' F-14, the cockpit gets its close-up

Jake O'Neal's animated tour goes from engine intake ramps to the intricate physical controls around the pilot.

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How the Grumman F-14 Tomcat WorksHow the Grumman F-14 Tomcat Works

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  1. 7:19Synchronized actuators, rings and petals change the exhaust nozzle's shape for different engine modes.
  2. 14:58Motorized intake ramps position shockwaves to slow incoming air to subsonic speeds before it reaches the engines.
  3. 18:55Internal actuators and pivot joints move the variable-sweep wings, with seals closing the surrounding gaps.
  4. 26:22Heavy-duty landing gear, an arresting hook and launch hardware equip the Tomcat for aircraft carrier operations.
  5. 30:45The cockpit tour identifies flight instruments, engine gauges, throttles and wing-sweep controls.
  6. 39:51The pilot's ejection seat includes leg restraints and pull handles, alongside oxygen equipment and a pressurized g-suit.

"There's just something captivating about a physical interface with this much detail," Jake O'Neal says as his F-14 animation moves into the cockpit. After the engines, airflow and moving wings, Animagraffs makes room for the pleasure of looking closely at switches and gauges.

There were no new uploads this week, but the back catalog added roughly half a million views. "How the Grumman F-14 Tomcat Works" remains the channel's busiest video, with more than 1.6 million views in total. O'Neal credits himself with its research, script, narration, modeling, animation and music: even the soundtrack belongs to the same maker as the cutaway aircraft.

The tour's useful surprises include motorized intake ramps that slow supersonic airflow before it reaches the engines. Later, mechanical control chains connect the pilot's inputs to the aircraft's moving surfaces, and the landing-gear section explains the hardware needed for carrier operations. The cockpit is not merely a handsome collection of dials; it sits inside a carefully explained machine.

The older "How the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Works" is next in daily viewing, followed by "How a Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Worked." Channel-wide daily views are slightly below their usual pace, while the subscriber count was unchanged over the week.

For readers whose curiosity runs below deck rather than above the clouds, that steamship tour offers a particularly deep detour: cargo winches, a boiler demonstration, valve gear and refrigeration, all the way back to the propellers.

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More from AnimagraffsThis week on the channelThe F-14 Tomcat, taken apart, keeps Animagraffs flyingForty days after it went up, the animated Tomcat breakdown has passed 1.2 million views, with nothing new posted behind it.Channel: Animagraffs · Story of September 30, 2026 Also in Science and experimentsA video worth knowingKurzgesagt asks when, exactly, a person diesIts animated explainer follows the body after the heartbeat stops, from failing neurons to immune cells still fighting near the ten-minute mark.Channel: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · Story of November 11, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 49x its usual first dayWomen in ITV's Power and Silence say David Walliams pursued them as teenagersTwo of the women were 15 when they met him. Walliams denies all wrongdoing, saying in a statement: "I am not a sexual predator".Channel: ITV News · Story of November 11, 2026

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Subscribers
1,940,000
Channel views, last 7 days
500,057
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The numbers

Here is Animagraffs' week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
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3,199,818
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2,175,633
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2,038,194
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689,791
Animagraffs
500,057
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368,015
subscribers
1,940,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
184,226,131
views per day
78,596
typical day: 85,182
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
VideoFromSpace
2,170,000
Reed Timmer
2,110,000
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2,080,000
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2,010,000
Animagraffs
1,940,000
Scott Manley
1,870,000
BBC Earth Science
1,820,000
Undecided with Matt Ferre…
1,810,000
Chris Boden
1,800,000
As of October 30, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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