Hornets by mandate! Tomcats by choice!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58QOBqAWNzE
Top Gun—Highway to the Danger Zone
F-14, take a bow.
From 1986—when we had a real President.
Great stuff!
I was at Edwards AFB in the mid 70s doing some flight testing on the ‘15, and we did do some air to air with the ‘14s. The descriptions provided pretty much match what I remember. One thing we ‘15 types learned quickly is that the ‘14s could engage (via the Phoenix) at ranges well beyond anything allowing us to respond. If we could get close, it was a different story, but beyond that...prepare to get “Phoenixed”.
Ping.
We had the Turkeys on my first cruise.
It was a great interceptor, but dogfighting not so much (I’m sure every F-14 driver will scream otherwise).
Luckily being a great interceptor was more important.
Interestingly, when I went through P-cola a few years before this gentleman, the F-14 was generally the #3 or #4 choice for NFOs after A-6s, EA-6Bs, and S-3s.
I’m curious, what happens to UCAV when a stutznetz hits the whole system?
Is the war over?
Or if one nuke goes off at Nellis?
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When I went through NFO training, there were more F-14 billets than volunteers. To each his own.
F-14 Tomcat: Demonstration by Dale Snodgrass :: 1996 Cleveland National Air Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLDR8jWUJJE
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I read somewhere that private individuals wanted to acquire old F14’s but were thwarted because the gov wanted them all scrapped to keep Iran from getting spare parts for their old 14’s.
Wonder if that is true?
Nice. Thanks for the post.
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