A family member was on the team that designed the swept back wings of the F-14. This was in the Grumman facility in Bethpage, Long Island, New York.
Our family is here in Calif. because the F-14 was brought to Point Mugu to test the missiles out over the Pacific Ocean. And another family member was part of the Pt. Mugu team.
It is said the Navy pilots loved that plane.
just about anything from the Grumman Iron Works was a good airplane. They built them tough and they built them right.