Do The Wings Of The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Really Fold?
If you saw Top Gun, then you saw the F-14 Tomcat and likely wonder if its wings really fold like that. The answer is yes, but ...
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The F-14 Tomcat: What Made This a Powerhouse Boils Down to 1 Word
The U.S. Navy currently faces a limitation in its strike capabilities due to the short range of its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super ...
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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Did the Impossible: It Shot Itself Down
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a revered U.S. Navy fighter, famously became one of the few aircraft to shoot itself down. During a test on June 20, 1973, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile launch went awry, causing ...
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F-15N Sea Eagle: How the F-15 Fighter Almost Flew From Aircraft Carriers
the U.S. Navy briefly considered replacing the iconic F-14 Tomcat with a modified F-15N Sea Eagle for aircraft carrier ...
F-14 Tomcat Vs F/A-18 Super Hornet: US Navy Fighters Compared
Examining how the iconic F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet stack up against each other in design, performance, and combat roles in naval aviation.
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F-14D Tomcat: The Aircraft Carrier Fighter Retired Too Early?
F-14D Tomcat: The Aircraft Carrier Fighter Retired Too Early? The F-14D "Super Tomcat" remains a legendary aircraft, known for its enhanced capabilities over earlier F-14 variants. Introduced in ...
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Why The US Navy Retired The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet
Where the F-14's wings would adjust, depending on the situation, the Hornet's wings are fixed; save for their ability to fold up when parked on an aircraft carrier. Not to mention the Tomcat was ...
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The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer
When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970 ... The Tomcat was the first aircraft to use a microprocessor-driven flight system, as well as the first microprocessor unit (MPU) ever demonstrated ...
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The Fastest Combat Aircraft in the US Navy Is a Next-Generation Stealth Fighter
While speed is not the main feature of fifth generation aircraft, the F-35 can hold its own and ranks as the fastest combat aircraft in the Navy. (Russia’s Su-57 Felon set to compete with US ...
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Warplanes: Keeping F-16s Out Of Russia
F-16s and other manned aircraft are still needed to find and attack other targets even if the pilots’ radio communications are jammed as pilots can adapt to unexpected situations. There are now ...
Video Shows F-16 'Sniper' Targeting Pod Locking On to Chinese Jets
The aerial footage was released by Youth Daily News, a newspaper published by Taiwan's government that focuses on defense news. It showed the F-16 fighter jets employed the Sniper Advanced Targeting ...
Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza
Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza, where aid groups have warned that a monthlong ...