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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Super Tomcat 21: How the F-14 Tomcat Could Still Be Flying Today
F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18 Hornet. During its three decades in service with the United States Navy, the F-14 Tomcat ...
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The U.S. Navy Might Secretly Miss the F-14 Tomcat
Could the F-14 Tomcat Have Protected U.S. Carriers from ... for rebuffing the anti-ship capabilities of the Soviet era Tu-16 and Tu-22M long-range maritime strike bombers. These Soviet planes ...
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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 ...
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F-14 Tomcat: The Navy Really Misses the 'Top Gun' Fighter Plane
The retirement of the F-14 Tomcat has left a significant capabilities ... against maritime strike bombers like the Soviet Tu-16 and Tu-22M made it ideal for defending aircraft carriers from ...
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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Why The US Navy Retired The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable sweep ...