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F-14s had variable swept wings that adjusted to changes in speed. Sometimes the wings failed and became stuck in the swept position. This could keep the...
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F-14s had variable swept wings that adjusted to changes in speed. Sometimes the wings failed and became stuck in the swept position. This could keep the...
Why the Super Tomcat 21 Was Not To Be: Designed to incorporate the air combat experience learned during the Vietnam War, the Grumman F-14 was...
The F-14 Tomcat is one of the most iconic fighter jets in aviation history, but the F-14s transcendent status comes not from the jet’s...
Iran’s ability to keep flying U.S.-built F-14 Tomcats – yes, like in the Top Gun movies – is as mysterious as it is worrying,...
In this famous photo from 1988, Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, executive officer of the VF-33 Starfighters, performs a low level maneuver known as a...
But the Super Tomcat, in theory, could have done for the original what the F-15EX is now doing for the original Eagle, what the F-16V...
Despite some arguments to the contrary, it seems the Navy may have been well-advised to retire the F-14 and clear the way more fully...
Iran is flying the F-14 Tomcat, the same plane Tom Cruise piloted in the original Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. A complicated history...
In 1991, the crew from the Ghost Riders squadron had to make an emergency landing when the nose cone came off of the F-14...
A 5-Minute Explainer: 5 Best Airplanes in the History of the U.S. Military – Yes, my Editor has given me quite the tough assignment. Just...