And for those who doubt the.f-14 was a great plane in it's day. Even today it would give most countries a run for their money. I don't think any one aircraft is all superior to another. It depends on what mission you need them for. But if you want to say on paper what was the best I'd have to say the f-15 eagle. It has been in over 100 dogfight & has never been downed in air combat which gives it over a 100/0 ratio. Those stats will probably never be broken especially as we move into an age of
The reason there are gaps in the numbers such as no f-11 f-12 or f-13 is because those were aircraft that somewhere between concept design & building they never came to be. But if you do some looking there is a plane whether on paper a model or a failed full scale version for each number. The f-14 f15 f16 are just jets that made it all the way to production. An example would be there is an f-22 but no f-23. The f-23 competed against the f-22 & lost the contract to the air force
The 14 in f-14 has nothing to do with design changes or power. If you trace back to ww2 aircraft had a p designation such as p51 p-38 p-47 & so on after ww2 they changed p=persuit to f=fighter. The numbers represent each aircraft built it went all the way to f-111 but because the numbers were getting so high the started back at 1 which is why you have the f-4 phantom f-5 tiger & so on.
es una pena... eran para mi opinion los mas peligrosos y dificiles de manejar. pero eran buenas maquinas de combate, el despliege y cierre de alas era supremo para el flote del aparato en el aire. es una pena. ART. ALBERTO IGEÑO CANO
This amazing aircraft was the reason I went to airshows and wanted to fly as a kid. I miss seeing it buzz over the 15 freeway on its approach to land at the former NAS Miramar. No more majestic or prettier fighter ever than this one.
The F-14 Was A Symbol Of Our World Because It Got More Kills Then Any Other Jet And Can each Speeds And Can Turn Tight Turns..Plus Dont Hate It It Intercepted More Jets Than Any Other Jet. So Its Was A Long Range Better Jet Than All Jets Than The F-22
"The F-14 has a terrible turn radius, terrible climb radius, and a terrible acceleration because it sucks"
The tomcat at sea level can out turn any 4th generation fighter due to it's airframe configuration and variable geometry wings.
Btw, you can just come out now and admit you work for Boeing since your whole page is devoted to bashing Tomcat, without Hard data to back you erroneous claims.
They happy with a substandard fighter because the NAVY ( and the U.S.) is broke, ever since the A-12 debacle. The pilots take what they can get with a smile.
The "super" hornet is a half-baked cobbled together version of the original F-18 series, with degraded performance, its huge LEX, tiny engines, and ~30 min cap loiter. Retiring the F-14B/D+ for the "super" hornet is the equivalent of retiring all F-15s & replacing them with F-16 block 60s, & then claiming the Viper is better. Poor logic.
@biped19 No, your logic is wrong. And give me a reason the Super Hornet is substandard. According to the US Navy, they are excited to take this what you call "substandard" aircraft into combat. You obviously have no brain. And the F-16 is a better dogfighter than the F-15. Lets make it simple. The higher the number, the more powerful it gets.
@TomcatSucks4ever2 , actuall the number is major design change, hence F=fighter, 14= 14th design change E= series change,, like a gun upgrade, I think I got it right.....
@TomcatSucks4ever2 the number has nothing to do with power, thats the design number. The F is the mission of the acft, F=fighter, A=Attack and so on.the 14 ,16,or 18 is the design number, it went through so many design changes until on the 14, 15th etc it was excepted, last letter is the series of major mods made to the acft. So We have Mission, design , and series.
Not necessarily, while the F14 was a much more stable platform, i don't think it was capable of some of the air maneuvers the F18 is capable of. Part of the reason aircraft designers make airframes that are less stable and more prone to stalling like the F-18 and F16 is so they can perform intense high-G aerobatics. Or at least that's the theory, could be wrong, just stating what i know.
Well, I'm not a pilot, so I don't know much either. I fly only in video games such as the Ace Combat series. And up to now, I've never heard that stalling would sometimes be a desirable effect.
Sorry, my knowldge about aircrafts is very limited.
Stalling per se is not desirable unto itself. But aerodynamically unstable aircraft are more maneuverable. Designers must strike a balance between instability and maneuverability when designing fighters.
The aircaft I flew the most in the Ace Combat series, it was truely an amazing aircarft. Seriously, why was it replaced by the F-18? Just because it was not modern? Why didn't they redesign it just like they did with the F-16 to then obtain the JF-2A?
Great tribute. The F-14 was born out of the F-111 controversy. After a painstaking process the Navy had, with the exception of the TF-30 engine the most superb Air superiority/fleet defense fighter ever conceived. So, as it aged instead of continually evolving the platform & improving it like the Eagle, they trash it and replace it with an arguably inferior aircraft. GO NAVY!
And for those who doubt the.f-14 was a great plane in it's day. Even today it would give most countries a run for their money. I don't think any one aircraft is all superior to another. It depends on what mission you need them for. But if you want to say on paper what was the best I'd have to say the f-15 eagle. It has been in over 100 dogfight & has never been downed in air combat which gives it over a 100/0 ratio. Those stats will probably never be broken especially as we move into an age of
wildthing363 1 month ago
The reason there are gaps in the numbers such as no f-11 f-12 or f-13 is because those were aircraft that somewhere between concept design & building they never came to be. But if you do some looking there is a plane whether on paper a model or a failed full scale version for each number. The f-14 f15 f16 are just jets that made it all the way to production. An example would be there is an f-22 but no f-23. The f-23 competed against the f-22 & lost the contract to the air force
wildthing363 1 month ago
The 14 in f-14 has nothing to do with design changes or power. If you trace back to ww2 aircraft had a p designation such as p51 p-38 p-47 & so on after ww2 they changed p=persuit to f=fighter. The numbers represent each aircraft built it went all the way to f-111 but because the numbers were getting so high the started back at 1 which is why you have the f-4 phantom f-5 tiger & so on.
wildthing363 1 month ago
es una pena... eran para mi opinion los mas peligrosos y dificiles de manejar. pero eran buenas maquinas de combate, el despliege y cierre de alas era supremo para el flote del aparato en el aire. es una pena. ART. ALBERTO IGEÑO CANO
botinesjerez 1 year ago
2:56 see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.
abot19 1 year ago
F-14 Tomcat aka MIG Killer best Fighter ever. :)
Avenger4201 1 year ago
i dont see that super bumble bee doing mach 2.4 like that granddaddy of them all f-14 for life vf-84,vf-103,vf-101 jolly rogers,grim reapers.
hoss44467xh 1 year ago
Outdated my ass... Should of never retired it...
poplglop 1 year ago
Gret Plane. However, in my opinion, the F/A 18 Super Hornet is superior.
warhymn 1 year ago
This amazing aircraft was the reason I went to airshows and wanted to fly as a kid. I miss seeing it buzz over the 15 freeway on its approach to land at the former NAS Miramar. No more majestic or prettier fighter ever than this one.
lftysmit 1 year ago
The F-14 Was A Symbol Of Our World Because It Got More Kills Then Any Other Jet And Can each Speeds And Can Turn Tight Turns..Plus Dont Hate It It Intercepted More Jets Than Any Other Jet. So Its Was A Long Range Better Jet Than All Jets Than The F-22
MyLe23S 1 year ago
@MyLe23S Totaly agree with you!
glazuna 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
This is the Worst interceptor ever. and worst fighter ever.
Interceptor: MIG-25
Best Fighter: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
TomcatSucks4ever2 2 years ago
"The F-14 has a terrible turn radius, terrible climb radius, and a terrible acceleration because it sucks"
The tomcat at sea level can out turn any 4th generation fighter due to it's airframe configuration and variable geometry wings.
Btw, you can just come out now and admit you work for Boeing since your whole page is devoted to bashing Tomcat, without Hard data to back you erroneous claims.
biped19 2 years ago
@biped19 I do not work for freaking boeing you idiot. And the freaking navy is freaking happy with the Super Hornet. They say
"Super Hornets by mandate, and by choice!"
Someone even said "Tomcats by mandate, Hornets by choice!"
Its about time the Tomcat retired before taking up too much space on the flight deck.
TomcatSucks4ever2 2 years ago
They happy with a substandard fighter because the NAVY ( and the U.S.) is broke, ever since the A-12 debacle. The pilots take what they can get with a smile.
The "super" hornet is a half-baked cobbled together version of the original F-18 series, with degraded performance, its huge LEX, tiny engines, and ~30 min cap loiter. Retiring the F-14B/D+ for the "super" hornet is the equivalent of retiring all F-15s & replacing them with F-16 block 60s, & then claiming the Viper is better. Poor logic.
biped19 2 years ago
@biped19 No, your logic is wrong. And give me a reason the Super Hornet is substandard. According to the US Navy, they are excited to take this what you call "substandard" aircraft into combat. You obviously have no brain. And the F-16 is a better dogfighter than the F-15. Lets make it simple. The higher the number, the more powerful it gets.
TomcatSucks4ever2 2 years ago
@TomcatSucks4ever2 , actuall the number is major design change, hence F=fighter, 14= 14th design change E= series change,, like a gun upgrade, I think I got it right.....
humptysdump 1 year ago
@TomcatSucks4ever2 the number has nothing to do with power, thats the design number. The F is the mission of the acft, F=fighter, A=Attack and so on.the 14 ,16,or 18 is the design number, it went through so many design changes until on the 14, 15th etc it was excepted, last letter is the series of major mods made to the acft. So We have Mission, design , and series.
humptysdump 1 year ago
partially agree only...
F14 might have been the wort one (4 sure a good subject for Top Gun) but:
Mig 25 was based on a completely different project; and
F18 has nothing behing it!
what about F15?
MrFlakes80 2 years ago
Great video, awesome footage and soundtrack.
Very nice indeed.
Thank you for posting.
A Proud US Navy Veteran!
5 *****s
TunesNorth 2 years ago 2
Turned to Russians. Damn it...
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
2:57 "Fox 2!"
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
Wow, the Jolly roger painting looks SO cool on the Tomcat.
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
It was retired exactly on the 22nd September of 2006(Wikipedia).
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
The F-18 is more succeptible to stalling than the F-14. Damn it they replaced it by a crappier aircraft!
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
Not necessarily, while the F14 was a much more stable platform, i don't think it was capable of some of the air maneuvers the F18 is capable of. Part of the reason aircraft designers make airframes that are less stable and more prone to stalling like the F-18 and F16 is so they can perform intense high-G aerobatics. Or at least that's the theory, could be wrong, just stating what i know.
ThatGuy571 2 years ago
Well, I'm not a pilot, so I don't know much either. I fly only in video games such as the Ace Combat series. And up to now, I've never heard that stalling would sometimes be a desirable effect.
Sorry, my knowldge about aircrafts is very limited.
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
Stalling per se is not desirable unto itself. But aerodynamically unstable aircraft are more maneuverable. Designers must strike a balance between instability and maneuverability when designing fighters.
CRsBeem 2 years ago
What's the name of this song? I never knew.
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
The aircaft I flew the most in the Ace Combat series, it was truely an amazing aircarft. Seriously, why was it replaced by the F-18? Just because it was not modern? Why didn't they redesign it just like they did with the F-16 to then obtain the JF-2A?
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
if you look at the wing in the 1:32 it is an F-18 Hornet but , good video
guille8001500 2 years ago 3
Oh yeah, you're right! The F-18 does not have that "frontal frame" like the F-14 does.
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
best video
guille8001500 2 years ago
f-14 forever
m3nidiatis 2 years ago 2
Great tribute. The F-14 was born out of the F-111 controversy. After a painstaking process the Navy had, with the exception of the TF-30 engine the most superb Air superiority/fleet defense fighter ever conceived. So, as it aged instead of continually evolving the platform & improving it like the Eagle, they trash it and replace it with an arguably inferior aircraft. GO NAVY!
biped19 2 years ago 2
The F-18 maybe inferior in some respects, but it is more suited to Navy operations today.
rickya350 2 years ago
I don't see how, sorry.
ASCH16091987 2 years ago
Believe me, this video make me cry :'-( the f-14 was an amazing and beautifull jetfighter
viciotary 3 years ago 2
Thanks for the video!
rickya350 3 years ago
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bestcan 3 years ago
Great . I Like Tomcat ! :')
DjZortek 3 years ago
This reminds me of doing plane guard ops in the IO while we were escorting the Kitty Hawk during a WESPAC in 85. I feel sad....
Ex twidget, USS Badger (FF-1071).
catman351 3 years ago
An intercepter is a fighter moron why do you think it carried a gun plus missiles
Nikon23462 3 years ago 5
People keep calling this a fighter. The Tommy wasn't a fighter. It was an intercepter. It wasn't designed to be a fighter.
Rhenoism 3 years ago
the Grumman f14 was desugned as an air superiority fighter interceptor. dont say BS ok
learn before post
favioalex 3 years ago 4
f 14 forever
frisco12345 4 years ago 2
I like this tribute!
Merlin161 4 years ago
I will never forget the F-14 (Tomcat). joe
maverickvf142 4 years ago 2
exellent early fotage
favioalex 4 years ago
Really one of the most beautiful airplanes of the world! If an eagle went a jet, she would be a F-14!
Grayphus 4 years ago
Thats right! What would the Hornet be?
maverickvf142 4 years ago
A hummingbird... Maybe? Or a duck. pick one
DG121480 4 years ago 3
Duck??
maverickvf142 4 years ago
How about lame duck, or sitting duck?
Merlin161 4 years ago
A mocking bird ;)
Frost2k6 4 years ago
Thats a good one!
maverickvf142 4 years ago
wouldn't an Eagle going a jet be a F-15 Eagle? lol j/k
jtoatoktoe 4 years ago