The GE F110 engine was the engine the F-14 needed for a long time! This shows how great that engine made the Tomcat. If you watch closely this F-14B or D performs a 1/2 cuban eight with her twin blowers at zone 5. That's some awesome thrust to weight.
They're not all scrapped, there are about 2 squadron's worth of F-14 A-D's stored in Type 1000 (flyaway condition) storage at AMARC located at Davis-Monthan AFB Tuscon AZ. If the Navy doesn't find use for them within the next 5 years they'll either be permanently stored there, or scrapped.
ya we have a squad of them here in colorado, they did a fly over for the broncos game a month ago, did a couple low ass passes over our house, amazing planes
just a question... so what if - in the years AFTER the next five years... what do they use for the replacements for the F-14? is the f -22 capable of running the routes of the tomcat? im sure it is, but so far its not a fighter/bomber like the tomcat was. seriously, is there a winged defense that even compares to the tomcat nowadays? im not being a moron, i would honestly like to know...
The Raptor's an Air Force plane, and is faster, stealthier, and more agile in any case. The Navy's using the Hornet and Super Hornet (Both dedicated lightweight fighter-bombers with more payload, easier maintenance, and cheaper than the 'Cat) and are probably going to replace those with the F-35C in time.
I just can't believe it, the fucking F/A-18 replaced the F-14, THE MOST FUCKING DUMB DECISION EVER. The F-14 was better than the F/A-18 in every way except that the F/A-18 was newer. Other then that, the F-14 was better than the F/A-18. The F-14 is such a masterpiece of the sky, I am really angry that it is not flying. All the classic carrier aircraft, A-7 Corsair, A-6 Intruder (already gone), S-3 Viking, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, ALL going to be replaced by the fucking hornet. Fucking gay man
They've sacrificed highly specialized aircraft for a generic airframe because of the cost savings and logistical advantage of part and systems interchangeability. In reality the F-14 was designed for a threat that no longer exists, to intercept and destroy enemy bombers, fighters and cruise missiles at extreme range and unbelievable speeds using huge weapons.
@jackkilljoy698 F14 like dude said below was built as a long range interceptor fighter during the cold war! It could also lock onto what 18 targets at once? That is a hell of a weapon and it served the time for what it was used for. It was not meant to be a dogfighter really! Just long range shit to protect the fleet. Still ONE HELL of an aircraft.
Yeh there gonna get scraped so theres no spare parts that can be sold to the Iranians to use on their f-14's. Same its one of the best looking planes ever.
tomcat is so sweet worth evry penny of my taxes even though im gonna get a low income return evy time i see a us jet ,tank, or any other thign we make it makes me feel better
American superiority!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to exist from Italy.I've seen a lot of tomcats in NASMiramar before they change in MCAS in '94.
I love military aviation, other than the fact that these are designed specifically to kill people. Too bad our best technologies are allocated to cause death and destruction. Cool vid! Thanks
Heh ... funny ... and I agree. She was/is, IMAO, the most beautiful jet. Bad, bold and beautiful. Sad to see her retire. I used to go to an airshow in Michigan just so I could walk up and pat her on the nose. I finally got to see her demonstrated at one show ... I think I got aroused. Was that wrong?
Getting aroused by looking at the tomcat... that aint wrong. Its what you did after that, that got the police involved. I bet that poor woman standing in front of you never saw it coming. ;)
Awesome!! The F-14 Tomcat in all her splendor! It dosent get any better than this. I am so damn proud to have served this beautiful fighter plane. Forever, VF-213 "The Fighting Blacklions" God Bless America!!
Not full afterburner only partial... He is doing high G turns... Turns like that at full afterburner are not allowed... 3 different things could happen doing that... 1) The plane could rip apart... OR 2) He could have gone into a grey-out (loss of vision/consciousness when blood flow to the brain is interrupted) when he was going up there at the end... OR 3) He could have gone into a redout(Loss of consciousness when to much blood flows to the brain) when he was flying down in the beginning...
Ah, you see the Raptors often? I'd love to see them. But your quite right about the site of Tomcats being more interesting than the 22's. I haven't seen F-14's in flight either (I've only seen photos and video of the two aircraft..and been to many museums).
I am depressed that they retired such a beautiful and successful aircraft.. It really puts me down. It was the first of it's kind and it has a huge history of success.
Why not give it a upgrade kit and extend it's service for another 10 years?
I hope they don't tear these apart at the Tuscon Boneyard...
they're retiring it because it costs 5 times as much money per flight hour to operate it as the f-18 and others,,, and they're all very old, those airplanes took too much abuse
yeah...the F-14s were great, but were aging. The F/A-18 may not be as fast, and doesn't have Interceptor RADAR capable of tracking and targeting 6 planes at once, but The Hornet will do fine.
Well, if the pilot manually put the wing in forward place in the first place, I guess yeah. Typically the wing sweep is automatically adjusted by the computer.
The wing sweep was automatic. When the jet hit a certain speeds the wings would sweep back for both better maneuverability at high speeds and better aerodynamic stability.
They retract their wings so the are more aerodynamic but they are not able to fly as slow. They extend their wing when landing and taking of so they can fly relatively slow without losing lift and slalling.
I remember seeing a Tomcat starting it's takeoff roll at night. When those afterburners lit up, it shot a flame about 15 feet long and was fairly loud.
Talk about impressive to watch. When it went wheels up, they shot almost straight up and went into the night sky.
the wings sweep back based on the aircrafts speed. you can run with full afterburners with a high AOA (angle of attack) and only be going 200 knots. the wings sweep back when the speed is high enough.
Dunno, I standed in the sand on the beach and was just focusing on getting the video camera on-line since I was looking at the wrong direction. It was very very loud -- in the best way -- though. :)
The wing swept is normally controlled by computer based on speed (not acceleration), but can be over-ridden by the pilot. Maybe the speed is not high enough or maybe the pilot locked it, not sure.
Yes to my hard drive. I attended this years air show and the beach blast. I am putting together a DVD for myself and a friend with the pictures we took. I never took anything of the beach blast so I thought it would be cool to add this vid...with your blessing of course. I do not intend to sell and make a profit from this DVD; only two copies will be made.
Awesome vid !!! :)
MrPhantomFury 6 months ago
that is simply beautiful
bluebuzzardcod4 9 months ago
ZONE 5!!!!!!!
eightway1 11 months ago
whos up there?
Agent0range67 1 year ago
that was the best day of of my life, bye bye tomcat
bballa595 1 year ago
The GE F110 engine was the engine the F-14 needed for a long time! This shows how great that engine made the Tomcat. If you watch closely this F-14B or D performs a 1/2 cuban eight with her twin blowers at zone 5. That's some awesome thrust to weight.
navyao 1 year ago
summer nitght time airshows are the BEST THING EVER!!!
kdjfnvjvd 2 years ago
@kdjfnvjvd i wanna see a night time on =[
bluebuzzardcod4 9 months ago
I love the afterburners!!!!
dunlrock 2 years ago
They're not all scrapped, there are about 2 squadron's worth of F-14 A-D's stored in Type 1000 (flyaway condition) storage at AMARC located at Davis-Monthan AFB Tuscon AZ. If the Navy doesn't find use for them within the next 5 years they'll either be permanently stored there, or scrapped.
Pkm188 2 years ago
Per my visit to AMARC just a few weeks ago, there are 16 left that have not yet been cut up.
CRsBeem 2 years ago
ya we have a squad of them here in colorado, they did a fly over for the broncos game a month ago, did a couple low ass passes over our house, amazing planes
12jason223 2 years ago
those werent; f-14s, they were f-15s.
erad5 2 years ago
@erad5 man, do your research before you open your mouth...take a look at the profiles of each aircraft .
joee75 1 year ago
just a question... so what if - in the years AFTER the next five years... what do they use for the replacements for the F-14? is the f -22 capable of running the routes of the tomcat? im sure it is, but so far its not a fighter/bomber like the tomcat was. seriously, is there a winged defense that even compares to the tomcat nowadays? im not being a moron, i would honestly like to know...
XXINTL 2 years ago
The Raptor's an Air Force plane, and is faster, stealthier, and more agile in any case. The Navy's using the Hornet and Super Hornet (Both dedicated lightweight fighter-bombers with more payload, easier maintenance, and cheaper than the 'Cat) and are probably going to replace those with the F-35C in time.
Doomguy64x2 2 years ago
when using the AB, you will spray kerozine in the engine right ?
but does the kerozine come from the fuel tank of the aircraft ?
would like to know this :)
luuk358 2 years ago
they dont sprey kerozine into the engine, they dump fuel into the egaust, and where else would it come from?
12jason223 2 years ago
yeh but the f-14 isnt as maneuverable
sgtsn1per 2 years ago
F-14 has the lamest turning rate in the history of aviation!
JiohsChannel 2 years ago
From a person who plays Sims thats quite a brave statement
Robsta1974 2 years ago 7
and off he goes into the wild blue yonder....to look for a tanker...:)
howardb42006 2 years ago
LOL
Pkm188 2 years ago
I just can't believe it, the fucking F/A-18 replaced the F-14, THE MOST FUCKING DUMB DECISION EVER. The F-14 was better than the F/A-18 in every way except that the F/A-18 was newer. Other then that, the F-14 was better than the F/A-18. The F-14 is such a masterpiece of the sky, I am really angry that it is not flying. All the classic carrier aircraft, A-7 Corsair, A-6 Intruder (already gone), S-3 Viking, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, ALL going to be replaced by the fucking hornet. Fucking gay man
dimitri02 2 years ago 3
2 reasons: maintenance cost and time.
you know it's sad, but true.
DonLduk 2 years ago
Dude I was really upset too. But it was planned to stop working since it started its duty. Still the f-14 will always be a legend
xeetoXD 2 years ago
They've sacrificed highly specialized aircraft for a generic airframe because of the cost savings and logistical advantage of part and systems interchangeability. In reality the F-14 was designed for a threat that no longer exists, to intercept and destroy enemy bombers, fighters and cruise missiles at extreme range and unbelievable speeds using huge weapons.
Prometheus203 2 years ago
F 18 is more advanced and maneuverable it would take the tomcat any day
jackkilljoy698 2 years ago
@jackkilljoy698 I completely agree with you!
sikorsky158 2 years ago
@jackkilljoy698 F14 like dude said below was built as a long range interceptor fighter during the cold war! It could also lock onto what 18 targets at once? That is a hell of a weapon and it served the time for what it was used for. It was not meant to be a dogfighter really! Just long range shit to protect the fleet. Still ONE HELL of an aircraft.
onblock7 7 months ago
Now that is a MiGkiller!
migkiller001 2 years ago
Long live the F-14 :(
F/A-18s just aren't as good.
euphoria0311 2 years ago 3
chariots of the gods
snackpeelskin 2 years ago
Loved 'em ever since Top-Gun
CardiacCats85 2 years ago 2
Great and best ever plane....
alexius984 2 years ago 5
Gotta love the Tomcat baby!
cap808 2 years ago 4
looks so sweet
SuaDuaBoy 2 years ago 3
he would be going fast if the wings were swept back
kalahiki808 2 years ago
swept back wings are for super sonic flight. he wouldn't be able to do all those maneuvers if they were swept back.
BrutalWaffle 2 years ago
still sweet though i think the tommy wants its fellow fighters to shoot it down, bein used by those a holes gotta sucks
phonix032 3 years ago
it would be funny if the pilot was like "aw fuck, I left the ab on. im low on gas now"
keneke45 3 years ago
Man, I hope Iran's government chills out.... they still fly the tomcat... it would suck to see them shot down by other western fighters.
jimrbsn 3 years ago
or it would be funny to see western fighter get shot down by iranian f-14s. US shouldn't get rid of the f-14
dtn94 3 years ago 4
We didn't get rid of them completely. They are decommissioned but not scrapped.
jsadasjioi 3 years ago
uh,no. They are all gona be scrapped...
Yes4HumanRace 2 years ago 2
Yeh there gonna get scraped so theres no spare parts that can be sold to the Iranians to use on their f-14's. Same its one of the best looking planes ever.
bw92 2 years ago 2
LOOK at teh Nav lights!!!!! He is inverted on the low pass!!! Awesome!!!
767Captain 3 years ago
the best jet ever fuk the f22,f16,f15
FifaBeforeGirls 3 years ago
tomcat is so sweet worth evry penny of my taxes even though im gonna get a low income return evy time i see a us jet ,tank, or any other thign we make it makes me feel better
phonix032 3 years ago
best fighter jet in ever
lukizthebest93 3 years ago
holy shit! I was there!
t0astispimp 3 years ago
American superiority!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to exist from Italy.I've seen a lot of tomcats in NASMiramar before they change in MCAS in '94.
nasmiramar 3 years ago
Beautiful aircraft. It served the United States for a long time, and they did their job very well.
Deovindice2001 3 years ago
I love military aviation, other than the fact that these are designed specifically to kill people. Too bad our best technologies are allocated to cause death and destruction. Cool vid! Thanks
B4its2L8guy 3 years ago
i want to have sex wtih an f14
vibrant19 3 years ago 4
Heh ... funny ... and I agree. She was/is, IMAO, the most beautiful jet. Bad, bold and beautiful. Sad to see her retire. I used to go to an airshow in Michigan just so I could walk up and pat her on the nose. I finally got to see her demonstrated at one show ... I think I got aroused. Was that wrong?
cosmotcat 3 years ago 2
Getting aroused by looking at the tomcat... that aint wrong. Its what you did after that, that got the police involved. I bet that poor woman standing in front of you never saw it coming. ;)
wilddog9x 3 years ago
lol me too
phonix032 3 years ago
sounds like the end of the earth....
Such a shame the old tommies had their life cut short...
Hennersbass 3 years ago
is so cool
1560129 3 years ago
cool!!!!!!!!!!
AmericanelST205 3 years ago
Awesome!! The F-14 Tomcat in all her splendor! It dosent get any better than this. I am so damn proud to have served this beautiful fighter plane. Forever, VF-213 "The Fighting Blacklions" God Bless America!!
RTD8481 3 years ago
were you a pilot man?
tib194 3 years ago
Not full afterburner only partial... He is doing high G turns... Turns like that at full afterburner are not allowed... 3 different things could happen doing that... 1) The plane could rip apart... OR 2) He could have gone into a grey-out (loss of vision/consciousness when blood flow to the brain is interrupted) when he was going up there at the end... OR 3) He could have gone into a redout(Loss of consciousness when to much blood flows to the brain) when he was flying down in the beginning...
Squeetss 3 years ago
I have the urge to watch TopGun now.
Mustang1204 3 years ago
HAHAHA< hell yeah
maddyb91 3 years ago
R.I.P. Tomcat
it was a shame they retired it
horizonflyer9 3 years ago
i wounder how many Gs that guy must be feeling when doing that turn at speed
airsoftGUyzZ 3 years ago 3
YIEA that was THE Bird.. TOMCAT D BEST! Duo Blow Torch! it Cuts metal as a fart through silence..
christtiaan 3 years ago 4
HELLZ YEAH MAN!!!
Razgriz0111 3 years ago
great vid! cool
coolhand050194 3 years ago
I was there for this! I love the Navy Birds, but sadly all I can see where I live up near Langley is the F22s... Not much excitement there.
Bagwsp 3 years ago
Ah, you see the Raptors often? I'd love to see them. But your quite right about the site of Tomcats being more interesting than the 22's. I haven't seen F-14's in flight either (I've only seen photos and video of the two aircraft..and been to many museums).
MTStingray 3 years ago
Ilike it the best Jet in the world Jeeeha
Kamikaze1408 3 years ago
wow i wonder how hot that is
cjth3on3 3 years ago
more than 2000 degrees
virginianboy1012 3 years ago
I am depressed that they retired such a beautiful and successful aircraft.. It really puts me down. It was the first of it's kind and it has a huge history of success.
Why not give it a upgrade kit and extend it's service for another 10 years?
I hope they don't tear these apart at the Tuscon Boneyard...
rixille 3 years ago 3
they're retiring it because it costs 5 times as much money per flight hour to operate it as the f-18 and others,,, and they're all very old, those airplanes took too much abuse
GMoneyGoVols 3 years ago
yeah...the F-14s were great, but were aging. The F/A-18 may not be as fast, and doesn't have Interceptor RADAR capable of tracking and targeting 6 planes at once, but The Hornet will do fine.
maddyb91 3 years ago
:'( I'll miss my favorite aircraft...
DantehMan 3 years ago
the hornet is so bad ass
tib194 3 years ago
FEAR the Tomcat!!! FOREVER!!!
skeletalwreckofman 3 years ago 4
TOMCAT RULES too bad there sharp metal now
it truly was that greatest interceptor
fflyboy192 3 years ago 4
awesome video conagrats
formeraircadet 3 years ago
That's what I call heat signature...
gunster78 3 years ago 3
great vid mate
tescostallion 3 years ago
Great video ... love the Tomcat!
Elexceed 3 years ago 3
so, the pilot needs to sweep the wings back with another switch when going after burning?
ericvonp 3 years ago
Well, if the pilot manually put the wing in forward place in the first place, I guess yeah. Typically the wing sweep is automatically adjusted by the computer.
Skyshade 3 years ago
@ericvonp
The wing sweep was automatic. When the jet hit a certain speeds the wings would sweep back for both better maneuverability at high speeds and better aerodynamic stability.
kingneptune117 1 year ago
@ericvonp it can happen auto or by hand
mattstark23 1 year ago
Kick in those AfterBurner's TOMCAT & let them roar! Outstanding. Thank you for posting this cool video. TOMCAT's FOREVER!!!
David
DavidYakima 3 years ago
huh...I always thought the sweeping of the wings was automatic in full after burn
mastashake07 3 years ago
They retract their wings so the are more aerodynamic but they are not able to fly as slow. They extend their wing when landing and taking of so they can fly relatively slow without losing lift and slalling.
vst8807 3 years ago
why do they retract their wings sometimes?
cheeriochris 3 years ago
to reach bigger speeds.
wickedfritzy 3 years ago
they sweep their wings to 60 degrees because a delta wing creates less air disturbance, thus reaching higher speed
fuckbush009 3 years ago
what is the gas mileage of this jet?
nguyentuan1990 3 years ago
I agree diverongases i too would have my cock chopped!!
joee75 3 years ago
i bet is arss was burning at the same time haha
melfiire 3 years ago
He's having to go straight up at the end because if he didnt he'd be going supersonic..!
fairlanejay 3 years ago
I'm glad I don't pay his fuel bill
mabroussardii 3 years ago 2
haha we probably do =P well, if you pay taxes anyways
MixtapeSkippy 3 years ago
you do know that the only reason theyre that big is cuz its dark, if it was at the same power in the day, it wouldnt look at dramatic
lancerfootball55 3 years ago 2
its eazy as shit to do thatin bf2 :)
sakuranbo888 4 years ago
lol i hear ya :P
alexh13211 3 years ago
I would have my cock chopped off for a ride in that thing.
diverongases 4 years ago 6
No..that's stupid.
maxwelbr 3 years ago
@diverongases i say the same thing all the time
mattstark23 1 year ago
Seeing this at night.. what a treat.
PoignantFeticide 4 years ago 3
God!!!!
hubergeek 4 years ago
Mean Ol' Badass Kitty! <3
kittypie070 4 years ago
Only the Tomcat
The best of the best.
observadordellutub 4 years ago 3
Tomcat, my beloved, ever will you you be in my heart. Lovely video, sexy fighter.
aerobbins 4 years ago
Holy (censored)!! Frickin awesome!
cartman204 4 years ago
I love playing this video, the subwoofer tickles my feet and my chair feels like it has a massage function......
SmoothOperator29 4 years ago
LOL..
same here.. my neighbors think that they're under attack...
aerozg 4 years ago 4
loll
battlefield2maniac 4 years ago
I remember seeing a Tomcat starting it's takeoff roll at night. When those afterburners lit up, it shot a flame about 15 feet long and was fairly loud.
Talk about impressive to watch. When it went wheels up, they shot almost straight up and went into the night sky.
UAL012 4 years ago
did it fly upp verticaly?
saleall 4 years ago
No, it's pretty steep, but not quite vertical yet.
Skyshade 4 years ago
man i love the sound of a f-14 on full AB one my favrit jets of all time. wish i could fly one guess i have to start likeing the f-22 rapter. lol
ashif21 4 years ago
Almost brings a tear to the eye....beautiful!
SmoothOperator29 4 years ago
lmao kerosene
englishandproud1991 4 years ago
That could not have been after burner, the wings were not swepping back at all
valor01 4 years ago
Automatic wing swept is based on air speed, not thrust level. Besides, pilot can lock them...
Skyshade 4 years ago
ummm then what do you think those flames were shooting out of the back????????? Like is said above, the pilots can manually control the wing sweep.
firefighterpilot1 4 years ago
the wings sweep back based on the aircrafts speed. you can run with full afterburners with a high AOA (angle of attack) and only be going 200 knots. the wings sweep back when the speed is high enough.
CtFdPoSt330 4 years ago
please tell me more about it! I f-14 is my absolutly favavorit one - but I am a woman and I do not understant to much technic. thanks
dcddjc 4 years ago
sweet!
bdaravens 4 years ago
Damn, that must have been so frikkin' loud. Was the pavement shaking??
ztig07 4 years ago
Dunno, I standed in the sand on the beach and was just focusing on getting the video camera on-line since I was looking at the wrong direction. It was very very loud -- in the best way -- though. :)
Skyshade 4 years ago
DAMN THAT IS SOME FLAME bet theres alot of kerosein coming out the back!
Atomic101Heli 4 years ago
its not Kerosine its jet fuel most likely JP-8 military naval jet fuel. its got an extremely high octane rating so its like diesel on steroids.
DrumGod22 4 years ago
Seriously, Navy typically uses JP-5, and all JP are kerosene-based...try google JP-5 or JP-8 and you will find plenty of information on them
Skyshade 4 years ago
AWESOME!!!
couragio235 4 years ago
when did they retire the f14's?
Nonpoint93 4 years ago
September '06, about two weeks after I shot this video.
Skyshade 4 years ago
VF-31!!
493175001 4 years ago
sweetness.....goodbye to one of my favorite jets:(
SmoothOperator29 4 years ago
does anybody know when exacly they retired the tomcat?
f14fighter 4 years ago
dude ive never seen aft burners sooooooo long ! its awesome
123x4b 4 years ago
'Cats rule baby!
monaro632 4 years ago
damn
millwallrbst 5 years ago
i am going to miss that 16ft afterburner nothin like it
GQ3123 5 years ago
amazing. the afterburners were as huge as the tomcat. anyway, isn't it's wing supposed to be swept when accelerating?
gerikoh 5 years ago
The wing swept is normally controlled by computer based on speed (not acceleration), but can be over-ridden by the pilot. Maybe the speed is not high enough or maybe the pilot locked it, not sure.
Skyshade 5 years ago
Yes to my hard drive. I attended this years air show and the beach blast. I am putting together a DVD for myself and a friend with the pictures we took. I never took anything of the beach blast so I thought it would be cool to add this vid...with your blessing of course. I do not intend to sell and make a profit from this DVD; only two copies will be made.
cecere85 5 years ago
Just private message your email address and how big of a file you want it to be to me.
Skyshade 5 years ago
How do I save this?
cecere85 5 years ago
To your harddrive? I don't know. Just bookmark this page and you can come anytime you want.
Skyshade 5 years ago
Can you imagine how much fule he just burned !
citation10337 4 years ago
F-14's FTW!!! great video!!! i wanted to go to see the massive F-14 fly-over, couldnt make it.
JephN 5 years ago
Thanks. I definitely feel very fortunate to see it before it bows out of stage next week.
Skyshade 5 years ago