im not a hornet fan but a least the jollys were keep a 2 man crew with the super hornet.the cag has the yellow/black tail fins and the xo has the black tail fins.
@FutureMarine1775USA the paintjob that you are talking about was from the VF-84 Jolly Roger Sqadron and it's only on a F-14A Tomcat, i'm honest to you, dude
@Skybolter I know its only on the F14A, what im trying to say is that i would like a Super tomcat with an older paintjob. Also, the Jolly Rogers were re-designated as VF-103. I even have a jolly roger F14A+ launching an AIM-54 Phoenix as my wallpaper, and it is clearly designated as VF-103. If you want i can send you the pic, it does look badass.
@Bubo25 I agree however I think it would be more "efficient" to have made a naval version of the F-22 to serve alongside the F-35C. Boeing's F-18's are in the way in my opinoin! If it were up to me I would end all F-18 production, for U.S. use, and get those carrier Raptors on board!
F18 mafia leave out the F14, modernizing the F 14 is more cheaper than buying a new F18 super hornet. Because you only need a software upgrade and radar.
jeeze they should have just made them better? never heard of them just dropping into the Great Salt Lake like the F16s.,.. they make it sound impossible to make/build a different/better engines etc.? must be politics. seems the R.C. guys are building better stuff cuz they're free to try anything, to bad
Actually I just found out we did sell them to Iran instead of leaving them thru a friend in the Navy, but what is ironic is folks like you wouldnt talk like your post to my face.
I was stationed on the Kitty Hawk when we got overflown by 2 SU 24's and 1 SU 27. They put on a pretty cool "air show" Gave absolutely no respect to the hornets. The 24's would unload and run on them easily.
Once they launched 2 Tomcats that changed really quick. It was funny watching them sliding infront of and basically cutting off the hornets. After the Sukoi drivers realised they couldn't pull away or maneuver away they gave up and left.
has anyone found any videos on the purposed tomcat to replace the F14 D? found one once and can't get it any more.
Canada was supposed to buy the F14's from Iran before the hostage incident then we went with the F18 (why not an F 15 or new F14?) Now were suposed to get F35's. were screwed.
single engine mach 1.67 wing load 91.4 lbs. Only plus will be it's semi stealth and the helmet mounted sight.
@no4go2 V/STOL isn't a major advantage? Especially when it's a supersonic aircraft, unlike the Harrier (AV-8)? The F-18 was previously the un-successful YF-17, which lost out to the (Y)F-16, but was refined into a carrier-borne lightweight fighter/bomber to fulfil a different role to the F-16 and not waste the design and testing effort. Either that or someone in government was given a backhander!
i think that the us navy will never ever be the same without this jet the tomcat was everything to the navy,s air fleet the hornet is too common any other jet can take on it .the tomcat was unique ..........other countrys appriciate this and bought alot of them after the ''stupid'' us navy retired it..
Iran did not purchase any Tomcats, when we left Iran they were left behind after the blackboxes and other systems were either permantly disabled or removed. And no Tomcats that were decommissioned we ever sold to any country.
@TxRattPack who tha fuck told u that the US did sell tomcats to iran in the 70's and thruw out the years the started needing spare parts the contract with grumman was canceld to repair the cats or to train there pilots on the tomcats weapons system and how to fly it .without parts the went to the russians in the 90.s and did some reverse ingeniring and managed to make parts for the jets to stay flying around 40 f14a tomcats fly in iran today search a video called iranian f14 tomcats
I never imagined that the navy would be so careless as to get rid of its only air superiority/fleet defense fighter. Thanks to war criminals like cheney we no longer have this aircraft. The D was as easy to maintain as the hornet series due to updated hardware and software.
Actually, the D-models were hard to maintain, mostly due to the fact that most of them were remanufactuered A-model aircraft. So, off the bat many of the D airframes were at least 10 to 15 years old.
Yeah well maybe if the A models had a better maintainance record then perhaps then there would be more Ds flying around. Who knows - perhaps by this time there would be Super Tomcat 21s or F-14D Quickstrikes flying around today instead of Super Hornets.
im not a hornet fan but a least the jollys were keep a 2 man crew with the super hornet.the cag has the yellow/black tail fins and the xo has the black tail fins.
hoss44467xh 2 months ago
The F-14A of the 70's
The F-14B of the 80's
The F-14D of the 90's
I love them, all of them
Skybolter 7 months ago
@Skybolter I want an F14D with a badass VF-103 Paintjob from the 70s, before that boring low-visibility grey.
FutureMarine1775USA 6 months ago
@FutureMarine1775USA the paintjob that you are talking about was from the VF-84 Jolly Roger Sqadron and it's only on a F-14A Tomcat, i'm honest to you, dude
Skybolter 6 months ago
@Skybolter I know its only on the F14A, what im trying to say is that i would like a Super tomcat with an older paintjob. Also, the Jolly Rogers were re-designated as VF-103. I even have a jolly roger F14A+ launching an AIM-54 Phoenix as my wallpaper, and it is clearly designated as VF-103. If you want i can send you the pic, it does look badass.
FutureMarine1775USA 6 months ago
@FutureMarine1775USA You need to ask on a aviation store where they can make one like that, i dont know where they can have it.
Skybolter 6 months ago
I think much better to have an upgraded Tomcat alongside the F-35, the F-35 taking the place of the F/A-18.
Bubo25 10 months ago
@Bubo25 I agree however I think it would be more "efficient" to have made a naval version of the F-22 to serve alongside the F-35C. Boeing's F-18's are in the way in my opinoin! If it were up to me I would end all F-18 production, for U.S. use, and get those carrier Raptors on board!
bujoun76 1 month ago
F18 mafia leave out the F14, modernizing the F 14 is more cheaper than buying a new F18 super hornet. Because you only need a software upgrade and radar.
themagma83 10 months ago
jeeze they should have just made them better? never heard of them just dropping into the Great Salt Lake like the F16s.,.. they make it sound impossible to make/build a different/better engines etc.? must be politics. seems the R.C. guys are building better stuff cuz they're free to try anything, to bad
SPAGHETTIMONSTER1 1 year ago
9/11 inside job
BushBlewUpTwinTowers 1 year ago
@BushBlewUpTwinTowers yah no proof. might as well say now that obama blew twintowers. lol u
nakazatoGTR 1 year ago
@BushBlewUpTwinTowers While I do agree with your statement, I don't see why you would post it on this video.
FutureMarine1775USA 6 months ago
Give the F-14 vector nozzles and more powerful engins and put it back in service!!!!!
JROBFG 1 year ago 2
Sounds better to cancel programs of new fighter jets, recover money and use it on the F-14 B & D, but not the version A anymore
Skybolter 1 year ago
Actually I just found out we did sell them to Iran instead of leaving them thru a friend in the Navy, but what is ironic is folks like you wouldnt talk like your post to my face.
TxRattPack 1 year ago
I was stationed on the Kitty Hawk when we got overflown by 2 SU 24's and 1 SU 27. They put on a pretty cool "air show" Gave absolutely no respect to the hornets. The 24's would unload and run on them easily.
Once they launched 2 Tomcats that changed really quick. It was funny watching them sliding infront of and basically cutting off the hornets. After the Sukoi drivers realised they couldn't pull away or maneuver away they gave up and left.
Scott11078 2 years ago
witch model of the hornet?
I am curious because the su 24 has a top speed of mach 1.35 wing load 133 lbsand a max of 6 G's
the su 27 mach 2.35 wing load 76 lbs
the hornet is mach 1.8. wing load 93 lbs
F14 mach 2.35 wing load 113 lbs.
so I can see the su 27 out running and out manouvering the F18 but not the su24.
The F14 has the same top speed as the su27 but manouverability goes to the su27.
no4go2 2 years ago
has anyone found any videos on the purposed tomcat to replace the F14 D? found one once and can't get it any more.
Canada was supposed to buy the F14's from Iran before the hostage incident then we went with the F18 (why not an F 15 or new F14?) Now were suposed to get F35's. were screwed.
single engine mach 1.67 wing load 91.4 lbs. Only plus will be it's semi stealth and the helmet mounted sight.
no4go2 2 years ago
@no4go2 V/STOL isn't a major advantage? Especially when it's a supersonic aircraft, unlike the Harrier (AV-8)? The F-18 was previously the un-successful YF-17, which lost out to the (Y)F-16, but was refined into a carrier-borne lightweight fighter/bomber to fulfil a different role to the F-16 and not waste the design and testing effort. Either that or someone in government was given a backhander!
Saighton 1 year ago
Could be the super hornet.
Skybolter 1 year ago
Fantastic bit of history. Thank you for posting>
Ninjavaz 3 years ago 2
i think that the us navy will never ever be the same without this jet the tomcat was everything to the navy,s air fleet the hornet is too common any other jet can take on it .the tomcat was unique ..........other countrys appriciate this and bought alot of them after the ''stupid'' us navy retired it..
Wendy012340 3 years ago
Iran was the only foreign purchaser of the Tomcat
flysupertomcat1 3 years ago 3
Iran did not purchase any Tomcats, when we left Iran they were left behind after the blackboxes and other systems were either permantly disabled or removed. And no Tomcats that were decommissioned we ever sold to any country.
TxRattPack 2 years ago
actualy fail.
they were sold to Iran under the shaw.
Daytonaman675 2 years ago 3
@TxRattPack who tha fuck told u that the US did sell tomcats to iran in the 70's and thruw out the years the started needing spare parts the contract with grumman was canceld to repair the cats or to train there pilots on the tomcats weapons system and how to fly it .without parts the went to the russians in the 90.s and did some reverse ingeniring and managed to make parts for the jets to stay flying around 40 f14a tomcats fly in iran today search a video called iranian f14 tomcats
KEEPitGREEN4201 1 year ago
@Wendy012340 ur completly right
KEEPitGREEN4201 1 year ago
what could've and should've been with an all F-14D fleet of around 400 jets. Hard to believe the Carrier decks no longer have any Tomcats aboard.
alaskanmarine1 4 years ago 16
I never imagined that the navy would be so careless as to get rid of its only air superiority/fleet defense fighter. Thanks to war criminals like cheney we no longer have this aircraft. The D was as easy to maintain as the hornet series due to updated hardware and software.
biped19 3 years ago
Actually, the D-models were hard to maintain, mostly due to the fact that most of them were remanufactuered A-model aircraft. So, off the bat many of the D airframes were at least 10 to 15 years old.
Amar7605 2 years ago
I was referring to the "pure" Ds built in the very late 80s and early 90s.
biped19 2 years ago
Yeah well maybe if the A models had a better maintainance record then perhaps then there would be more Ds flying around. Who knows - perhaps by this time there would be Super Tomcat 21s or F-14D Quickstrikes flying around today instead of Super Hornets.
Amar7605 2 years ago