Speed and Angels

follow the story of two young naval aviators as they realize their dreams in the cockpits of fighter jets

Category:

Education

Tags:

• fighter
• pilot
• speed
• and
• angels
• f-14
• navy
• aircraft
• carrier
• special
• fun
• awesome
• sweet
• cool
• crash
• part
• snap
• crackle
• pop

[Helicopterpilot16]

Best damn documentary EVER MADE,

[stevethepilot]

Good job at expressing your lack of knowledge. The main reasons the Navy decommissioned the Tomcat are:

1. The excessive amount of moving parts that the F-14 has requires an immense amount of maintenance downtime.

2. The F/A-18 is cheaper and easier to fly, build and maintain. Coupled with the age of the F-14, it was no longer economically smart to keep them.

Far more men have had accidents in the F-14 than women. But correlation does not equal causation. So stow your sexist bullshit.

[Skippy585]

I challange number 2..If thats the case then why keep the B-52 in service since the last production modle was back in when? '64? Also C-130's coast a lot to maintain and they have been flying since the late 50's. Why not replace Airforce and Marine C-130's with C-17's?

3. The reaon why the ratio of men haveing accendents than woman, is probably due to the fact that more men are flying.

[BabbelAmelCamel]

@cmritchie04 They probably went through re-training for the F/A-18. And I have no idea about question 2.

[cmritchie04]

Question 1 since the f-14 was decommissioned what happens to Jay and Meagan.

Question 2 does Jay or Meagan have anything as a pilots license?

FYI; it is impossible to get a civil pilots license in the armed forces.

[Skyhawk942]

It's an expensive stuff to keep the F-14 flying indeed. The older it is, the harder it becomes to maintain.

[KeesCopyright]

@stevethepilot also, expansionbay's are full

[Air2Air100]

OK, i was stationed at NASNI... about 20 min drive and 5 min flight from Top Gun training school and 20miles from where the first female F14 fighter pilot "revlon" lost her life!!!! As a Aviation structual mec i have worked with many pilots both male and female, NEVER at any time did i feal like the Female was at risk with any aircarft or in any way NOT EQUAL to the male pilots skill of command or flight most are more well rounded Humans and perform great!!! They are willing to die just the same

[hazmateer2002]

Meagan;s "twin" is probably a "fraternal twin". Two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm. Not an "identical twin"... one egg fertilized by one sperm that splits into two.

[XxGetBuck123]

pause at 1:46 and it is the most perfect shot I have seen

[bbender1986]

this film is epic..is this purchasable on dvd? my kids are watching this especially my daughters. brings a tear to my eye my father was a fighter pilot.