Top Gun And F-14 Memory (We Will Miss You Tomcat)

A movie only made out of pure extravagence, and slighty some boredom.

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[cortes1988]

RIP

sad to see one of the greatest planes in the service leave

[Aguascalientes805]

the f-14 was a perfect plane for the us navy and is going to be the best plane ever put on service

[xtremegianca]

The F-18 is just a souped up F-5 Freedom Fighter {YF-17} That lost to a F-16 that was given to McDonnell Douglas and slightly improved.

[Tranefine]

F-14; F-15 AND THE F/A-18 for EVER!!

[FutureMarine1775USA]

@shifty2757 McDonald Douglas/Boeing Bought out Dick Cheny to get the Super Hornet to replace the F-14. Also, the main reason for retiring the tomcat (Which is bullshit) was high maintinance.

[FutureMarine1775USA]

@glazuna Actually, the F/A-18 Can engage a MiG-29 at long range using AMRAMMs at up to 72 klicks. Also, the F-14 can actually out-dogfight a Super hornet as long as it stays in the vertical.

[mandan422]

what tomcat is quit huhuhuhuhuhu! ill never see it ={

[WhitepwrItalian1]

One of he most beautiful planes ever made.

[glazuna]

@shifty2757 they replaced it because of running out of spare parts, and if they would want to get them, they would need to start a new production, and this would cost a lot, and also F-14 was very expensive, it lost 40% of it's point when they retire Phonex missile (multi target extra long range radar guided missile for ground objects,underwater objects or airplanes.) So if they would still have phonex missiles i think they wouldn't retire it.

[shifty2757]

@glazuna But still my point is, if the F14 is as good as you say it is, then they wouldn't have replaced it.

[glazuna]

@shifty2757 hornets can't beat MiG-29, because hornets are almost only for short range, and MiG-29 has missiles for long range, so it can shut down hornets before they can engage them. and you can't say that F/A-18 is better because F-14 and hornet are completly different planes for different purposes. Hornet is for dogfight on SHORT RANGE and maybe for a mini bombing. F-14 is for dogfight too(not that good as hornet), LONG RANGE interceptor(because of defending fleet), bomber.and too expensive.

[shifty2757]

@glazuna Again, why would they replace a plane with one that isn't anywhere as good? You don't think the F18 does any of that stuff better? I would like it if the F14 did do it better but there's a reason why the F14 was replaced with the F/A-18. Well now pilots train at Top Gun with 18's to be better than planes like the Mig-29.