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Taming the Tomcat: test pilot in the F-14 Program tells the story of the "Great DLC Fight with Grumman" and explains why the Tomcat handled better at 15 than it did at 17 units AOA
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Taming the Tomcat: test pilot in the F-14 Program tells the story of the “Great DLC Fight with Grumman” and explains why the Tomcat handled better at 15 than it did at 17 units AOA

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William Cobb
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