“Halfway through the turn my “radar lock” lights went out. I had messed up the intercept! ‘Broke lock,’ I growled… Read More
To add a little more insult to his adversaries’ loss, Lt. Commander Satrapa impersonated a junior grade lieutenant during the… Read More
After working as a college intern at North American Rockwell, Pat O’Brien decided he wanted to be in flight test.… Read More
The odd photos in this post show an F-15 Eagle fighter jet carrying an AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile. The… Read More
‘Within seconds the F-14 Tomcat rotation rate shot up to 180deg/sec and g forces reached 7.8g eyeballs-out! My head was… Read More
“I looked at our rapidly increasing airspeed as we neared the end of the runway, and Crush yanked back on… Read More
No doubt, ROEs favoured the USAF F-15C crews. However, this did not mean that the US Navy F-14s did not… Read More
It was later determined that the mishap was caused by one of the four cables was not set to the… Read More
‘Of course, for safety reasons there wasn’t any aircraft flying inverted one above the other, and that iconic scene was… Read More
“We learned about the SR-71’s missions and capabilities. The SR-71 crews were very professional, and they respected us fighter pukes… Read More
‘As we swung our nose in the direction of the vector we got, I got an immediate lock on an… Read More
The prospect of an RAF F-14 Tomcat buy was discussed. One method of lowering the bill might have been to… Read More
Born on Dec. 24, 1955 Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. was best known among The Aviation Geeks, as Top Gun’s Radar… Read More
The incredible photos in this post show an F-14 Tomcat (actually the F-14D BuNo. 164341) flying without canopy. Advancements during… Read More
The tails of the F-14 Tomcat featured the character from the squadron logo, who we called Brutus, dressed as Santa… Read More
“We loaded an F-14B Tomcat with 4 x MK-83 in the tunnel, 2 x drop tanks, 2 x AIM-7 Sparrow… Read More
‘I have actually done a fly by of the tower at over 400 knots…and I have photos to prove it,’… Read More
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