A comparison study between the F-14 (then Grumman’s concept of a new fighter), the F-111B and a couple of other aircraft,…
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- Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Check out this video of when a typical U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing was filled with many beautiful, colorful and different aircraft
by Dario LeoneThere was a time when the Carrier Air Wings crowded the decks with airplanes of different shapes, sizes and capabilities Today…
- Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
FORMER TOMCAT RIO EXPLAINS HOW A WELL TRAINED F-14 CREW COULD FACE ALONE 5 GUTSY F-4 PHANTOMS
by Dario Leone“As the Phantom neared the end of twenty-five years as a front-line fighter with the U.S. Navy, its aircrews wanted to…
The process to upgrade the F-14 fighter jet began in February 2017. The Tomcat has now joined Islamic Republic of Iran…
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COOL VIDEO SHOWS FULLY ARMED IRIAF F-14A TOMCAT PERFORMING NIGHT SCRAMBLE
by Dario LeoneThe footage shows almost every air-to-air weapon carried by IRIAF F-14A fighters The following gorgeous video shows a night scramble of a…
- Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
HOW F-14 AND F-15 FIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE (SIMULATED) KILLS AGAINST THE SR-71 MACH 3 SPY PLANE
by Dario LeoneF-14 and F-15 fighters were able to achieve simulated SR-71 kills, but only under certain conditions During its 24 years of…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
A QUICK LOOK AT HOW YOU COULD FLY AND FIGHT IN THE F-20 TIGERSHARK, THE SUPER LIGHT-FIGHTER THAT NEVER WAS
by Dario LeoneCompared with the F-5E, the F-20 was much faster, gained beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full suite of air-to-ground…
- Aviation HistoryF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
ONE OF A KIND: COOL PROMOTIONAL VIDEO ILLUSTRATES F-14 TOMCAT’S UNIQUE CAPABILITIES
by Dario LeoneThe F-14 Tomcat was fitted with a powerful weapons system known as the AWG-9 which was able to support the AIM-54…
- Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER TOPGUN INSTRUCTOR PRESENTS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE THAT INSPIRED LEGENDARY TOP GUN MOVIE
“Moving up to the F-14 Tomcat meant crossing the magic line that separates the men from the boys, like first-time sex,…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS
by Dario LeoneTo realistically carry out their duty U.S. Navy adversary pilots need the best aircraft to simulate the bandits during DACT sorties…
