onblock7 The F-15 is another sexy looking jet

@@keithglass9367 the mig 29 as well.

FA 18 too

I agree, loud fast knife folding wings... awesome

@@keithglass9367 F-14 is on a different level as far as aesthetics go. Wide, muscular, flat and a total beast.

Airshows are just not the same any more.

@@VoidC13 No doubt.

@@shawnomack45 Yeah. I've never seen older airshows in person, but from this video, they look cool. I can actually deal with the music in these. But nowadays, the music sort of ruins the vibe and I'd much rather not have the music playing just so I could hear the jet itself.

Yep, most definitely agreed and my favorite part.

How impressive it is😮😮😮

Air superiority is the superhornet

@@christianbinco5522 Yeah, after refueling twice, and not being able to go the same distance in one go and fully armed like the F-14 ;) I like both planes, but the Super Hornet was a step back imo, both should have been used for their intended roles.

Modern day air superiority? You mean the Raptor and the Lightning? I love the Tomcat and the Hornet, but they become irrelevant against 5th gen stealth, tech and networking.

@@BillPelican they never made an ACM f-22 vs f-14D because the D could see the raptor and is why the IRST system is still classified, stealth stopped being relevant a long time ago.

Right?

No argument whatsoever! Others that come to mind are the General Dynamics F-111 and the Spitfire. The F-15 is also up there!

spitfire was far sexier than the p51... not to say it wasn't a bad plane

Damn right.

Kff

Grumman F-14 was thought up. In the days of Vietnam. To go against Russian migs.... Mid to late 60's. 1968-69 contract was secured. DESIGNED & BUILT 1st flight December 1970 ! Changes made to F-14 in the eighties were engines & rockets ! What did you work on ?

I worked on the speed brakes(corrosion resistance and seal design), the air refueling probe door redesign, the aft installation of the ARQ124ASPJ jammer, redesign of chin pod to accept both FLIR and LLTV units, gun gas door improvements, some proposed stores and mounts, and general structural fatigue investigations. That’s what comes to mind.

​@take5th you might have been working on the F14A+, later redesigned as the F14B

One of them. The best by far is with Dale snort Snodgrass.

He was a legendary tomcat pilot

I'd say anything before 9/11 was better...

Rumsfeld had a grudge against Grumman and that was the main reason they did not give us an upgraded tomcat.

@@rebelndirt8830 I think it was Mr Roboto, Mr DICK Chenney.

@@xfiazc07 he played a part in it all too. Rumsfeld was the SECNAV at the time and mr. VP followed his recommendations.

@@rebelndirt8830 treasonist Satanists IMO...and I mean that litterally. The "problem" with the Tomcat is that it had So Much potential, that never came anywhere close to fruition.

@@xfiazc07 it was an awesome plane. I was lucky enough to be able to service it’s radar systems while in the Navy. It’s was sad to see them go. I actually got tearful when they flew over Oceana in missing man formation as they returned from their last deployment.

Turkey?

@@NCRF510 it's the nickname for the F-14 Tomcat

Right! I was just at Dayton wpafb this year and it sucked! Worst airshow ever

I love the Tomcat buy you can t say that nowadays airshows are not as good or even better than this one. Have seen demo of the Grippen? Rafale? Su 37? It s another level and the rythm is insane in comparison witht the Tomcat. Hear me well...I like the Tomcat a lot but performances wise, it is outdated.

The thing we are missing is the power. Tomcat had more than double the power of the legacy hornet, and in this video it really looks like it. All of the fast jets I've seen irl, most powerful was the eurofighter, and that is only just above half the power tomcat has. Tomcat is a magnificent plane, and the size makes it even more a wonder. The thing was cutting edge technology back then, and would probably be as good as the other 4th gen fighters now, but the operating costs were too much. Which sucks. I personally love tomcat over any plane, no matter what. Yes, those 5th gen fighters are impressive, but tomcat is just next level. Yes, maybe gripen can outperform the thing. And yes gripen is also a beauty. But I am still really sad that there is no tomcats in flying condition on display in the western world.

Amen! The Tomcat is the best plane to ever exist! I wish Grumman would bring some of them back at least for airshows! Would love to see one fly in person

Yeah, that would be awesome... Too bad there aren't a few still airworthy that could put on a show for the people. Maybe one day...

I heard there are about 16 Tomcats at a boneyard that are still operational and in reserve in case the military ever calls them back for any reason. Maybe those ones will fly someday! ^_^

Hmm....Might have to wait till Iran finally runs outta spare parts for their remaining "Turkeys" and having to ground them once and for all before we see any at air shows over here.

Sunset Shimmer the Magical Virgin Smelling Buttshaking Unicorn you can go to Iran to see the F-14

Especially sine the upgrades were already planned and some had taken effect. The F-14D had the same radar as the world famous F-15E Strike Eagle, and it could out carry the F-18 in ordnance, and have a longer range. The engine upgrades were going to give the Tomcat 32000lbs of thrust per engine, around the same as the SR-71's engines, this would also enable it to super-cruise at Mach 1.3, and give it much greater efficiency. It was a big mistake retiring these.

@@keymind117 there also was a fly by wire upgrade they wanted to do and i think the plane wouldve been great with all the upgrades

The tomcat was heavier than that of the FA 18 and was harder to maneuver at low speeds and wasn’t nearly as efficient as the F18

And the f 18 was more superior to the jets of Russia, China,and North Korea. Other foreign jets could take out the tomcat easier so they made the switch to FA 18

@@NCRF510 Take out F-14 much more easily? Spoken like a true F-18 fanboi. The F-18 is as slow as a dog and needed F-14s to escort on strike mission. That is a FACT! Did you see the size of those intakes? The F-18 could barely go supersonic with missiles on it due to high drag on the wings and the small size of the engines. F-14s at 60,000 lbsf produced more than twice the thrust and with those huge intakes, it could hit Mach 2.0 in 90 seconds. F-14s to escort in Iraq and Afghanistan to escort to strike missions. Those tiny motors completely ran out of energy under high load and high drag conditions. Ask any actual Naval chief such as Randy 'Duke' Cunningham who ran 'Top Gun'. They will all tell you congress was in the pocket of the Hornet lobbyists. When it came to overall capabilities, the F-18 had nothing on the F-14 especially the D version. Maybe, better fly by wire slow speed maneuvering and better avionics. F-14s escorted F-18s to strike missions. F-14 was much faster, could sustain/add energy a lot more easily because of those huge intakes/motors, much longer range, had a much superior radar, a lot more payload capabilities, much more superior overall air-to-air platform and also had much more efficient airframe as far as aerodynamic drag goes since F-18 was developed to be an air-to-ground strike platform that could do air-to-air while F-14 was developed to be an air-to-air platform that could be adapted to air-to-ground strike missions.

I know. It’s sad. It just cost too much for parts especially after each sortie. Ugh.

They went with the age of stealth man…way of the future

@@juanmallqui9309 then combine stealth, swept wings, and twin engine tailed fighter, boom F14 S Varaint lol

It was time to retire these birds. They were old and required a significant amount of maintenance. The super Tomcat is another story though. Look into that one. They were combining some stealth features into the legacy f-14 design, increase capacity almost all the way around but the navy went with the super hornet instead.

It's funny you should say that. It's what they thought during the Vietnamwar and they got fucked by the quicker, more agile Migs. It's why they started the Top Gun academy, to teach pilots how to dogfight again.

The Phoenix was FAR from perfect. The US Tomcats have only fired 3 in anger. 2 of them failed due to motor malfunctions & 1 was 'easily' countered.

The F-14 could mess up most planes in a dogfight, still

Great comment, you seem to understand it.

Took a Tiger cruise on the carrier Roosevelt and saw launches and recoveries of the Tomcat. Even a supersonic fly by. Incredible! Got to sit in the cockpit and get a personal tour with a pilot. Would not let me take a ride though. Boo hoo.

It's understandable that almost all commenters in here love this aircraft. As someone who worked on them, I share your thoughts, LOL.

The B had better air to ground precision strike capability than anything in existence at one point.

Of course. Update it again and again.

Preach brother

Wonderful Aircraft loudest plane ever. And I've seen every plane in are arsenal broke my uncle's windshield

Well you would have to go to Iran to see it fly in person. Iran has the only operational F 14s.