Tag: F14
Browse our exclusive articles!
When an F-14 RIO and his pilot pushed their Tomcat beyond the aircraft’s advertised top speed of Mach 2.34
‘That jet accelerated like it was blasted out of a cannon. In maybe 50 seconds, we went from about 400 knots and reached the...
The F-14 posed such a serious threat to the Soviets that they once tried to recover one that fell off the USS John F....
The Soviets tried to go fishing for an F-14 that fell off the USS John F. Kennedy in 1976—after the plane’s control systems went haywire and...
The EA-6B ALQ-99 jamming pods emissions caused the RHAW gear of F-14s to go crazy
EA-6B Prowler crews were prohibited from deploying the full power of ALQ-99 during peacetime exercises.
Although evaluations of what particular aircraft types can or...
Why “a mixed division of F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Hornets was devastating in aerial engagements”
With its excellent fighter and self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18 simultaneously increased strike mission survivability and supplemented the F-14 Tomcat in fleet air defense.
In...
When a Tomcat RIO and his pilot flew to Beale AFB to discuss “operational matters” with SR-71 crews
“We learned about the SR-71’s missions and capabilities. The SR-71 crews were very professional, and they respected us fighter pukes and shared info that...