Grumman F-14 Tomcat tour and aerial demonstration 

Exactly like Maverick and Goose.

is it mandatory for F-14 cockpit crew to be extra tall and short ?

I will always love the F14 even though it's retired it always will be my favorite airplane.

It’s nice to see Goose and Mav back together again

Tall dude looks just like Goose.

With the wings back, the Tomcat is one of the most beautiful planes ever built.

Magnificent beast. I've said this before but the most spectacular thing I've ever seen was when I was in the Navy. Two Tomcats flew either side of our destroyer's masts at high speed, no more than 50 feet either side and no more than 100 feet from sea level. As soon as they had passed us they pulled up vertically and hit the afterburners. It's still probably the most spectacular and noisiest thing I have ever witnessed.

Sad to see it retired. By far one of the sexiest fighter jets of all time.

The F-14 and the Tornado will always be two of my favourite aircraft. As the designers used to say, if it looks right it fly's right!

GOOSE! YOU'RE ALIVE! GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! love the F14

Hated to see the Tomcat go! It was a truly unique and awesome aircraft.

Always thought the F-14 was the coolest looking jet we had.

I was lucky to be attached to an F-14 squadron in NAS Miramar VF-2 Bounty Hunters. 89-92 so freaking long ago now. Thank you for the video

Tallest military aviator in the world, or the shortest RIO?

now that is a moustache of a fighter pilot

The tin can I served on worked as plane guard once for the Kitty Hawk. I had the privilege of watching these badass fighter jets flying over our mast as they made their landing approach. The bluejacket I wore had a patch featuring the Grumman tomcat character and the inscription “Anytime Baby.” The navy was a proud branch to serve in during the 80s.

This plane was awesome. The tomcat, along with F-16 are my preferred ones from the aesthetics point of view. They just look good.

"Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower...."

My first time seeing the F-14 was at an air show in Memphis. I was barely out of basic training and had never witnessed anything like it. It was fairly new in the inventory at that time and was slated to replace the F-4 phantom. It did an overhead pass, then hit AB, pointed nearly vertical, and disappeared from sight in no time. I was pretty much enamored by the Tomcat ever since then. It was one of the most maintenance-intensive aircraft the Navy had at the time, but was also the most badass! If there wasn't a fuel seep somewhere, it was probably out of gas, and the wing sweep system was a nightmare to maintain, but when it was working, it was a formidable platform.

Way back about 1976 or so, I was at SUNY Stony Brook near the Grumman Calverton plant. One of these was flying in level flight over the library. In an instant the pilot went to full afterburner and it stood on its tail and was GONE!!! Wish I had a video camera that day!

So glad I got to see one fly in person. Even though I was a small kid I'll never forget the noise level!! It was at NAS Pensacola

Still a great reconnaissance and fighter jet! Heavy and larger but great for it's time period. Ricardo Mazzarino Huerta, USN Captain, Retired.

God , I miss the f14 and the sr71 , 2 beautiful well built badass airplanes! My favs

I know this is an older video, it brings back great memories from when I worked on them when in VF-51. I was a Plane Captain, Jet engine and fuel system tech, better known as a AD from 1985 to 1990. I miss the F-14.

Thanks Riktor and Dutch. That walk around answered so many questions that poring over aviation magazines in my youth failed to answer. I am so grateful that I got to see this plane in the flesh when the USN visited South Africa and again at Farnborough. One just cannot get your head around how big this aircraft is. The forces on the airframe must just be phenomenal and this was designed with minimal computer aids. The 4th/ 5th gen aircraft look so sterile, fragile and uninspiring. This and the harrier are in their own league.

Damn it man! Despite all 5th generation fighters, Tomcat still stands out as the beauty queen of fighter jets!

Guys from movie are looking like Maverick and Goose! Cheers!

Is it just me or does Grumman produce the greatest looking planes.YF 23, B-2 and TOMCAT

Was lucky enough to see this aircraft at several air shows growing up... Such an iconic airplane. So damn sexy. So unique

i worked on the flight deck of USS-62 Indy ... loved the Tomcat ... when we had birds in alert status they were mostly Tomcats over Hornets with Phoenix installed : )

talk to me goose

The tom cat just had such a presence about it that no other jet besides maybe the SR 71 black bird had. Just the design of the jet was so awe inspiring.

The F14 is such a beautiful ship, in my humble opinion, no modern fighter can surpass her in this regard.

I had the pleasure of working on these in 2000-2003 in VF-14 and was on the 9/11 tour on the USS Enterprise in 2001 when the towers fell. These were by far the heaviest aircraft on the carrier when loaded full of bombs at almost 78k lbs. Absolute monsters. You can sit in the tailpipe comfortably they were so big. Flames coming out the back at least 30 feet on full burners... RIP to an awesome airframe

When I was in 7th grade, I got to fly out to the JFK and ride the carrier home with my father from Bermuda to Florida as she finished out a six month cruise. The air squadron on the boat was stationed in Virginia so they had to peel off as the boat made its way to port in Florida. My dad worked on the boilers but had a buddy in radar, so I had the opportunity to hang with him and his son on the island. I got to watch every A6, F14, and F18 take off from the deck and fly back to VA while cruising through the Atlantic back to FL. Raddest experience of my childhood! Just something about the F14 thats the perfect combination of sleek, elegant and mean. It made no tactical or financial sense, but I would have loved to see the Navy's F22 swept wing concept. Just one tester :)

Defender of the fleet F-14 TOMCAT

SWEET!!! I was at this air show. It was the USAF 50th Anniversary at Wilkes-Barre Scranton airport in 1997. Also saw the jet which became my favorite of all time, the F-15C Eagle, piloted by Cap. Matt "Boz" Beals out of 1st TFW Langley AFB.

One sexy beast of an aircraft and still my favorite military jet fighter.

Had they choose to, the mighty Tomcat could definitely still be flying. Look at the Eagle, its of the same era and still flying. Hell, look at the Phantom ! It's 2018 and STILL being actively flown in a few countries. All three of those birds are like our muscle cars of the 70's, big, fast, and lots of power ! I love every one of them !

Two guys seem pretty cool. Every time I've watched a jet piolet interviewed or explaining his air craft, they all see like pretty decent people. I'm 46, and I wished I would've gone into the air force to become a piolet. Looks like so much fun.

Thank you so much for this video. The F-14 looks so amazing in that flat gray color.

NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach VA. My first duty station after A-FUN school in Millington. Spent a little over a year there in 1970-1971 before heading off to Albany, GA. Requested NAS Moffett in Mountain View, but got sent opposite coast!! Found I love the East Coast.

This will always be my favorite jet.

What an amazing little vid! I have always wanted a close-up of one these beautiful machines and now I've seen it, my imagination is going ballistic! Thanks for that.

Man do I ever miss the F-14.

That high pitch sound at idle. Things like thst, an airdale doesnt forget; and the smells of the flight deck is very unique folks. I was blessed to be a part of it.

Back in the late 80s I had an IT client in Grand Prairie (between Dallas and Arlington). There was a Naval Air Station located near a lake in Grand Prairie where Navy Reserve outfits operated/trained with F-14s. Every time I went to the client's office I drove I-30 (formerly DFW Turnpike) which took me right under the northern approach to the Air Station. The F-14s would be coming in from the north (over Irving) screaming with their wings all the way back, then they would pass overhead and begin a wide sweeping 360 turn while they slowed down, landing gear deployed and wings swept forward. Looked just like a bird of prey coming down to grab me off the road! Incredibly impressive! Glad those were USA aircraft and not one of our enemies!!! F-14 is still the most powerful fighter aircraft ever operated by the USA.

Bring it back new and better, best jet build of all time.

Only the best! Great vid! Love the Tomcats! Sexiest bird to ever hit the skies...

Thanks for an awesome tour of your F-14 Tomcat i thoroughly enjoyed!!

I grew up in Virginia Beach, just down the road from Oceana and I had posters of the F14 on my wall as a kid. Brings back a lot of memories of watching these jets at the air shows and seeing them cross overhead on a daily basis.

During Iran Iraq war in the 80s it was common knowledge that Iraqi pilots had strict orders not to engage F-14s because they lost almost every time they did. U.S. Navy instructor pilots were so proud of their imperial iranian Air Force students!!

I can't believe the US would retire such a beautiful and effective machine

I love my country!!!! Thank You for that tour and your service!!!😁😁😁😁😁😁

I was at this show and had a chance to talk with them. Awesome people, Awesome aircraft. Should still be flying!

Real life goose and maverick

Amazing design retired way too early - formidable air defender!

I was stationed at NAWS Pt. Mugu. VX-4 was there at the time. VX-4 was a test & evaluation squadron, and had a mix of different fixed wing A/C: F-14, F-4, A-4, and the F-18. I was with HCS-5. We had the HH-60H helos. They were good times.

Two Dudes Living like Larry Respectable Vibe 5:34 He’s Shifting Gears! No Wonder so Many Tomcat Crew Love Their Job Amazing 7 Min Introduction Lovely YT Gem

I have been building model jets since i was a kid, and I have built 7 F14s out of probably about 100 + models...needless to say, this aircraft was a badass.

My favorite fighter jet ever.

So beautiful! Amazing! I feel love to the very incredible machine!

I think it's one of the most (if not the most) beautiful aircraft that the U.S. Navy has ever flown.

Fighter Jet Pilots are a breed of their own. It is quite possibly the coolest job in the World.

My fav jet. VF1 Wolfpack and VF2 Bounty Hunters were on Ranger back in the day. Loved watching these planes return and fall into pattern.

I’ve worked on that bird many an hour!! AMU2 P/P 95-99!! Loved it and miss it!!

There's a real soft spot in my heart for the ol' 14

Beautiful airplane, I wish it was still in service. If I ever win the big lottery I’m going to buy one and park it on my front lawn

Thank you gentleman for your service!

Cool Video, thanks for the upload!

by far one of the sexiest jets to fly. LOVE the Tomcat

Such a brilliant aircraft, I first became aware of it due to the film The Final Countdown. I still wonder how this aircraft can look simultaneously beautiful and mean

What a beauty. The most aesthetically pleasing aircraft ever. Nothing comes even close.

Great Explanations on the parts so important. Thank You

Among my favorite aircraft of all time, I think its retirement in 2006 was far too early, it had at least 15 or 20 more years on it!

It’s beautiful F-14 tomcat

Ive seen F-18 and f-16s in Air Shows...but seeing this huge beautiful peace of bird fly must have been amazing!!!

I wish i had the chance to see one of these....greetings from Australia...

Interesting The Helmet in the back seat (RIO) was a member of the Squadron I served 1978-82. Goooo VF-41 Black Aces! (now VFA-41)

Thanks for the tour.

It’s really cool to see the last and most modernized of the F-14s

Beautiful lines. These are still my favorite

It's an old plane, but looks incredible to look at.

The US Navy should have kept building new airframes and kept this bird flying today. It was such a capable aircraft and our enemies were frightened when they saw the F-14 on their radar. Such a shame they are gone..

Forever one of my favourite aircraft!

Very Cool !! Thank you hard work and dedication to duty.

Such a cool looking jet. Big burly shoulders, and it looks fast just sitting on the rap. When you see it fly though, it definitely doesn't have what today's jets do. Interesting side-note: A variant of the Phoenix missile (long-range air-to-air missile on the Tomcat) was designed for the YF-12 (Blackbird Interceptor (never deployed)).

Great, maverick and goose

Excellent tour.

ONE SEXY BEAST. I was the radar shop supervisor at Miramar NAS When I was on the Big E, we took the first deployed F-14s. VF-1 and VF-2.

the tall guy looks like a cross between freddie mercury and goose

I feel the need... for speed!

Couple of Americas finest.. Thank you boys!!

Thank you for your dedication and professionalism.... you are APPRECIATED 👍💯💯💯👍👍👍 THANK YOU

Nothing comes close to the magnificence of the Tomcat.✌🏼🇺🇸

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT,I really hope one day before I die, i get to go up in ONE,for a ride.

Great video, and an incredible airplane.

That was such a bad ass airplane. They were leaky as hell on deck, but a beaut in the air. I did two deployments with VMFA-312 and Carrier Air Wing 3 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Enterprise.

the most beautiful fighter ever grace the sky

I always love the F14