Still sad I've never got to see her fly in person. The movie and this plane is my absolute favorite. The way she screams as she tears through the sky. Goosebumps.
I still miss the Tomcat.....I remember being at this airshow with my best friends, we were juniors in high school. Nothing like the sound of the Tomcat in full afterburner, the rumble in your chest was priceless.
I agree with you...most beautiful plane ever in my humble opinion...wish they never put them to the pasture...saw them at opalocka air show in miami way back when and got to be up close and personal when they were on display. this was before the gulf war and also when family members could go down the terminal to be with their loved ones before boarding. They never had barriers around the planes at the airshow when the people could just go up to them and touch them...those were the days Steven church....
@@snaxcks9678 according to a man that I had met who restores old planes, They had to be completely dismantled mangled into nothing because Iran has a fleet of those planes and Would eventually need parts for them. So they did not want them to have any more parts for those planes.
I’d be really curious if some aerospace company dusted off the blue prints and redesigned the tomcat with 21 century cockpit jhmcs new engines redesigned the back stabilizers and even angled them like the hornet raptor stabilizers new radar. Maybe gave the tomcat a new and improved Phoenix style missile with amraam aim9x etc.
abs fantastic display from the ultimate fighter,i only saw the F-14 display once at the 1992 Raf Mildenhall Airshow the F-14B was from VF-74 nose number 106 & the display was awesome,ive recently seen footage on RU-vid of the same F-14 deployed on the USS Eisenhower during Desert Sheild/Storm 1990,Fantastic Vid
The best flying machine ever. I'm sorry to see my old friend retired. It will always be in my memory thanks to Grumman, Pratt and Whitney and Hugh's Aircraft.
I was 13 years old when I was at that Airshow, I've been going to it since I was 2 years old and it never gets old, though I do miss seeing the F-14 perform. But that's progress, but either way though a great way to relieve that demo, nice job.
As many times I watch videos of this aircraft, it never gets old. One of the ultimate aircraft built for our navy. Too bad, it had to retire due to high price maintenance. We salute you, tomcat baby...
Well, not just the maintenance costs. Gates wanted the tomcat KILLED! Tomcat 21 would've given the cat a 21st century revitalization and 2nd chance at life. But alas, Gates and Gdubz wanted the Iraq and Afgan Wars and the big ole girl just didn't fit in with the "battle doctrine" (if the DoD's planning could even be called that) of the early 2000's
Not sure how this ended up on my feed, but My God She was a sexy aircraft. Swift, agile as hell, and tough. The Tomcat will ALWAYS be My favorite fighter.
I remember seeing the F-14 for the first time as a teen at an airshow parked at the static displays. It was surreal being that i seen Top Gun soo many times as a kid. It was like finally seeing a Delorean, Countach, or a F-40 for the first time in person. Will never forget it. That sucka was huge! Soo much power in those engines. What an Iconic design...
That wave off maneuver and roll is a dangerous move in the Tomcat. At 3:35 you can see the left engine afterburner surge a bit. It comes off and on again. That maneuver caused a couple f-14 crashes.
@@2ksnakenoodles It was mainly the Tomcats with the TF-30 engines that where prone to compressor stalls. But the General Electric F-110 that whent into the B where more reliable.
@@427SuperSnake1 Yep, the TF-30 was designed for for F-111, and applied as a temporary solution to the tomcat, but due to budgetary restrictions, ended being on the Tomcat for longer... Also sorry for replying to a half-decade old comment.
Yes the TF-30 was very prone to compressor stalls if the airflow into the engine inlet became turbulent; especially during a yawing moment. I am sure Kara Hultgreen would agree, even though her remedial actions where not correctly executed. Also Captain Bill Dey who died with his REO during the Williow Grove air show performing the same maneuver in 2000; watch the video if you have not seen it.
Always been my favorite plane... Grew up going to El Toro, then Miramar air show. Bummed I didnt take enough pictures of it (no cell phones back then... used to go with those disposable cameras as a broke kid, haha). And I didnt appreciate it enough. Seemed like it would be around forever. Now you never get to see it ... ever again. Sad
Saw the demo's that the Point Mugu 'cats flew back in the 90's. F-14A's B's and D's from the VX squadron there, even had a couple of jet black F-14's all sporting the Playboy bunny head logo.
From this 1998 Miramar Air Show, this F-14 from this video. Is this the f-14a, or is this the f-14b or is this the f-14d ? I hope you can figure out which F-14 model this is, because I'm not really sure
never got to see this aircraft fly in person. it would be so cool to see it fly again. the takeoff gives me goosebumps just from the power and dangerzone playing in the backround
Saw this demo in 1997 with the VF-101 CAG jet in it's day glow red livery,. Still the only demo where you felt the noise in your chest. Incredible power out of those GE engines.
Actually it's not. The A6 Intruder had that distinction thanks to the angle the exhaust was positioned. I hated hearing those things on the flight deck!!
@@xfiazc07 oh I know fighters are the top of awesome but I'll give huge credit to those A-6 Intruder jocks and their plane for what they had to go through on their missions
I'm not very sure, but this F-14. Is this the f-14a, or is it the f-14b or is it the f-14d ? I'm sure that I saw some kind of double canopy or whatever it is I saw underneath the fuselage, right underneath the cockpit. So I'm not sure if this is the F-14a, or if this is the f-14b or if this is the f14d
@@DanielGomez-gw4kt Yep, nice looking Jet with the Reaper on the tail. That was one of my fave liveries for the F14 whether A, B or D! They flew all of them with the Reaper on the tail. VF101 IO1 I believe.
Video doesn’t do it justice. When you’re standing just a few hundred yards from the flight line and he pulls a minimum radius turn on afterburners right in front of you…
I don't know if you have the answer, but is this the f-14a, or is it the f-14b or is it the f-14d ? Like what you wrote for this comment, which F-14 model is this. Because I really have no idea
@@DanielGomez-gw4kt It is not the F-14D Super Tomcat because it lacks the dual chin TCS / IRST pod and has the Martin Baker GRU-7A ejection seat as opposed to the NACES (Naval Aircrew Common Ejection Seat) that only the D has. It is not a F-14A because this one is powered by the “Big Engines” (General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans) as opposed to the Pratt & “Quitney” (TF30-P-414A) that powered the F-14A and also lacks the glove vanes of the F-14A, so this can only be the F-14A+ (redesignated F-14B) or the F-14B Upgrade depending on when the “Bombcat” program debuted operationally.
Best and coolest possible vehicle for an airshow hands down; Fight me. No, really; I'll fcking punch you if you say otherwise to my face. I don't care how cool it is or looks. You can't peak past the wing sweep, sorry just stop
@@seancagney1369 Definitely a B version. All F-14A+ jets were designated Bs by this point. VF-101 Grim Reapers flew all three versions of the Tomcat more or less right up to the retirement stages. A+ version was essentially the early A fitted with the newer GE engines when they became available. The B is an upgraded version with newer avionics updates, newer HUD which enabled the initial installation and testing of the LANTIRN pod for the use of LGB and GPS weapons.
