For three decades, the F-14 Tomcat was the icon of the US Navy. I mean, it was a Cold War legend, built for one thing and one thing only: taking on Soviet bombers over the ocean. But then in 2001, this aging warrior got called up for one last fight—a war it was never, ever…
Read more
Military aviation fans would already know that Iran is the only other country outside of the USA to buy the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat. And sadly, not long after Dick Cheney and the Hornet mafia managed to finally get rid of the Tomcat from active service with the US Navy, the US discovered that the…
Read more
This is an “interesting” question, because the truth of the matter is that there are NOT 2 pilots in an F-14 Tomcat. In fact, there is only 1 pilot in the Tomcat, and that’s the person sitting in the front seat of the 2 seat cockpit (aka the pointy end!) The person in the rear…
Read more