Vintage Aviation News on MSN

San Diego Air and Space Museum to Move F-14A Tomcat to Balboa Park

The San Diego Air and Space Museum announce their plans to move their F-14A Tomcat, star of Top Gun: Maverick to the entrance ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Why the U.S. Navy Finally Said No to the F-14 Tomcat

The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour ...
Hackaday

The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that ...
Newsweek

A Snakebit Squadron

In the navy, some fighter squadrons are hot. Fighter squadron 213, the Fighting Blacklions, is not. The unit is generally regarded as the worst of the navy's 13 F-14 Tomcat squadrons. Top units are ...
SlashGear

The History Behind Iran's F-14 Tomcat Fleet, And Why It Led To A US Sales Ban

Before the U.S. Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat, it was the premier bomber hunter. Its after-burning turbofan engines –whether General Electric or Pratt & Whitney's power plants– let it exceed two times ...
The National Interest

Whatever Happened to the F-14 Tomcat?

Here’s What You Need to Know: The F-14 was a Cold War plane the Navy didn’t really see a need to keep operating The F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets from practically every ...
The Washington Post

Tomcat Soars Into the Sunset at Pax River

These are bittersweet days for many F-14 Tomcat veterans at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. After nearly 30 years in the skies over Southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay, Tomcat testing has ended ...
The National Interest

F-14 Tomcat: Top-Gun Movie Star and Time-Tested Warplane

For fans of the 1986 film “Top Gun,” the real stars of the film weren’t Tom Cruise or Val Kilmer – and perhaps the highlight of last year’s “Top Gun: Maverick” wasn’t even seeing Cruise pilot the ...
The Washington Post

Era Ends for Pax River's F-14 Veterans

These are bittersweet days for many F-14 Tomcat veterans at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. After nearly 30 years in the skies over Southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay, Tomcat testing has ended ...
SlashGear

Why So Many F-14 Tomcat Jets Were Destroyed By The Defense Department

Between 1969 and 1991, the Grumman Corporation built 632 of the US Navy's legendary F-14 Tomcat. Its primary purpose was to track down and intercept Soviet bombers. With double engines that could ...
Rutland Herald

Navy retires Tomcat jet

NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. — When Navy Lt. Cmdr. David "Supafly" Faehnle flipped on the engines of his F-14 Tomcat, the 2,000 or so people sitting nearby jumped to their feet. Some trotted across ...