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Probably the most beautiful fighter ever created

@darkknight1340

2 ай бұрын

Certainly, the most beautiful carrier borne fighter yet built.

That must have been an exhilarating experience to sit in the cockpit of that beautiful aircraft it has so much view !

I have sat in the cockpit what a jet. This is the most beautiful fighter ever made. My fav as a kid and still my fav today.

The first movie that the Tomcat appeared in was the movie The Final Countdown

I worked for Grumman Aerospace on Long Island, N.Y. at the main final assembly plant #6 in Calverton.. It was an honor to help build all the Tomcat models and prototypes over 15 years. It was a very sad day watching the last F-14 leave the plant. A truly great naval fighter, period.

@suzbs123

2 ай бұрын

Hi. I worked for Grumman Aircraft systems composite plant in Milledgeville GA from 1984 to 1990. I was very proud of the work we did. I even got to do a TDY in Bethpage which opened my eyes to what Grumman was all about. It as my first job from college in 1984 and I remember it like it was yesterday. Loved Grumman.

@joemoore4027

2 ай бұрын

@@suzbs123 I had a passion for working for Grumman and to see the front gate close I could not look back. People would always say, " wow you work on F-14's ! '. I truly miss working there. Nice to hear from a fellow Grummanite after all these years. Be safe.

As a third generation X Grumman employee (E2-C) I always considered the F-14 to be Grumman's last hurrah before the banker took over.

@joshuajuarez3471

2 ай бұрын

Word

@ogrehaslayers605

12 күн бұрын

The banker? What happened?

@douglasfortin9711

12 күн бұрын

@@ogrehaslayers605 Grumman was always run by aircraft people. Leroy Grumman and Jake Swirbul were names I constantly heard as a kid. They were revered! The Grumman family. When I started there in 1981 the last aircraft guy ran the company - - I think his name was Beirwith (?). He actually walked around and talked to the workers. When he left the banker took over and couldn't sell the company quick enough, and shove all the money in their pockets. It's very popular - - they even make movies about it.

@ogrehaslayers605

12 күн бұрын

@@douglasfortin9711 thanks! I gotta look into this more!

@douglasfortin9711

12 күн бұрын

@@ogrehaslayers605 There is one thing I remember most vividly and kind of epitomizes what happened. When I first worked there (1981) there was an attempt at a hostile takeover by LTV Corperation. I remember attending a rally led by Jack Bierwith ( not sure of name and spelling - - it's been a long time) on the runway in Bethpage to prevent the takeover. Then a couple of years later after he had left it was lets sell as quick as possible, line our pockets, throw the worker on to the street, and move on to the next one. And don't let anyone tell you different - - that's what happened!

as someone who’s watched Top Gun 37014 times I can say for sure this documentary is accurate. “International Relations” could only be done in an F-14. Thanks Grumman!

"...They were fine, they were on our bowling team that night." - Tom.

A beautiful aircraft that was retired far too soon.

@hoghogwild

2 ай бұрын

34 years of service of service is damned impressive esp. considering the catapult launches and arrested landings.

The best, beautiful plane I've see. Good or not, glad that still exist in some countries.

@manfromks

2 ай бұрын

Iran?!?

Thank you for making this awesome footage available for we aviation buffs to watch and rewatch. Keep up the good work!

Another amazing documentary. Very well done! Semper Rah ❤

@DroneScapes - You just keep giving us unique & rare footage about these planes your audience love! THANK YOU! We love being able to view content that's not available anywhere else!

Great video saw some footage i have never seen on YT before 👌. Love it

Very important factual errors: Contrary to this documentary, Iranian F-14s did fly, fought successfully during the Iran-Iraq War and scored many kills with the Phoenix missile, as well ax US Hawk SAMS repurposed as air to air missiles. The F-14 also served as an AWACS of sorts for the Iranians. Also, the software and hardware bugs suffered by the Tomcat were not fully worked out until the mid to late 1970s and the trouble with the TF-30 turbofan was never completely solved. The arrival of the GE F110 engine made the latter moot for 130 Tomcats. Another error: During Operation 6 on 6, four Phoenix missiles scored direct hits, including against a drone flying at Mach 1.2. The fifth Phoenix passed within lethal distance (for a proximity fuse) of its target. The last target failed and dropped out of the sky by itself, so the sixth missile had nothing to hit. The first movie to star the Tomcat was 1980's The Final Countdown, a movie in which the USS Nimitz travels back in time to the Pearl Harbor of World War II. Top Gun was the second movie starring the Tomcat.

the f14 was a thing of beauty and loved the aircraft. but growing up in the 60's the phantom is my fav.

The most beautiful fighter jet of all time. I know. It’s just my opinion

14 we're just coming into the fleet when I was going out

@leeg4804

2 ай бұрын

Good evening sir what did you fly

Wildcat Hellcat Tigercat Bearcat Tomcat ALL THE GREATEST

Anytime, Baby!

The f14 tomcat is the awesome airplane and still can do the job today❤

Thank you @DroneScapes for bringing us all that beautiful piece on probably the most beautiful of fighter aircraft to grace the skies after having been flung off a carrier!!! I'd imagine many of you might already be subs of Ward Carroll's, if not though, head across to his channel, great content no matter the issue at hand. He also had a cameo in this video with the Punk's trilogy of books noted and mentioned the brotherhood the pilot and RIO formed!!!!

Great information, good picture coverage, need a good editing job. F104??

Once they got rid of that original TF-30 and replaced it with the F110 engine...

@hoghogwild

2 ай бұрын

They never got rid of the TF30, most F-14 were retired with TF30s as there were so few F-14B and D variants built 478-A variants for US Navy + 81 F-14B variants 38 new build B and 43 B rebuilt from A known as F-14B(R) + 55 F-14D variants with 37 new build D and 18 D rebuilt from A known as F-14D(R)= 614 F-14 of all variants built for the US Navy, plus 79 F-14A and 274 Phoenix delivered to Iran.

Some very nice interviews, but the film includes no interviews with Hughes engineers and no interviews with Garrett AirResearch engineers, who created the General Air Data Computer governing the swing wings.

Over 3 decades of unmatched air superiority. Nobody could match it. Today's leading militaries boast 100 mile air to air missles. This bird was test launching the Phoenix missle in April of 1972. (I stand corrected)

@manfromks

2 ай бұрын

AIM-54 first flew on the F-111 before 1970. Tomcat didn't fly until 1973.

@SliceofLife7777

2 ай бұрын

@@manfromks Yes, thanks.

The most hunts and records of F-14 have been shown by iranian pilots (more than 150 hunts)! such as crash down three Mig-23s by a Pheonix missile , 12 hours non stop flight over the persian gulf , the longest range hunt by a Pheonix missile (100 miles) and hunting the fastest fighter in the world (Mig-25) !!!

@Dronescapes

2 ай бұрын

Here is the account on those F-14s made by a person that lived that event: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nX6e2LFtlrmsddo.html

@hamidbright541

2 ай бұрын

@@Dronescapesyeah, I saw it however you didn’t pay to the Iranian pilot’s records in it!!

Best plane ever ❤️ For ever Tomcat, baby!!

young ward

Too bad that they dont have some of them in flying status today, even for air-show purposes. Seeing them as static exhibit is one thing...but seeing them flying is another.

Funny listening to a cougar talk about tomcats :0

To bad that Grumman had no connection to Halliburton. Other wise Dick Cheney would not have tried 3 times to kill before he finally did. He did profit off of Northrup Grumman however. Ward Carol explains the end of the Tomcat fairly well. I know that a F-14 has parity with the F-15, especially after the F110 engine swap.

Love the videos but the caption for something reason are off and show things before their said in parts of the video with no talking.

F35, F22 as some technical problem and some crash

I keep finding myself with a headache as my eyes trying to match up the upscaled sides and nothing matching up.

is she related to Bing ?

@joshnelson4532

Ай бұрын

I was struggling to remember her name and your comment helped me figure it out. Thanks

“Brief”

Letting this aircraft go was the stupidest thing the us navy ever did. If they made new ones now they will still be better than what they have. Yes it will be a gen 4.5 but it will still be better than the 18 and in many ways the 35. We needed the 14 back and there was already an upgraded design for it. It kick the 18's back side.

@danielmeador1991

25 күн бұрын

😂

Mig23 start since 1967 and F14....1970 ????

Amusing to hear the narrator asserting that the F-14 never flew "for the Ayatollah" (that is, for the IRIAF). Actually, one of the greatest F-14 aces flew in exactly this role. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalil_Zandi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_aerial_victories_during_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_war