An F-14A from VF-102 Diamondbacks back in the early 1990's pulled just over 10G's during as Air-toAir Combat training mission in the VA Beach, VA area. I was an Aviation Ordnanceman in that squadron at NAS Oceana and was part of the over-stress team that had to go nose-to-tail to check the A/C for any stress cracks and tighten every screw. A/C performed perfectly. NATOPS did later limit the aircraft to about 7G's or so except for combat to prolong the service life of the A/C.
The F-14 the Phoenix missile and when she is on the carrier that she has she sang very loudly in her own it's just like if you hear a P-51 Mustang flying over you when you hear the F-14 she's screaming that's all lot of power that they have for that thing
This gives me goosebumps every time. The increasing tension in the RIO's voice, well cut stock footage, real-time Rules of Engagement and that deadly Sidewinder tone... EPIC!
I was attached to VF-41 on the USS Nimitz. We relieved the Kennedy not too long after this incident. The squadron depicted in this video are jets from our sister squadron at the time, VF-84.
A lot of posts are talking about this or that part of the footage showing the wrong aircraft and forgetting one major point. It is the audio portion of this that is the actual incident. The video is mostly stock footage to give users something to watch while listening, they are not the actual planes in the actual fight. Some of the MIG's even have Russian markings.
Would you kindly contact filmmakers and give them some of precious footage of a Libyan MiG-23 flight from your equally precious MiG video collection? Thank you.
Commissar Evan The reason why they retired the F-14B/D is because it was too expensive, difficult to fix it, it was meant for interceptor not multirole fighters, and they don't want Iran to get their hands on F-14 parts. So they decide to choose F-18E/F Super Hornet to replace F-14B/D.
You might want to brush up on the event a bit. The Kennedy group was 130km North of Libya basically straddling the shipping lanes between Libya and Crete. The Floggers were flying directly for the carrier group and when the Tomcats changed course to show they were not hostile, the Mig's continued to intercept the Tomcats and track with their radar. That is a hostile move no matter which way you slice it, especially since this was repeated four seperate times. The Mig's wanted blood, they lost.
Well, each person has his favorite. F-5 is also a beautiful plane. As well as Starfighter. Examples of ugly planes are Mig-21 or F-35. Mig-21 looks like a tube with a cone trying to push through from the front. While F-35 can simply be described as "flying barrel".
All those things are true with the Eagle in Air Force configuration. By the time the F-14D was released many of those advantages had been almost nullified (climb rate/range particularly) and the avionics had been upgraded too. Now add all the weight needed to make the Eagle carrier worthy(landing gear, folding wings,structural improvements ect) and suddenly they are very similar performing aircraft for sure. It would be cool to see an eagle on a catapult though.
When I was I kid I used to look up every time I heard a jet flying over hoping to see a Tomcat. Always dissapointed that it were mostly F16's or other smaller jets. It was only years later I found out the F14 never flew even close to my country and that I'd probably never see one in my life. The F14 has always been the most exiting and beautifull airplane I've never seen.
Lots and lots of F15s, F16s and some F4s along with C130s over my house. We did get some Navy stuff but more helicopters than fixed wing. The helps were probably shutting officers to another base.
the foxbat also sported the R-37 AA missile which was reported to have very long range. apparently its being further developed. its extremely long range was reported to be around 150km for a direct shot and close to 400 for cruise in its early days. its opposite was the AIM-54 which was carried by F14s as you said. apparently a trial of the R37 in 1994 made a kill at 300km
That jet is a flat out Beast, anyone hating on the Tomcat do your research! Thats an incredible record, whether it's 150-5 or whatever you mention, thats a success! Probably one of the highest totals of any jet in history sides maybe the Eagle. Iran used it right I give them that.
And as you can see their wings collapsing in which happens when they reach super sonic speeds as they increase to attack speed as they close in on the Migs. Which means the cockpit noise is going to become different cause the plane is travelling so much faster then the sound its producing.
I was on the USS Forrestal since we were the junkier Carrier our F-4's did the initial intercept VMFA-115 and VF-74 22 Migs then the second day they sent up fitters to mess with a S-3 doing Low Level sub readings very close to the shore the Fitters were intercepted by F-14's and made the Grave mistake firng 20 MM gun on the TOMCAT August 19 1981 my 25th B-Day was the 21st VMFA-115 89-83
I think its because Israel found a conflict of interest that America was selling the Tomcat to Iran, Israel hates Iran. Often Israel has the most influence in USA so they got that jet decomissioned so no new ones or spares for Iran.
F 14 tomcat .cazabombarderos temido y respetado por sus adversarios . De mil batallas tierra aire . No habrá avión en el tiempo que pueda igualarse .En su majestuosidad, belleza velocidad, y poder de fuego.
De acuerdo totalmente contigo, una belleza volante, si aun volara fuera un temido adversario para cualquiera que lo confrontara. Creo que los Iraníes son los únicos que todavía los vuelan, como los mantienen en servicio? no tengo idea.
The operational g limit and the structural g limit are 2 different things. Being able to pull G's helps with the airframes longevity, not how effective the airframe is in combat. The F-15 can pull sustained 9 g turns but, still lost to the F-14 in its first only 2v2 guns ACM. The F-15 lost in less than 2 minutes against the F-14 and the Japanese who were set to buy the F-15 almost went with the F-14 after reading about the ACM in Aviation Weekly.
The jolly rogers tomcat is the most iconic fighter that ever lived, IMO. Especially the 70s/early 80s high res schemes. The "cool factor" is unbeatable
The most beautiful fighter in the world is the F4U Corsair, the gull wing was to allow the huge prop to miss striking the ground. The F14 was in 2nd place in my book. Retired Navy Master Chief here Search & Rescue crewman with 20+ years flying so I have a little knowledge of what I'm talking about. However, everything is subjective. BTW the F4 Phantom was a beautiful bird also. It could burn enough fuel in 60 seconds to fuel the average American gas guzzler of the 60s and 70s from coast to coast. That is a fact. Another bird the F8 Crusader the last of the gunfighters.
its not about what kind of bird you're flying. its the pilots of not only the tomcats, and the pilots of the enemy migs the were up against. American pilots are always likely to be the ones who'll come out on top and win in almost any dogfight
+Michel Morningstar Yeah, VF-101 Navy Grim Reapers did a mock exercise against the 159 AF F15s. 4 F-14s against 6 F-15s. Mind you, these were the F-14Ds with the 32,000 lbs increased thrust GE-110 engines. Not the old TF-30 engines. One F-14D was "shot down" against 5 F-15s were "splashed".
To everyone that is saying this is real time combat footage: It is not. It's audio of an actual engagement between two MiG 23 FLOGGERS & two F-14 TOMCATS layered over pieced together footage. Please note the following: The MiG(s) flying at 2:153:11 and again at various times in the footage are MiG 23's. The kill in this video at 5:58 is pieced together pre impact/ post impact & the aircraft is clearly a MiG 19, not the 23's the RIO mentioned at 6:46 when he called " two Floggers splashed".
VF-101 Navy Grim Reapers did a mock exercise against the 159 AF F15s. 4 F-14s against 6 F-15s. Mind you, these were the F-14Ds with the 32,000 lbs increased thrust GE-110 engines. Not the old TF-30 engines. One F-14D was "shot down" against 5 F-15s were "splashed".
Lolz Viktor Belenko admitted that they were aware that the Tomcat had powerful radar and longer range of missiles at that time. Thats why this aircraft shotdown vaunted MiG-25s in Iraq-Iran War
This is my squadron VF84 Jolly Roger's. We were called that because of the skull and crossbones ☠️ on the tail of our jets. Proud to have been part of that squadron. 👍👍👍👍👍
F-14 Tomcat is a bad bird. But F-15 Eagle boasts 115+-0 record in air to air combat. Does any other country have a jet with this kind of record? I think not. : D
@@MrWtf4life saddam is western enemy. Do you think saddam is western ally? Look america invade his country and executed him. Because he support the hijackers at 9/11 attack. Which the hijackers can enter the palne easily and when the plane was crashed all the data including the hijackers is hidden
@@ThatPCGamingNoob ah really? If saddam was supoirt by the west, the west worry about his action. Why they worry that saddam will invade saudi arabia? How could they support saddam? Anyway saddam's weapon mostly from soviet union. He has soviet SAM and SU 22, SU 25, SU 23 jet fighters. Iran use f 14 tomcat from US.
When I was 17 I fell in love with the F14 Tomcats! I thought they were so sexy, still do. I love the retractable wings. I still love them, but the F22 Raptor is a wet dream. Fuck that jet is amazing. I like the F35s hovering capability and its extra toys, but it is kinda stubby chubby that and the fact we sell it to everyone ruins it for me where's the Raptor is ours and only ours.
Yes, why are you talking? The F-14 could carry 6 Pheonix & 2 Sidewinders but could not land on a carrier carrying that load. The standard loadout was 4 Pheonix, 2 Sparrow & 2 Sidewinder. The stress comes when pulling g. A 200lb missile would weigh 800lbs when pulling 8g in a turn. All this weight is loaded onto the launch rails, hence the stress & the need to check for any damage when the plane lands. Also pulling high g then limits the plane's lifetime.
not to be too knit picky but those F-14s were jolly rogers (skull and cross bones) from the USS Nimitz. the Navy planes that shot down the Libyan planes were from the USS America
Hi - The planes that shot down the Libyan jets were, in fact, from the USS Nimitz, CVN-68. I know because I was there on August 19, 1981, when the shootdown happened. I was ship's company on the Nimitz, and worked in the AIMD, WC630, on the AWG9 radar for the F-14. This video seems to borrow a lot of footage from the movie The Final Countdown, because the two planes were shot down by F-14s from VF-41 (Black Aces) and NOT VF-84 (Jolly Rogers).
Jay Burton and the MIGs are soviet ones, not Lybians.. is clear that they made up the video editing footage from various sources.. at least they didnt used the "MIG-28" explosion from Top Gun
sparrowlt US Air Force is "one of the most powerful weapons in the world ." Although the Libyan air force was small and not well developed compared to the United States Air Force, But a Libyan pilot leads SU-22M3K plane .. managed to bring down the F14 plane (Tom Cat) ... I think the US pilot name was Henry Martin Clement .. this is his photo facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203336222886310&set=pcb.10203336230486500&type=1
Why was variable geometry wings phased out? Was it the complexity not being worth the advantage they brought or some type of new wing design making them obsolete?
This video should have shown VF-41 not VF-84. This was VF-41 shoot down of the MIG'S over the Gulf of Sidra Libya. First time the F-14 Tomcat was put into combat. VF-84 was VF-41'S sister squadron onboard USS Nimitz CVW8
This actually is the audio from the Jan 1989 shoot down of the two Mig 23s by VF-32 Swordsmen from the USS JFK. The call sign heard in the initial contact call from the E-2 to the Tomcat flight leader is "Gypsy 207". I believe Gypsy 202 was the wingman on this flight. Gypsy was the callsign of VF-32 Swordsmen. During this incident you keep hearing "Fox one" being called by the pilot early in the engagement. This indicates an AIM-7 Sparrow missile shot. During the 1981 incident, the two VF-41 F-14s from the Nimitz killed the two SU-22s with AIM-9L Sidewinders with no Sparrows fired. I believe in this audio from the1989 incident, at least one of our Sparrows missed, however I think the 2nd Mig 23 was downed by a Sidewinder since the last couple of missile shot calls are "Fox two".
Yes, but still US/Brits were designing VTOL/STOL aircraft with better results before that Mig came out. When you say sharing 3/4 units, do you refer to the internal parts for them? Many other aircraft share parts of predecessors.
The Reason F22 falls into stealth category because of its Electronics and sensors. It is designed to see and kill the enemy, before the enemy knows he is there. The description is out of the US design requirements for 5th Generation Stealth fighters. I understand where your coming from and what you wrote makes perfect sense. If you take anyone part of those away, you have a Generation 4+ or 4++ This is why Currently only the F-22 is a true Generation 5 fighter. The T-50 is super sexy :)
Point is F22 was designed for deep penetration missions over Siberia and China where AA-defence is scarce. To be short stealth (F117) is when attacker came undetected, hit the target and gone undetected. that's all. If it is detected it's lost. Fiberglassed subsonic F117 having only thermographic camera inside took sufficient losses being stealth. Program closed. Low observables being able to dogfight - left. Priorities started to shift long ago first loss.
Why was an AO doing an Airframers job? Just wondering? Were you in QA or something? I was in 101 for a touring before going overseas,some of those nuggets did a number or two while I was there.
He was in an A4 Skyhawk, the F14 Tomcat wasn't used until 1975. It gradually replaced the F4 Phantom II (Not the Skyhawk) and was itself replaced by the F18 Hornet in 2006. There is no comparison between these planes.
With the PC culture of today the Jolly Roger will not survive. Oh my god a "skull and cross bones". Same as the Marine Corp VMAQ2 flying the EA6B. The Playboy Bunny VMAQ2 was the only squadron/military unit to be officially allowed to have/display the Bunny on their aircraft and squadron patches. Hugh Hefner personally approved the trade mark use. Hey just a little bit of trivia.
hey remind me what happened to belgrade serbbro the reason why the f117 was shot is becuase the US flied in predictable patterns. you guys shot it down completely by luck. anyway, you only shot 1 down. you were never able to shoot down the rest. mhmhmh i love the smell of depleted uranium in belgrade.
Stealth is the combination of passive low observable features and active emitters such as Low Probability of Intercept Radars, radios and laser designators. These are usually combined with active defenses such as chaff, flares, and ECM. It is accomplished by using a complex design philosophy to reduce the ability of an opponent's sensors to detect, track, or attack the stealth aircraft. This philosophy also takes into account the heat, sound, and other emissions of the aircraft. Describes F-22
They need to bring this back...scrap the fucking F-35 and bring this baby back, with thrust vectoring, performance to rival the Su-35, typhoon and rafale, and all the latest weapons tech and know-how...this was the real winner, the first line of defense against a REAL foe that's symmetrically well-equipped, not cavemen with AK-47's.
Just wondering: Can you express an intelligible thought without using the F-bomb? Is that the only adjective you know? I'm not a prude but for crying out loud, we're talking fighter jets here not your bedroom antics.
You stated, "wrote the laws by which the wing is designed and built the first wind tunnel." Frank H. Wenham was the first individual to design a wind tunnel in 1871. He was a British engineer. The Russians were not the first to write the laws by which the wing was designed, that would be Wilbur and Orville Wright, who were responsible for the first flight of man. The first aircraft to implement laminar flow over an airfoil was the P-51 Mustang. NACA was ahead of most in the world when it came
Jan Mas, you are behind the times. The F-14D was introduced in the 1990's. It had fly by wire, auto programming control surfaces, digital radar, upgraded computers, electro-optical sensors, bombing and laser designators, upgraded software, Link 16. The F-14 was never intended to be a close-in dog fighter. The point is the F-14 would still be a hot fighter, if the Navy had chosen to keep building and upgrading it.
Great planes come along every 20 years.....The F-14 Tomcat, once in a lifetime!
R.I.P but never forgotten
they are still in use bro maybe not for the USA but others love it
@@rickieleeglenn6484 literally just iran
The Tomcat and the Phoenix missile may have prevented WWIII. The Russians never thought they could win so they never tossed the dice.
Whoever designed a Tomcat is a freakin genius.....
In my opinion the f-14 is one of the most beautiful planes ever made, it looks so good while its flying I could watch videos about it all day!
Even when it's not flying. I have a desktop model of it, and it just looks like it's made to be nice and fast. No other fighter plane looks so nice.
No, The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the most beautiful planes ever made.
@@B501R bruh
Tomcat is very ugly. Only Phantom, both Hornets and Eagle
@@paulinagabrys8874 no
An F-14A from VF-102 Diamondbacks back in the early 1990's pulled just over 10G's during as Air-toAir Combat training mission in the VA Beach, VA area. I was an Aviation Ordnanceman in that squadron at NAS Oceana and was part of the over-stress team that had to go nose-to-tail to check the A/C for any stress cracks and tighten every screw. A/C performed perfectly. NATOPS did later limit the aircraft to about 7G's or so except for combat to prolong the service life of the A/C.
F-14 is beautiful.
Prettiest fighter plane ever built.
No, you are all have tumor in your eyes.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the most beautiful planes ever made.
The F-14 the Phoenix missile and when she is on the carrier that she has she sang very loudly in her own it's just like if you hear a P-51 Mustang flying over you when you hear the F-14 she's screaming that's all lot of power that they have for that thing
The F-14 oh, it's served its purpose cuz we never had any problems because we had it The Fleets were protected with the Phoenix missile
Both of those craft had anti-shipping missiles on them so they didn't number one target say goodbye
This gives me goosebumps every time. The increasing tension in the RIO's voice, well cut stock footage, real-time Rules of Engagement and that deadly Sidewinder tone... EPIC!
Oh how I miss you F-14... :( always my favorite plane, they're just so elegant and powerful.
Tomcat still looks so good 👍
Ikr
Best looking thing ever created by human beings in my opinion. 😎👍
The F-14 was a beautiful,fast,agile aircraft that should have evolved into a fifth generation aircraft! Just my opinion.
Ya
I agree. There is no F/A-18 that has the performance, especially the range, to match the F-14.
Good opionion xusn
You're right.
The only thing the tomcat needed was to be upgraded, like the f15 f16 f18... the Tomcat dominated.
I was attached to VF-41 on the USS Nimitz. We relieved the Kennedy not too long after this incident. The squadron depicted in this video are jets from our sister squadron at the time, VF-84.
A lot of posts are talking about this or that part of the footage showing the wrong aircraft and forgetting one major point. It is the audio portion of this that is the actual incident. The video is mostly stock footage to give users something to watch while listening, they are not the actual planes in the actual fight. Some of the MIG's even have Russian markings.
Would you kindly contact filmmakers and give them some of precious footage of a Libyan MiG-23 flight from your equally precious MiG video collection? Thank you.
Exactly, Michael
yes I knew this right away..
i am a bit upset that they didn't show the actual video. also i'm your 69th like
Oh my God😲
We are iranian people love USA❤👏👏👏👏👍👍👍
Sure all of you do
The Tomcat is the Ferrari of the sky. Such a beautiful plane. Miss it..
Lambo...
Tomcat is a graceful beautiful aircraft
Tomcat was just the tomcat of the skies, theres nothing else like it.
Striking Phoenix while i agree the F22 is a far superior and in my opinion more beautiful airplane, a GTR is in no way superior to a Ferrari.
@Snobby Erusean Valley Girl I know, I just managed to defeat a 458 with my R34, lol
F-14 are such a bad ass aircraft. My father worked on them in the navy. They are fuckin beasts
sexiest aircraft ever built.
itildude damn right, damn shame they don't use them anymore
Commissar Evan
The reason why they retired the F-14B/D is because it was too expensive, difficult to fix it, it was meant for interceptor not multirole fighters, and they don't want Iran to get their hands on F-14 parts. So they decide to choose F-18E/F Super Hornet to replace F-14B/D.
@Professor raccoon that's awesome my father served on the USS Ranger in the 80s where he worked on them.
You might want to brush up on the event a bit. The Kennedy group was 130km North of Libya basically straddling the shipping lanes between Libya and Crete. The Floggers were flying directly for the carrier group and when the Tomcats changed course to show they were not hostile, the Mig's continued to intercept the Tomcats and track with their radar. That is a hostile move no matter which way you slice it, especially since this was repeated four seperate times. The Mig's wanted blood, they lost.
the tomcat is the most beautiful plane ever grace the sky
To me F-15, F-16, F-22, SU-35, Jas 39 Gripen, Dassault Rafale and B1-B are much better looking. But I guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Majority of the people say, F-14 is far more beautiful than F-16, F15 etc. It is indeed the most perfectly proportioned fighter ever made.
Well, each person has his favorite. F-5 is also a beautiful plane. As well as Starfighter. Examples of ugly planes are Mig-21 or F-35. Mig-21 looks like a tube with a cone trying to push through from the front. While F-35 can simply be described as "flying barrel".
Zex Konjina
I can agree on that. F-35 is just about the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
Zex Konjina--lol the "flying barrel"!!!!!!
Tomcats were a work of art. Still the best looking military plane IMO.
Facts: That is a F-14D tomcat folds wings for speed acceleration and the MiG is a MiG-23 Attack also can fold wings.
All those things are true with the Eagle in Air Force configuration. By the time the F-14D was released many of those advantages had been almost nullified (climb rate/range particularly) and the avionics had been upgraded too. Now add all the weight needed to make the Eagle carrier worthy(landing gear, folding wings,structural improvements ect) and suddenly they are very similar performing aircraft for sure. It would be cool to see an eagle on a catapult though.
Tomcat looks like a linebacker coming at you to mess you up.
You don't mess with the Jolly Roger Squadron. Probably the best F-14 pilots the Navy ever had.
When I was I kid I used to look up every time I heard a jet flying over hoping to see a Tomcat. Always dissapointed that it were mostly F16's or other smaller jets. It was only years later I found out the F14 never flew even close to my country and that I'd probably never see one in my life. The F14 has always been the most exiting and beautifull airplane I've never seen.
Lots and lots of F15s, F16s and some F4s along with C130s over my house. We did get some Navy stuff but more helicopters than fixed wing. The helps were probably shutting officers to another base.
RIP Tomcat, No pilot who flew you wants to replace you :D
F14
Is the #1
correction... WAS the #1... in 2020, just pots and pans now
The first super sonic plane on a aircraft carrier
the foxbat also sported the R-37 AA missile which was reported to have very long range. apparently its being further developed. its extremely long range was reported to be around 150km for a direct shot and close to 400 for cruise in its early days. its opposite was the AIM-54 which was carried by F14s as you said. apparently a trial of the R37 in 1994 made a kill at 300km
That jet is a flat out Beast, anyone hating on the Tomcat do your research! Thats an incredible record, whether it's 150-5 or whatever you mention, thats a success! Probably one of the highest totals of any jet in history sides maybe the Eagle. Iran used it right I give them that.
F14, one of the best Fighters ever!
And as you can see their wings collapsing in which happens when they reach super sonic speeds as they increase to attack speed as they close in on the Migs. Which means the cockpit noise is going to become different cause the plane is travelling so much faster then the sound its producing.
Look up the Gulf of Sidar incident in 1981. Damn Mig's had the nerve to fire on 2 Tomcats. Those Mig pilots sure must love to swim.
Happened again in 1989. The Liyban MIGs attacked two F-14s and got shot down.
Unless they ejected, I doubt if they had the opportunity to swim.
Actually, aircraft in 1981 were SU-22 not Migs.
@@patrickmccrann991 Thank you for correcting this aviation fools
I was on the USS Forrestal since we were the junkier Carrier our F-4's did the initial intercept VMFA-115 and VF-74 22 Migs then the second day they sent up fitters to mess with a S-3 doing Low Level sub readings very close to the shore the Fitters were intercepted by F-14's and made the Grave mistake firng 20 MM gun on the TOMCAT August 19 1981 my 25th B-Day was the 21st VMFA-115 89-83
Long Live U.S Navy and R.I.P Tomcats!
it's a shame these aircraft didn't get the life extention the military wanted. They are an amazing machine.
I think its because Israel found a conflict of interest that America was selling the Tomcat to Iran, Israel hates Iran.
Often Israel has the most influence in USA so they got that jet decomissioned so no new ones or spares for Iran.
Shady political deals and money lobbying is the reason
素晴らしいですねぇ～、可変翼の機体の重さも感じさせない位の機動力と戦闘能力の高さには脱帽でした。素晴らしい名機だと私は信じたいです🎊
F 14 tomcat .cazabombarderos temido y respetado por sus adversarios . De mil batallas tierra aire . No habrá avión en el tiempo que pueda igualarse .En su majestuosidad, belleza velocidad, y poder de fuego.
De acuerdo totalmente contigo, una belleza volante, si aun volara fuera un temido adversario para cualquiera que lo confrontara. Creo que los Iraníes son los únicos que todavía los vuelan, como los mantienen en servicio? no tengo idea.
Это ж кино ;)
Они также вон и на Луну "высадились" =)
Lock him up lock him up!
I can't, i don't have a fuckin tone!
*Turns up volume knob*
Whrrrrrrrrrr
FOX 2!
Splash!
-TRUE STORY-
Good catch...DOH!
Splash 1 good kill good kill!
Love the skull and cross bone tail art. Kicks ass
The operational g limit and the structural g limit are 2 different things. Being able to pull G's helps with the airframes longevity, not how effective the airframe is in combat. The F-15 can pull sustained 9 g turns but, still lost to the F-14 in its first only 2v2 guns ACM. The F-15 lost in less than 2 minutes against the F-14 and the Japanese who were set to buy the F-15 almost went with the F-14 after reading about the ACM in Aviation Weekly.
Even if it wasnt realtime footage it still shows the navy made a mistake in getting rid of the tomcats. Cool video.;-)
I love the jolly rogers on the tail
Grim Reaper squadron...cousin flew with them for 1 year.
The Grim Reapers (VF 101) were the East Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron. The Jolly Rogers (VF103) were an operational Tomcat squadron.
yes me too, although they are actually from the USS NIMITZ
The jolly rogers tomcat is the most iconic fighter that ever lived, IMO. Especially the 70s/early 80s high res schemes.
The "cool factor" is unbeatable
seriously, call Kenny Loggins... Your in the Danger Zone.
The F-14A Tomcat is the most beautiful aircraft.
The most beautiful fighter in the world is the F4U Corsair, the gull wing was to allow the huge prop to miss striking the ground. The F14 was in 2nd place in my book. Retired Navy Master Chief here Search & Rescue crewman with 20+ years flying so I have a little knowledge of what I'm talking about. However, everything is subjective. BTW the F4 Phantom was a beautiful bird also. It could burn enough fuel in 60 seconds to fuel the average American gas guzzler of the 60s and 70s from coast to coast. That is a fact. Another bird the F8 Crusader the last of the gunfighters.
f18 in 4th place
That Alpha sucked (the TF-30 was a shitty engine)..... Bravos and Deltas were better.
its not about what kind of bird you're flying. its the pilots of not only the tomcats, and the pilots of the enemy migs the were up against. American pilots are always likely to be the ones who'll come out on top and win in almost any dogfight
every jet that has been put up against the f14 has lost
+Charles Frazier Give me a pen n ill not be Shakespeare or sumfin'.
This is equipment kiddie.
True weapon is sitting inside.
+Piotr Kurek It is all one machine. No time for emotion.
F-15 is included? Like on those mock exercises and all
+Michel Morningstar Yeah, VF-101 Navy Grim Reapers did a mock exercise against the 159 AF F15s. 4 F-14s against 6 F-15s. Mind you, these were the F-14Ds with the 32,000 lbs increased thrust GE-110 engines. Not the old TF-30 engines. One F-14D was "shot down" against 5 F-15s were "splashed".
KLRGT500KR Still the best! Too bad it was so expensive tho
Tomcats looks like two knights riding into battle....in the sky.
F-14 D BEST!
They violated the "NO FLY ZONE" plus they engaged the tomcats
'twas a bad idea ☠☠
F14 TOMCAT.........THE BEST FOREVER!!!
+alessandro cinalli mig25 :P
F14 1970
MIG 25 1970
mig25 = 1964
f14 = copy of mig25 1970
A Cat from the Ironworks. It is badass.
@@TheTata2tatakazika f14 wasn't a copy go tell google and go away if ur mig fan and they dont care about you
Those Migs had no idea the hell that was about to be unleashed on them lmao.
Air Superiority, That's why we rock!! Go U.S.A
Puno seresh!
Fly, Fight, Win!
Fuck off...bait the planes..then blindside them with cheap shots...panic stricken American pilots shooting off
@@mig23flogger88 Russian planes sucks
Being a navy VETERAN, I have two words for the F14, DA SHIT. HANDS DOWN.
Loved the VF-84 Jolly Rogers aircraft... (love the paint scheme) but it was VF-32 Swordsmen that downed the MIGs.
VF-103 is just eye candy because of the skull & bones iconography. 🙄
Sure I saw a documentary about this. Was about a guy called Maverick
What a sexy but deadly aircraft the F14 Tomcat is... #inlove
To everyone that is saying this is real time combat footage: It is not. It's audio of an actual engagement between two MiG 23 FLOGGERS & two F-14 TOMCATS layered over pieced together footage. Please note the following: The MiG(s) flying at 2:15 3:11 and again at various times in the footage are MiG 23's. The kill in this video at 5:58 is pieced together pre impact/ post impact & the aircraft is clearly a MiG 19, not the 23's the RIO mentioned at 6:46 when he called " two Floggers splashed".
VF-101 Navy Grim Reapers did a mock exercise against the 159 AF F15s. 4 F-14s against 6 F-15s. Mind you, these were the F-14Ds with the 32,000 lbs increased thrust GE-110 engines. Not the old TF-30 engines. One F-14D was "shot down" against 5 F-15s were "splashed".
I believe it
so only one of the tomcats were shot down and 5 of the eagles were shot down right?
I love the growling sound of the Aim 9 lock.
The F14 ACTUALLY IMPRESSED and SCARED Russian Fighter Pilots.
Hhhhhh. You made me laughing just wake up from u are dreaming
Lolz Viktor Belenko admitted that they were aware that the Tomcat had powerful radar and longer range of missiles at that time. Thats why this aircraft shotdown vaunted MiG-25s in Iraq-Iran War
Your way of saying that the f-14 was an airplane with capabilities that made it terrifying is more a provocation because of the way it was written
@@nikolaymikoyan7645 it did kill a bunch of Russian jets
@@MichaelKing-tp6le yes in did at long range fight thanks to BVR capability but in dogfight u can dream just mig21 can choot it down
This is my squadron VF84 Jolly Roger's. We were called that because of the skull and crossbones ☠️ on the tail of our jets. Proud to have been part of that squadron. 👍👍👍👍👍
My favorite squadron the jolly Rogers tomcats!!
I was a f14 pilot and I loved it :D
F-14 Tomcat is a bad bird. But F-15 Eagle boasts 115+-0 record in air to air combat. Does any other country have a jet with this kind of record? I think not. : D
F-14 won the air war for Iran in the first gulf war against sadams strongest war machine with west behind his back
@@MrWtf4life saddam is western enemy. Do you think saddam is western ally? Look america invade his country and executed him. Because he support the hijackers at 9/11 attack. Which the hijackers can enter the palne easily and when the plane was crashed all the data including the hijackers is hidden
@@antoniussamuelson3748 Saddam was supported by the west in the Iran Iraq war because we at the time, hated Iran more you Troglodyte
@@ThatPCGamingNoob ah really? If saddam was supoirt by the west, the west worry about his action. Why they worry that saddam will invade saudi arabia? How could they support saddam? Anyway saddam's weapon mostly from soviet union. He has soviet SAM and SU 22, SU 25, SU 23 jet fighters. Iran use f 14 tomcat from US.
@@ThatPCGamingNoob the question is why they worry about saddam action in middle east after he attack kuwait?
When I was 17 I fell in love with the F14 Tomcats! I thought they were so sexy, still do. I love the retractable wings. I still love them, but the F22 Raptor is a wet dream. Fuck that jet is amazing. I like the F35s hovering capability and its extra toys, but it is kinda stubby chubby that and the fact we sell it to everyone ruins it for me where's the Raptor is ours and only ours.
Shut up
this makes me sad because I miss it, I hate it and I'd do it again. Anytime, anywhere.
Yes, why are you talking? The F-14 could carry 6 Pheonix & 2 Sidewinders but could not land on a carrier carrying that load. The standard loadout was 4 Pheonix, 2 Sparrow & 2 Sidewinder. The stress comes when pulling g. A 200lb missile would weigh 800lbs when pulling 8g in a turn. All this weight is loaded onto the launch rails, hence the stress & the need to check for any damage when the plane lands. Also pulling high g then limits the plane's lifetime.
not to be too knit picky but those F-14s were jolly rogers (skull and cross bones) from the USS Nimitz. the Navy planes that shot down the Libyan planes were from the USS America
Hi - The planes that shot down the Libyan jets were, in fact, from the USS Nimitz, CVN-68. I know because I was there on August 19, 1981, when the shootdown happened. I was ship's company on the Nimitz, and worked in the AIMD, WC630, on the AWG9 radar for the F-14. This video seems to borrow a lot of footage from the movie The Final Countdown, because the two planes were shot down by F-14s from VF-41 (Black Aces) and NOT VF-84 (Jolly Rogers).
Jay Burton
That was the 1981 incident (SU-22) . this video is about the 1989 one (MIG-23)
sparrowlt Very well. The rest of comments stand; much of the video is from The FInal Countdown.
Jay Burton
and the MIGs are soviet ones, not Lybians.. is clear that they made up the video editing footage from various sources.. at least they didnt used the "MIG-28" explosion from Top Gun
sparrowlt
US Air Force is "one of the most powerful weapons in the world ."
Although the Libyan air force was small and not well developed compared to the United States Air Force,
But a Libyan pilot leads SU-22M3K plane .. managed to bring down the F14 plane (Tom Cat) ...
I think the US pilot name was Henry Martin Clement ..
this is his photo
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The F-14 left one helluva pop-culture legacy. It's inspired at least three feature films, two video games, and a sci-fi franchise in Japan.
МиГ-23 с НАР против F-14 с УРВВ)
Отличный был бы бой
Lame ass migs
Shut up ya’ll capitalist tomcat simps
@@keyaw.9132 communists sucks
Этож мультик, омэрика побеждаэ
Why was variable geometry wings phased out?
Was it the complexity not being worth the advantage they brought or some type of new wing design making them obsolete?
This video should have shown VF-41 not VF-84. This was VF-41 shoot down of the MIG'S over the Gulf of Sidra Libya. First time the F-14 Tomcat was put into combat. VF-84 was VF-41'S sister squadron onboard USS Nimitz CVW8
This actually is the audio from the Jan 1989 shoot down of the two Mig 23s by VF-32 Swordsmen from the USS JFK. The call sign heard in the initial contact call from the E-2 to the Tomcat flight leader is "Gypsy 207". I believe Gypsy 202 was the wingman on this flight. Gypsy was the callsign of VF-32 Swordsmen. During this incident you keep hearing "Fox one" being called by the pilot early in the engagement. This indicates an AIM-7 Sparrow missile shot.
During the 1981 incident, the two VF-41 F-14s from the Nimitz killed the two SU-22s with AIM-9L Sidewinders with no Sparrows fired.
I believe in this audio from the1989 incident, at least one of our Sparrows missed, however I think the 2nd Mig 23 was downed by a Sidewinder since the last couple of missile shot calls are "Fox two".
Yes, but still US/Brits were designing VTOL/STOL aircraft with better results before that Mig came out. When you say sharing 3/4 units, do you refer to the internal parts for them? Many other aircraft share parts of predecessors.
F-14 was an awesome aircraft to see when I was out to sea
The Reason F22 falls into stealth category because of its Electronics and sensors. It is designed to see and kill the enemy, before the enemy knows he is there. The description is out of the US design requirements for 5th Generation Stealth fighters. I understand where your coming from and what you wrote makes perfect sense. If you take anyone part of those away, you have a Generation 4+ or 4++ This is why Currently only the F-22 is a true Generation 5 fighter. The T-50 is super sexy :)
F-14 IS THE BEEEST!!!!
Point is F22 was designed for deep penetration missions over Siberia and China where AA-defence is scarce.
To be short stealth (F117) is when attacker came undetected, hit the target and gone undetected. that's all. If it is detected it's lost.
Fiberglassed subsonic F117 having only thermographic camera inside took sufficient losses being stealth. Program closed. Low observables being able to dogfight - left. Priorities started to shift long ago first loss.
F14 should duel with MIG 25 not MIG 23. MIG23 was intended to match F4.
Why was an AO doing an Airframers job? Just wondering? Were you in QA or something? I was in 101 for a touring before going overseas,some of those nuggets did a number or two while I was there.
Fact: The F-14 was the only aircraft at the time to challenge Russia's then new Mig 25
Против МиГ 25? МиГ уйдет от ракеты на форсаже. Привет Израилетянам. ХА ХА ХА ХА ХА
He was in an A4 Skyhawk, the F14 Tomcat wasn't used until 1975. It gradually replaced the F4 Phantom II (Not the Skyhawk) and was itself replaced by the F18 Hornet in 2006. There is no comparison between these planes.
Tomcat is the best!
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I love F-14 Tomcat the Jolly Roger
With the PC culture of today the Jolly Roger will not survive. Oh my god a "skull and cross bones". Same as the Marine Corp VMAQ2 flying the EA6B. The Playboy Bunny VMAQ2 was the only squadron/military unit to be officially allowed to have/display the Bunny on their aircraft and squadron patches. Hugh Hefner personally approved the trade mark use. Hey just a little bit of trivia.
When the wings sweep back and she goes supersonic 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I meant R.I.P retired Tomcats!
The coolest Fighter jet ever build
My fav plane
Shame they took it out of the sky.
VF-103 Jolly Rogers!!!!!...F14 A models were just so iconic!.
lets not forget we also shot down 2 Libyan migs in 88 with tomcats from vf 32 swordsmen from the USS John F Kennedy CV68 in the Gulf of Sidra
And we shot F117 in 1999 war....we didnt know it was invisible.....sorry.
Dusan Radin That was luck, I'd like to see you Serbians do it again.
Sure...just send more our way Luck?Keep telling that to yourself. .
Yes but VF-41 was 1st
hey remind me what happened to belgrade serbbro
the reason why the f117 was shot is becuase the US flied in predictable patterns.
you guys shot it down completely by luck. anyway, you only shot 1 down. you were never able to shoot down the rest. mhmhmh i love the smell of depleted uranium in belgrade.
Stealth is the combination of passive low observable features and active emitters such as Low Probability of Intercept Radars, radios and laser designators. These are usually combined with active defenses such as chaff, flares, and ECM. It is accomplished by using a complex design philosophy to reduce the ability of an opponent's sensors to detect, track, or attack the stealth aircraft. This philosophy also takes into account the heat, sound, and other emissions of the aircraft. Describes F-22
I love 14 thomact the better
It does. XFV-12 and AV-8 have completely different layout. Whole Yak-141 technology was borrowed at the price of now-F35 one fin.
or we can challenge su-27 and f10 tigershark. lol.
let me see crafts from same tense and with the same flying charecteristics
The Jolly Rogers F-14 was probably the best looking plane ever.
Eye candy....that's all.
3:55 how gorgeous she is!!
Seeing this reminds me also of the cartoons Macross.. missed this awesome Fighter Jet!
They need to bring this back...scrap the fucking F-35 and bring this baby back, with thrust vectoring, performance to rival the Su-35, typhoon and rafale, and all the latest weapons tech and know-how...this was the real winner, the first line of defense against a REAL foe that's symmetrically well-equipped, not cavemen with AK-47's.
Just wondering: Can you express an intelligible thought without using the F-bomb? Is that the only adjective you know? I'm not a prude but for crying out loud, we're talking fighter jets here not your bedroom antics.
If they were gonna replace the f35 with any plane it would at least be the f22
Spjungen your right the f 35 its just a stupid garbage cans
Zex Konjina--lol the "flying barrel"!!!!!!
Gary Jepsen smh prude ass
You stated, "wrote the laws by which the wing is designed and built the first wind tunnel." Frank H. Wenham was the first individual to design a wind tunnel in 1871. He was a British engineer. The Russians were not the first to write the laws by which the wing was designed, that would be Wilbur and Orville Wright, who were responsible for the first flight of man. The first aircraft to implement laminar flow over an airfoil was the P-51 Mustang. NACA was ahead of most in the world when it came
mig23? oh Tomcat Winer
Jan Mas, you are behind the times. The F-14D was introduced in the 1990's. It had fly by wire, auto programming control surfaces, digital radar, upgraded computers, electro-optical sensors, bombing and laser designators, upgraded software, Link 16. The F-14 was never intended to be a close-in dog fighter. The point is the F-14 would still be a hot fighter, if the Navy had chosen to keep building and upgrading it.
Смешные такие. ))
Go get em Mav.