The most beautiful fighter jet ever created. I wish we still had these amazing F-14 Tomcats. They rock the living daylights with those afterburners, and that speed. This real easily, never gets old. Who ever gets tired of seeing this beautiful airplane do these insane flybys, isn't a complete human being!!!! This is what you call "Poetry in FAST Motion". Simply the very best!!!!!
For what the us navy is, the Tom cat is way too expensive (maintenance wise). If the budget was higher they probably would but from a monetary standpoint the f18 is better. Plus with the f35C they probably won’t bring back the tom cat
Sir. Why did they do away with the F14? Do you Think they Could Bring him Back as the Best of the Best? Also two crew is better then One! Thanks for My Freedom Sir. God Be With You. What Aircraft Carrier was you on Sir. Greg of Ohio
Michael Huling I will forever be thankful and jealous of your 20 years spent in and around the Big Cat! I never even got to see one fly 😢😭 except for here on You Tube! My 1 and ONLY hope of EVER seeing one Fly IRL is if I go to Iran to see one of their Air Shows! They always have at least a couple TOMCATS flying! Thanks to The Big Cat, and thanks to you Michael, THANK YOU BOTH for your SERVICE! Thank you for My Freedom!
Watching this video does brings me sooo much joy to have served in the U.S. NAVY 1988-93 on board the U.S.S. TEXAS CGN-39. It was truly an honor and pleasure to see this magnificent beast of a fighter plane The Mighty F-14 Tomcat in action. The USS TEXAS along with numerous other vessels were part of THE USS NIMITZ CVN-68 BATTLE GROUP during Operation Desert Storm 1991. I can reacall many times standing lookout seeing flight operations especially the night time flight ops seeing The Mighty Tomcat takeoff with the afterburners at night is a thought and sight forever etched in my mind and heart, also there's a video here on RUclips " USS NIMITZ & USS TEXAS BOMBS AWAY" of our Tiger Cruise from Pearl Harbor to Alameda Naval Air Station California. In the video you will see some of the F-14 armament in action. Rest Well Mighty Tomcat for you truly served your purpose beyond the call of duty.....I salute you🫡🫡🫡
In 1990 on tiger cruise the fly by had a sonic boom and blew the glass off an H-2 were were taking for rework. I told my son who was on tiger cruise to cover his ears, Crapped his 9 year old britches when VF -51 accidently went by super sonic at 50 ft level the Admiral was pissed.
In order for a Super Hornet to go supersonic, they have to dive at a negative AOA with heavy throttle. In order for an F-14D to go supersonic, they just need a little bit of space at military power. No afterburner / augmentation required.
While active duty at Edward's AFB 98-02 we got buzzed 2 times in two years by some "maverick" in an F-14. Right over the flight line in AB. I throughly enjoyed it!!
@@scallen3841 I mean...all aircraft require maintenance hours. The Hornets at the time had a comparable downtime to the Tomcat. Just the Tomcat was more expensive.
@@AngryCarMechanic So how many aircraft have you worked on ? I've seen the f-14 down for 14 hours for an engine change , the f-18 at the time was the c model an I happen to a jet engine mechanic on them from 1987-1992 . There was nothing comparable to the downtime between the two , the fa-18 was built for maintenance in mind .
@@scallen3841 I've never worked on aircraft outside the occasional C172, C152, and C162. But I've gotten to meet F-14 and F/A-18, Maintainers and Crew. I actually have a family member who flew Tomcats in Desert Storm. Just about all of them agree or have told me what I described. And of course an engine replacement will take 14 hours on a F-14 due to the nature of either the TF-30 or the F-110 that was installed. But in standard maintenance it was very similar time frames. About 4 hours down per flight hour for the F-14. About 2-3 for the F-18.
I was in the MarDet on the Hawk 84-86... miss her, and miss watching flight ops for hours! Oh, and squashing squids during Security alerts!! lol. j/k. Great times in San Diego.
I can remember on the loud speaker....." tomcat 3 miles...few seconds later.." tomcat 2 miles..... tomcat 1 mile.....then passes by no sound for about 2 seconds. Then the boom and jet engines sound....then on post flight inspection I would find 6g on G meter. Reset it. ..... these were the good ole days...
If this first clip was Vader's flyby off the Independence, I was there, he lost his right engine and made it back aboard. VF-154 Commander, he handled his exfil and recovery like a pro.
I grew up within 4 miles of oceana. I watched the a6 go the Skyhawks go the F4 go but their is one plane I really miss is the F14 Tomcat!!!!!!! It sucks @@@@@ congress sucks!!!!!!
Last night, my girlfriend had a dream that she and I just casually went out on a romantic flight above the Atlantic Ocean in a Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jet together. And the 'Top Gun Anthem' was playing the whole time. We were low-flying by aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, battleships, and stuff like that. I fired off two missiles while doing a sweet backflip! Did some crazy manouvers like I was Tom Cruise himself! Just went balls to the wall and went supersonic! Breaking the sound barrier! I want that dream to come true, too! That sounds like a lot of fun! I have seen F-14's in museums and sat in the cockpit of a decommissioned F-14, but I have never flown one. An ace pilot I am not.
I rode the Kennedy and PCU the Carl Vinson... people probably would think that you would see something like this all the time that’s not true... Of course you would see you them taking off and landing and sometimes in the break.... but you wouldn’t get an air show every day... that’s something special.... on the Carl Vinson we did the work ups for the F 18’s... never thought I would see the day that it would replace the Tomcat.
Can someone tell me does pilot have ability to make one engine turn faster than the other one i.e(first fly by on video the aircraft seems to have left engine in afterburner but,not the right engine)???
I have often wondered about that fly-by. It may be just a bit of an illusion since you are not seeing it straight from the back, and you are viewing it pretty close and from the right side. Or the right engine didn't light off to full afterburner and the left engine did. So the right engine was in "Min Burner" instead of "Full burner".
@@AirTales by open source, I meant ,public use". Thank you, these are awsome and show your true dedicaton. If we do use the audio, I'd ,like to at least mention your RUclips page.
hopefully no one was sipping coffee during any of these flybys
God damn that guy!!!
“I WANT SOME BUTTS!” 😤
Fax
Now that's funny
I got the need, the need for speed
I will never get tired of watching Tomcat flybys.
And hearing them. Wish I could have seen it in person.
The big cat was just so gorgeous from every angle. 😍
well said!
Most beautiful machine ever made
Looking at it from the top just hits different
Tomcat forever! So big, yet so agile. Amazing aircraft.
Yes
🫡
The most beautiful fighter jet ever created. I wish we still had these amazing F-14 Tomcats. They rock the living daylights with those afterburners, and that speed. This real easily, never gets old. Who ever gets tired of seeing this beautiful airplane do these insane flybys, isn't a complete human being!!!! This is what you call "Poetry in FAST Motion". Simply the very best!!!!!
Amazing footage!!! Most photogenic aircraft to fly the sky. She always looks good from any angle.
Damn I wish we had one for airshows. F-14 will always be my favorite fighter
Grumman Aerospace's Marvel of Aeronautical Engineering.
Bring it Back The Tom Cat F-14 D and F-14 Super tomcat 21 . The Biggest Stick in The U.S. NAVY !!!THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO PROTECT THE SHIP!!
For what the us navy is, the Tom cat is way too expensive (maintenance wise). If the budget was higher they probably would but from a monetary standpoint the f18 is better. Plus with the f35C they probably won’t bring back the tom cat
Spent most of my 20 year career in Tomcats! Watching Flybys never gets old!
Sir. Why did they do away with the F14? Do you Think they Could Bring him Back as the Best of the Best? Also two crew is better then One! Thanks for My Freedom Sir. God Be With You. What Aircraft Carrier was you on Sir. Greg of Ohio
Michael Huling I will forever be thankful and jealous of your 20 years spent in and around the Big Cat! I never even got to see one fly 😢😭 except for here on You Tube! My 1 and ONLY hope of EVER seeing one Fly IRL is if I go to Iran to see one of their Air Shows! They always have at least a couple TOMCATS flying! Thanks to The Big Cat, and thanks to you Michael, THANK YOU BOTH for your SERVICE! Thank you for My Freedom!
Liar
@@tanthaman Why are you calling me a liar?
Flying Tomcats was my childhood dream, but I was born in the wrong decade... and country lol
Watching this video does brings me sooo much joy to have served in the U.S. NAVY 1988-93 on board the U.S.S. TEXAS CGN-39. It was truly an honor and pleasure to see this magnificent beast of a fighter plane The Mighty F-14 Tomcat in action. The USS TEXAS along with numerous other vessels were part of THE USS NIMITZ CVN-68 BATTLE GROUP during Operation Desert Storm 1991. I can reacall many times standing lookout seeing flight operations especially the night time flight ops seeing The Mighty Tomcat takeoff with the afterburners at night is a thought and sight forever etched in my mind and heart, also there's a video here on RUclips " USS NIMITZ & USS TEXAS BOMBS AWAY" of our Tiger Cruise from Pearl Harbor to Alameda Naval Air Station California. In the video you will see some of the F-14 armament in action. Rest Well Mighty Tomcat for you truly served your purpose beyond the call of duty.....I salute you🫡🫡🫡
Sometimes the algorithm actually does it’s job, this is one of those times
6m50, that's a merciless beating of the airfield
if it weren't for the Engine sound, you'de hear panties drop all over.
In 1990 on tiger cruise the fly by had a sonic boom and blew the glass off an H-2 were were taking for rework. I told my son who was on tiger cruise to cover his ears, Crapped his 9 year old britches when VF -51 accidently went by super sonic at 50 ft level the Admiral was pissed.
hahaha.....'accidently', ah-huh. God bless fighter pilots!!
ITS TIME TO BUZZ THE TOWER,TOMCAT THE BEST OF THE BEST,MISS IT.
Man, do I miss the sound of freedom from the beast, "Super Tomcat"
In order for a Super Hornet to go supersonic, they have to dive at a negative AOA with heavy throttle. In order for an F-14D to go supersonic, they just need a little bit of space at military power. No afterburner / augmentation required.
I can't find the right words for this magnificent BEAST! 1
While active duty at Edward's AFB 98-02 we got buzzed 2 times in two years by some "maverick" in an F-14. Right over the flight line in AB. I throughly enjoyed it!!
Were the AF pilots jealous of it?
@@DzHarryNuttzProbably, they never did that. I assume this F-14 was on the way back from Red Flag.
@@MrBen527 I know that the Tomcat was dated and a Hassel for the mechanics but man, what a plane. Beautiful and dangerous!
@@DzHarryNuttz Yes it was!
the boat high speed low levels are epic and many unseen before, Sierra Hotel
Such a timeless and classic beauty. Have yet to see one flying
Well, unless you go to Iran, you never will.
I've seen them fly , then sit in the hanger on the aircraft carrier taking hours to fix it .
@@scallen3841 I mean...all aircraft require maintenance hours. The Hornets at the time had a comparable downtime to the Tomcat. Just the Tomcat was more expensive.
@@AngryCarMechanic So how many aircraft have you worked on ? I've seen the f-14 down for 14 hours for an engine change , the f-18 at the time was the c model an I happen to a jet engine mechanic on them from 1987-1992 . There was nothing comparable to the downtime between the two , the fa-18 was built for maintenance in mind .
@@scallen3841 I've never worked on aircraft outside the occasional C172, C152, and C162. But I've gotten to meet F-14 and F/A-18, Maintainers and Crew. I actually have a family member who flew Tomcats in Desert Storm. Just about all of them agree or have told me what I described. And of course an engine replacement will take 14 hours on a F-14 due to the nature of either the TF-30 or the F-110 that was installed. But in standard maintenance it was very similar time frames. About 4 hours down per flight hour for the F-14. About 2-3 for the F-18.
I want this war birds back :(. The f-14 and the f-4 phantom Ii (rf-4c) :(.
Man that brings back memories! USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 1983-85. Good times I wouldn't trade for anything!
I was in the MarDet on the Hawk 84-86... miss her, and miss watching flight ops for hours! Oh, and squashing squids during Security alerts!! lol. j/k. Great times in San Diego.
@@TheHow707 ...Yeah, I remember you knuckleheads running through the mess decks and passageways yelling. " Hit the deck! " Lmao!
lmao!! Like you said, I wouldn't trade that time for anything!! Plus I'd go back today!!! Blessings to you brother.
@@TheHow707...Same to you bro. Did you make the 84 WesPac?
@@Vod-Kaknockers No I came on right after, I did WestPac 85 and got off the boat right before the World cruise.
I get so emotional when I see this plane . Very special
I love this WHOLE VIDEO!!!!!!!!! But I ESP love starting right @ the 9:00 minute mark! What a plane, what a team! Incredible teamwork!
Everytime I see videos of these planes it makes me so grateful that I am an American Patriot :)
I get that tech advance this and that, but the Tomcat has a way sexier/awe inspiring profile than the Hornet. Just no comparison.
I remember a F-14 from VF1 ( Wolfpack) landed with some AAA holes in his tail feathers. Lol... The pilot was pretty pissed.
A masterpice
never ceases to amaze me why Cheney cancelled these, and replaced them with the F18
They should have not stopped the F-14 tomcat! .. instead, they should've updated it with all the latest avionics and the rest.
now we need 104 minutes of f-104 fly bys
This video was very much needed 🥺👏🏻
The sexiest fighter jet for ever
11:44 i felt like i was watching the making of the Jester vs Maverick scene from Top Gun
I can remember on the loud speaker....." tomcat 3 miles...few seconds later.." tomcat 2 miles..... tomcat 1 mile.....then passes by no sound for about 2 seconds. Then the boom and jet engines sound....then on post flight inspection I would find 6g on G meter. Reset it. ..... these were the good ole days...
Music for ears 😍
Blessed to be the son of my my dad who was a RIO test pilot of the tomcat
Cool!
Anytime, Baby!
I like the supersonic fly by.
I wish there were video of Tomcats going through Star Wars canyon..
Bring back the F-14. For Gods Sake!.
Taking a video while breaking the sound barrier is pretty cool
The Air Force can keep the B-52 flying for 300 years. Why couldn't the Navy keep the Tom Cat for just as long?
You are beautiful person for doing this =)
f14 sexiest machine ever build! really
thank for video nice|
incredible
Why is this plane so beautiful; I cannot explain. What a plane!
Exactly 💯 ❤
So sad and shameful that they're all gone😡
If this first clip was Vader's flyby off the Independence, I was there, he lost his right engine and made it back aboard. VF-154 Commander, he handled his exfil and recovery like a pro.
fantastic
i wish i could see on fly but sadly that day will never come
So sad, that they took it out of service
You don't hear her. Until its way too late. Go get them. Baby....
and FAST & powerful after the engine upgrade!
Fox 3 .... target lock .... FJB
They were beautiful at night on the cat at full afterburner, the big bird of freedom!
I grew up within 4 miles of oceana. I watched the a6 go the Skyhawks go the F4 go but their is one plane I really miss is the F14 Tomcat!!!!!!! It sucks @@@@@ congress sucks!!!!!!
Last night, my girlfriend had a dream that she and I just casually went out on a romantic flight above the Atlantic Ocean in a Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jet together. And the 'Top Gun Anthem' was playing the whole time. We were low-flying by aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, battleships, and stuff like that. I fired off two missiles while doing a sweet backflip! Did some crazy manouvers like I was Tom Cruise himself! Just went balls to the wall and went supersonic! Breaking the sound barrier! I want that dream to come true, too! That sounds like a lot of fun! I have seen F-14's in museums and sat in the cockpit of a decommissioned F-14, but I have never flown one. An ace pilot I am not.
Your girlfriend is what we call "A Keeper"
"GOD DAMNIT MAVERICK!"
cool, vertical rolls❤️
Most beautiful aircraft i've ever seen in my life,tomcat always
Anytime,baby!
This is the best tomcat footage..
If there was ever a jet that screamed AMERICA this was it. Period. I can’t believe it’s gone.
I literally watched this while Danger Zone was playing on the radio
My favorite aircraft.
Love the vids. Thanks
*TOMCATS!*
Where is the background music?????????????????
❤❤❤❤❤
I picked up my F-14 from ebay for 1.1mil. What a bargain
This is just what I need.
Thank you.
*Bows down*
Negative ghost rider, the pattern is full…
Sorry, Goose....but its time to buzz the tower!
Awesome!!!
I rode the Kennedy and PCU the Carl Vinson... people probably would think that you would see something like this all the time that’s not true...
Of course you would see you them taking off and landing and sometimes in the break.... but you wouldn’t get an air show every day... that’s something special.... on the Carl Vinson we did the work ups for the F 18’s... never thought I would see the day that it would replace the Tomcat.
Holy Cow 0:50 Gotta love how it Silences just for a brief second the LOUD Idle Noise of the Parked F-14s !
farewell to the top gun baby
Love it
Anyone else thinking of top gun while watching this
Excellent video
Not the scene from top gun
Unmistakable engine song
One of the baddest birds to ever fly. God, I love the TOMCAT ! 🇺🇸
My favorite plane
I live adjacent to what was NAS Miramar; during F-14 era spent many a day watching fly by's and endless touch-n-goes....
Can someone tell me does pilot have ability to make one engine turn faster than the other one i.e(first fly by on video the aircraft seems to have left engine in afterburner but,not the right engine)???
I have often wondered about that fly-by. It may be just a bit of an illusion since you are not seeing it straight from the back, and you are viewing it pretty close and from the right side. Or the right engine didn't light off to full afterburner and the left engine did. So the right engine was in "Min Burner" instead of "Full burner".
Imagine if they would make a new f14 to enter service
I heard my friends dad who is a naval aviatior, heard his friend ate the pentagon say it MAY be coming back.
@@lscurtis9158 so u technically leaked classified info if it would be true
@@rustsve42 and?
@@lscurtis9158 whatchu mean
@@rustsve42 as in like idc.
Talk to me Goose !!!!
Omg!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I’m surprised by the roll rate at 11:14
Varsity.
zone 5 is the way
Cool Vid Man
👍👍
1:40
NAS Oceana! (south runway and apron)
Bring it back please !!!!
My favorite aircraft for sure!
That is SOOOOO. cool! 👍🇳🇿
Id like to use the flyby sounds and credit you, is this open sourse? If so, is there a way to contact you. Thanks.
Not sure what you mean by open source, they are videos I personally shot. But you can use the audio.
@@AirTales by open source, I meant ,public use". Thank you, these are awsome and show your true dedicaton. If we do use the audio, I'd ,like to at least mention your RUclips page.
@@ckramer115 Sure! A mention would be appreciated
very nice!