FYI My God… The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States

[Clam]

My God... The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States (Updated)

Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

www.twz.com

 

[Clendenon]

Coolest fighter jet ever.

 

[hedgerow]

^ on one of my road-trips, i was watching the Super Hornets flying from Naval Station Oceania out to sea for a long-while. It was the beginning of the month so they were really burning up those fuel-allotments, every 3 minutes another 2 or 3 would fly over the hotel, a real nice bonus to the days.

 

[Bender41]

It was the best
Not only that but fun fact:
The transformers seekers are based on the F14

 

[Mr. Meat Sled]

Every time I see a Grumman US Postal carrier truck I say "There goes a little piece of the Tomcat Legacy...."

 

[Htos1av]

You can NOT just go buy one surplus last time I checked. They're still too "upgradable" for the military.

 

[Htos1av]

Every time I see a Grumman US Postal carrier truck I say "There goes a little piece of the Tomcat Legacy...."

The Grumman panel truck with a 3/4 ton Chevy driveline IS the all time sound truck. That and a 12' Wells Cargo trailer connected to it. And the history.
"That's what I want!"

 

[k0tp]

legend

 

[REDRUM616]

My God... The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States (Updated)

Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

www.twz.com

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Good plane but the MIG 31 still is way cooler and better. Can’t wait to see the MIG 41 in testing. To build a plane faster than the 31 would be insane. The MIG is still the fastest and highest playing in the world.

 

[Rhino2818]

When a person starts re.using old equipment, it's usually an indication he's run out of funds to buy new ones.

 

[justsomesickguy]

I'm not educated enough in the topic to make deep comments, but I remember as a kid how badass these planes were. If they can upgrade them and put them to even better use, hell yeah!