Highway to the danger zone, indeed.

Who knows -

Voo do F 14 TomCat

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During testing the Grumman F14 prototype was lost on finals - nearly made it down; crew ejected safely.

Tomcat's PB Walleye from the Red River in Grand Forks, ND May 31st, 2008

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I found this video online and it is cool, therefore I have uploaded it here at LIVEVIDEO.

F-14 TomCat the Last Time Baby

A tribute to the F-14 Tomcat .
DESCRIPTION
The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place strike fighter manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Corporation. The multiple tasks of   more...navigation, target acquisition, electronic counter measures (ECM), and weapons employment are divided between the pilot and the radar intercept officer (RIO). Primary missions include precision strike against ground targets, air superiority, and fleet air defense.
FEATURES
As a Strike Fighter, the Tomcat is capable of deploying an assortment of air-to-ground ordnance (MK-80 series GP bombs, LGBs and JDAM) in various configurations, while simultaneously carrying the AIM-7, AIM-9 and AIM-54 air-to-air missiles. The F-14 also has the LANTIRN targeting system that allows delivery of various laser-guided bombs for precision strikes in air-to-ground combat missions and for battle damage assessment. With its Fast Tactical Imagery (FTI) system the F-14 can transmit and receive targeting/reconnaissance imagery in-flight to provide time sensitive strike capability. A number of F-14s also carry the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) providing in-theater tactical reconnaissance.
BACKGROUND
The F-14 has completed its decommissioning from the U.S. Navy. It was slated to remain in service through at least 2008, but all F-14A and F-14B airframes have already been retired, and the last two squadrons, the VF-31 Tomcatters and the VF-213 Black Lions, both flying the "D" models, arrived for their last fly-in at Naval Air Station Oceana on March 10, 2006. The F-14 Tomcat was officially retired on September 22, 2006 at Naval Air Station Oceana.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Contractor: Northrop Grumman.
Date Deployed: First flight: December 1970.
Propulsion: F-14A: (2) TF30-414A Afterburning Turbofans with over 40,000 lb Total Thrust
F-14B/D: (2) F110-GE400 Afterburning Turbofans with over 54,000 lb Total Thrust.
Length: 62 feet 9 inches (18.9 meters).
Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters).
Wingspan: 64 feet (19 meters) unswept; 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept.
Weight: 43,600 lb (19,777 kg) (F-14B).
Airspeed: Mach 2+.
Ceiling: 50,000+ feet.
Range: 1600 nautical miles.
Crew: Two (pilot and radar intercept officer).  less

Nice selection of jets from the F86 via the Buckeye and F14 to the two JASF contenders, lovely head on shot of the Tomcat at the end.

The F-14 Fighter Interceptor officially ended it's tour of service with the United States Navy on December 26, 2006. Movie fans will remember the F-14 from the 1980's movie Top Gun.

The F-14 joined the   more...Navy on December 21th, 1970 and served honorably for 36 years. High maintanence and operation costs were stated as the primary reason. The F-18 will probably take over the F-14 mission.

Good News, the F-14 will still be around for a while. Several allied country's still want our Fighter Jet. The F-14 is still flying high, somewhere!

The Comments Section is open, you're welcome to add your facts!  less

San Diego is home to the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. The engines total 212,000 horsepower; the ship weighs in at 69,000 tons, has 2,000 compartments, 18 decks, four 18 foot high propellers (with each   more...propeller shaft over 400 feet long), 12 boilers, and the ship holds 3.4 million gallons of fuel. The normal ship crew for this ship was 600 men in engineering, 225 cooks, 200 pilots, 40 corpsmen, 2 physicians, and 1 dentist, and, AND, you get a great view of downtown San Diego and the harbor from the flight deck and from the superstructure above!

The song is “Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagles Fly” by Aaron Tippin.  less

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