I wish the navy would let someone restore one and fly it at airshows. There is a company restoring a f4 phantom. There is a guy in Ohio that restored a few harriers.
Absolutely! I find it so pity when I read comments bashing the tomcat as inferior to the F-15 eagle or the F/A-18. I think it’s interesting that Grumman went playing such a pivotal role as a fighter manufacturer to losing their place almost entirely. I think something really unfair happened, maybe bad management, who knows. I love this fighter it truly is iconic and it has a special place that no other fighter has, not even the modern state of the art fighters have.
I guess I'm lucky, I got to see 5 or 6 Tomcat demo's in various airshows over the years. I remember how my heart would pound with excitement and pride as my ears were hammered. Now I watch these old videos with tears in my eyes. What a beautiful, incredible machine these birds were! :(
Onboard CV-64 WEAPONS DEPT. G-1 DIV. VF-24 & VF-211. i have yet to see an aircraft blow me away as much as the first time i saw my boats F-14 Squadrons in 1981'.
@@geemanbmw True, the GE engines…but having been to many air shows…the Navy boys just put on a better show, they fly lower, faster, louder than the Air Force jocks. The F-14 was such a crowd pleaser.
Same. I worked on F-15s when I joined the Air Force and it is dear to me. But there’s no denying that the Tomcat is a rad jet. One of the baddest ever.
There's nothing better than watching the wings of the f-14 or f-111 flex at the tips while pulling up at full forward sweep. That shit has to rattle your teeth as it fights to raise the you, your tennis partner, and the tennis court into the clouds.
The thing was an absolute monster. Extremely nimble and maneuverable for its size and with the GE-F110 engines, it produced so much thrust that it could rocket up to 50,0000+ feet in less than 45 - 50 seconds.
Love it!!! These jets are Badass! To bad they are retired. They still have a great radar system and I believe they could/should be used still(to this day),by our NAVY,and could still be relevant in todays battles...IMO
Extremely relevant. Especially since we're moving towards super cruise stealth fighters that launch missiles beyond visual range. The tomcat would carry the phoenix missiles, the longest range of all A2A missiles and they can only fit the big girl - no other jet can mount them. Would be awesome to see a stealth, modernized return of the big cat.
@@qasimmir7117 Partially agreed. On the one side the almighty buck rules everything, while at the same time our Congress thinks nothing of throwing our money away by the billions anyway. I don't know how it would or could compare today to our newest Super Hornets, but as Hogan's above comments, a major upgrade/rebuild may have also addressed the cost per flight hour as well. A Super Tomcat might have been a spectacular aircraft, but we'll never know now. The Tomcat is one of my all time favorite machines on the planet and I'm sick every time I think of what they did to them.
Maybe you didn't catch the guy, "last Tomcat demonstration". That plane, unless it was one of the lucky few that went to a museum, is now cut and ground up into 10's of 1,000's of useless little pieces! All Tomcats were completely destroyed. There will never be another Tomcat demo. Ever.
@@benjaminperez7328 Actually I think there are 5! Forgot the imagery date but it was fairly recent, like early '21 I think. I don't know how or why they escaped the grinders but I'm so far grateful!
Meagan Varley said she got a stern speaking to for telling a hornet pilot going into the break at 350 was too slow for her to easily control the Tomcat with swept wings. In this and other demo videos the announcers unapologetically tell the crowd they hit the break at 450 to 500 Lovely airplane!
Tomcats have been getting told off for hitting the Nellis Speed limits and the CO tryign to speed measure em with markers on the window, but then the tomcats just went lower or did other tricks to keep up the the speed.. including tapping the burner in the break to keep it sporting.
@@stijnvandamme76 and they wonder why people leave for the airlines. Edit And they wonder why people who train for years to get their dream job leave for the airlines as soon as they are eligible.
@@navymace8083 because this F-14 from this video, I mean totally confused. And I meant to say on my comment: it almost looks like the F-14B, but I'm not really sure if this is the d model. That's what I meant to say on my comment. So anyway on this video of watching the F-14, I really got very confused if this is the F-14B or F-14D. And if it was the F-14D they could have said super tomcat instead of tomcat on this video, because I found out that's what they call the F-14D. They call it the super tomcat. So again I want to know if this is really the F-14B or the F-14D ?
I love the Tomcat too. As well as Capt. Snort Snodgrass, but I think the F-14 and its variants were kinda underpowered. Especially the A model. It was just too big a fighter in my opinion with limited maneuverability. Forget Top Gun. Unless Snort was flying, an F-15 or F-16 could easily have taken it. The Navy has always done the best with what they have been given. Don't get me started on the Marines.
You know honestly, they should have kept this Jet Fighter in the Air Force, for at least another ten years. You're correct that it did require a ton of maitenance hours, per flight hours. There were a few reasons, this sexy Jet Fighter was retired. One big reason, it's size, check out some videos and/or photos of a top-down view of these beasts on the Flight Deck of their Aircraft Carriers. It's all about that Mighty Dollar in the end, though. The Big Wigs start looking at how much money is going into an aging platform. If they don't like what they are seeing, that certain platform is placed on the Chopping Block.
No that is not the reason. Navy was asking for NEW F-14D Super Tomcats that were built/developed in the 90s. Navy wanted 155 new F-14D of them. In the early 90s, Navy pushed hard for new Tomcats to be built because the Super Tomcat was the best fighter Navy ever had. However, Dick Cheney/Congress were in the pocket of Hornet mafia. It is a well known fact in the Navy circles. The F-14D Super Tomcat could today with minor upgrades be absolutely one of the best 4th generation fighter. It was an absolute beast with full digital avionics and 60,000 lbsf of thrust.
It is definitely not haha. All leftover Tomcats in museums are highly regulated by the US Navy due to Iran and there are no civilian owned F-14s. The hoops to jump through, let alone Iran, would preclude that from happening.
The sound of it alone is scary . God I love this fighter
I wish the navy would let someone restore one and fly it at airshows. There is a company restoring a f4 phantom. There is a guy in Ohio that restored a few harriers.
Shame they retired her. She was an effective platform as well as a beautiful aircraft.
She was a maintenance nightmare! They leaked like stuck pigs the last few deployments I done with them on the boat
@@williamarden5441 she was perfect
F-14D was a monster. I love how effortlessly it climbs after the wing sweep pass at 3:13.
Absolutely! I find it so pity when I read comments bashing the tomcat as inferior to the F-15 eagle or the F/A-18. I think it’s interesting that Grumman went playing such a pivotal role as a fighter manufacturer to losing their place almost entirely. I think something really unfair happened, maybe bad management, who knows. I love this fighter it truly is iconic and it has a special place that no other fighter has, not even the modern state of the art fighters have.
The Tomcat was such an amazing aircraft. It's such a shame that they are gone now.
I guess I'm lucky, I got to see 5 or 6 Tomcat demo's in various airshows over the years. I remember how my heart would pound with excitement and pride as my ears were hammered. Now I watch these old videos with tears in my eyes. What a beautiful, incredible machine these birds were! :(
Very lucky indeed
I wished they went ahead and made the Super Tomcat
The F-14D Super Tomcat was made tho
@@BonesAv No there was a next level in works called Super Tomcat 21
@@thecatdaddy1974 you didn’t say that though you said “super tomcat”
@@BonesAv Yes it was going to be called Super Tomcat, The D was never called a Super Tomcat
Absolute monster. So much power .
It's crazy how the takeoff distance is almost as short as the f22
Wow. NO F-18 can put on a show likethis.
This plane sits at Castle Air Museum in Atwater California, there's also a video of it's last flight on CZcams called "F-14's Last Flight"
Best fighter EVER made. And God was she beautiful and deadly.
What a beautiful takeoff and F14 it’s one of the most loved bird existence
By every one
F-14 truly was a great aircraft!...
The hornets are sitting there like we are suppose to impress these people after that 😂😂
Onboard CV-64 WEAPONS DEPT. G-1 DIV. VF-24 & VF-211. i have yet to see an aircraft blow me away as much as the first time i saw my boats F-14 Squadrons in 1981'.
Incredible last Demo of the best and sexiest US Navy Fighter ever!!!
can we please manufacture a super tomcat for the navy and cancel the useless F35
you have had to been there to feel the thunder of those engines. f-16s and f-18s are cool, but they dont compare to the f-14 for power and sound.
True but an F-15 is the same
Totally agree.
@@geemanbmw True, the GE engines…but having been to many air shows…the Navy boys just put on a better show, they fly lower, faster, louder than the Air Force jocks. The F-14 was such a crowd pleaser.
F-14, F-15 and F-16 all use GE F110
I may be an Air Force F-15 man, but I sure do love the Tomcat, as well!
Same. I worked on F-15s when I joined the Air Force and it is dear to me. But there’s no denying that the Tomcat is a rad jet. One of the baddest ever.
Theyshould keep the f 14 tomcats for shows
There's nothing better than watching the wings of the f-14 or f-111 flex at the tips while pulling up at full forward sweep. That shit has to rattle your teeth as it fights to raise the you, your tennis partner, and the tennis court into the clouds.
This newer variation of they F-14 (D) could still smoke 90% if the world's Air Force's.
The thing was an absolute monster. Extremely nimble and maneuverable for its size and with the GE-F110 engines, it produced so much thrust that it could rocket up to 50,0000+ feet in less than 45 - 50 seconds.
How about 100% ?
Top Gun .
Fly baby fly .
In our hearts
In our souls
Into our future .
Until like phoenix from the ashes
May the mighty F-14 Super Tomcat fly again !
Now to bring this bird back for airshows, stripped of all non essentials/weight and fitted with two GE F110-132 turbofans!!
God if only!!! Buy them all back from the Iranian's so we can all see it fly again :D
@@MongooseTacticool. Yes! Come on Tom Cruise, buy one.
That would be a an 8 figure investment likely
IRIAF still a serious threat to enemy! That radar is legendary! With Phoenix can engage multiple targets at the same time! Just awsome!
Waa a sin to scrap these. 😪
Operational/maintenace costs killed it.
Brilliant machine wow
I was at this Airshow, it was pretty somber watching the demo for the last time! 😕 Chatted with the demo pilot for a few minutes before he went up.
LONG LIVE THE 'CAT!!!!!!!!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Love it!!! These jets are Badass! To bad they are retired. They still have a great radar system and I believe they could/should be used still(to this day),by our NAVY,and could still be relevant in todays battles...IMO
Extremely relevant.
Especially since we're moving towards super cruise stealth fighters that launch missiles beyond visual range.
The tomcat would carry the phoenix missiles, the longest range of all A2A missiles and they can only fit the big girl - no other jet can mount them.
Would be awesome to see a stealth, modernized return of the big cat.
That is a cool bird! ✈️👍
They should have updated the F-14 Tomcat with new engines, avionics, new aesa radar complete with all digital computers. Best interceptor ever.
True that. Unfortunately, it was a maintenance hound and was just too expensive.
@@flyurway
Poor excuse I’d say. It was such a loss in Naval capability.
@@qasimmir7117 Partially agreed. On the one side the almighty buck rules everything, while at the same time our Congress thinks nothing of throwing our money away by the billions anyway. I don't know how it would or could compare today to our newest Super Hornets, but as Hogan's above comments, a major upgrade/rebuild may have also addressed the cost per flight hour as well. A Super Tomcat might have been a spectacular aircraft, but we'll never know now. The Tomcat is one of my all time favorite machines on the planet and I'm sick every time I think of what they did to them.
Luv this fighter Jet! Will miss it, seen the lasted Show
Um dos aviões mais lindos do mundo
Big, beautiful and Fast!
Man when they get air shows going again they really need to bring back the tomcats for them.
Maybe you didn't catch the guy, "last Tomcat demonstration". That plane, unless it was one of the lucky few that went to a museum, is now cut and ground up into 10's of 1,000's of useless little pieces! All Tomcats were completely destroyed. There will never be another Tomcat demo. Ever.
@@flyurway
Last time I checked the satellite imagery of AMARG, they still had 4 they hadn’t yet sent to the grinder……
Then there’s the Iranians…………….
@@benjaminperez7328 Actually I think there are 5! Forgot the imagery date but it was fairly recent, like early '21 I think. I don't know how or why they escaped the grinders but I'm so far grateful!
@@flyurway
Me too!
If I ever hit the lottery, I’ll ask Iran if I can buy one back and fly it around to air shows like the B-29s “Fifi” & “Doc.”
@@benjaminperez7328 those are nothing but shells
Awesome!
An awesome aircraft..... with some upgrades could have been at the front lines until 2060 at least.........................
Sure it could. But would be so expensive. That was the big problem...
Why oh why didn’t they use a Jolly Rogers F-14 for the last demo.
Unfortunately, the Bones had F-14Bs. Squadrons with D were the last to be decommissioned. I was with the VF-103 from 1998 to 2000. Remember the Cole!
@@stanleymarenco8677 god bless them and thanks for your service
The Jolly Rogers had already transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornets.
@@KenKellySWFL there ya have it folks....thanks
The Scull and Bones was easily the looking paint scheme.
Meagan Varley said she got a stern speaking to for telling a hornet pilot going into the break at 350 was too slow for her to easily control the Tomcat with swept wings. In this and other demo videos the announcers unapologetically tell the crowd they hit the break at 450 to 500
Lovely airplane!
Tomcats have been getting told off for hitting the Nellis Speed limits and the CO tryign to speed measure em with markers on the window, but then the tomcats just went lower or did other tricks to keep up the the speed.. including tapping the burner in the break to keep it sporting.
@@stijnvandamme76 and they wonder why people leave for the airlines.
Edit
And they wonder why people who train for years to get their dream job leave for the airlines as soon as they are eligible.
That is so awesome! She let the F-18 cart drivers know who is boss!
Bush 41 - Cheney should have gone to jail.
That thing moves ooh wee
Awesome 👍🇳🇿
I really like the tomcat it's my favorite
Sou do Brasil mas é uma pena desativaram o uso dos TOMCATS!!!!
Viva f 14
Is this really the F-14D ?
It almost looks like the F-14D, but I'm really not sure if it's the D model
It's a D model. Why are you not sure?
It has the updated IRST pod next to the TCS, so a D model.
@@navymace8083 because this F-14 from this video, I mean totally confused. And I meant to say on my comment: it almost looks like the F-14B, but I'm not really sure if this is the d model.
That's what I meant to say on my comment.
So anyway on this video of watching the F-14, I really got very confused if this is the F-14B or F-14D. And if it was the F-14D they could have said super tomcat instead of tomcat on this video, because I found out that's what they call the F-14D. They call it the super tomcat.
So again I want to know if this is really the F-14B or the F-14D ?
@@DanielGomez-gw4kt its a D model. Double chin pod=D
Yes
I also worked this airshow
Just imagine if that thing had the engines of the F-22 or F-35.
F14 d had more thrust than both f35 and f22
@@chrismurphy4021 No, it doesn't. The F119 produces significantly more thrust in every modern configuration than the GE engines fitted to the F-14.
Actually the f14 has bigger engines
In fact I got a model of one and it's hanging in my room
I love the Tomcat too. As well as Capt. Snort Snodgrass, but I think the F-14 and its variants were kinda underpowered. Especially the A model. It was just too big a fighter in my opinion with limited maneuverability. Forget Top Gun. Unless Snort was flying, an F-15 or F-16 could easily have taken it. The Navy has always done the best with what they have been given. Don't get me started on the Marines.
Tell me you know nothing about Navel Aviation, without Telling me you don't know anything about it.
LMAO
@@ParaMoto910 I don't. I don't know anything about navel aviation because it doesn't exist.
@@ShadesOClarity Ah yes Navel Aviation does not exist, you're very bright aren't you.
They retire her because she was getting old hard to maintain
You know honestly, they should have kept this Jet Fighter in the Air Force, for at least another ten years. You're correct that it did require a ton of maitenance hours, per flight hours. There were a few reasons, this sexy Jet Fighter was retired. One big reason, it's size, check out some videos and/or photos of a top-down view of these beasts on the Flight Deck of their Aircraft Carriers. It's all about that Mighty Dollar in the end, though. The Big Wigs start looking at how much money is going into an aging platform. If they don't like what they are seeing, that certain platform is placed on the Chopping Block.
No that is not the reason. Navy was asking for NEW F-14D Super Tomcats that were built/developed in the 90s. Navy wanted 155 new F-14D of them. In the early 90s, Navy pushed hard for new Tomcats to be built because the Super Tomcat was the best fighter Navy ever had. However, Dick Cheney/Congress were in the pocket of Hornet mafia. It is a well known fact in the Navy circles. The F-14D Super Tomcat could today with minor upgrades be absolutely one of the best 4th generation fighter. It was an absolute beast with full digital avionics and 60,000 lbsf of thrust.
@Ultra CNC Cool. Thanks. Yes, the B version of the F-14 and the D version had the GE-F110 engines with more thrust and no compressor stall issues.
@Ultra CNC OK thanks. Makes sense.
@Ultra CNC Cool! What do you think was the major difference between the GE-F110 that went into the Tomcats vs the 132 you just mentioned?
And this is a civilian owened plane
It was civilian owned??
What happened to her after This air show???
It is definitely not haha. All leftover Tomcats in museums are highly regulated by the US Navy due to Iran and there are no civilian owned F-14s. The hoops to jump through, let alone Iran, would preclude that from happening.
Lol no....its not
@@astro_karbowski even the ones in museums are nothing but gutted shellls unfortunately
Woke navy we have today