Okay, so the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of if not the most recognizable naval fighter aircraft in history. People gush over it as if it was the biggest travesty of the 21st century when it was ...

3 Top Facts: The Super Tomcat 21 was an ambitious proposal to evolve the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat into a more advanced, multi-role fighter for the U.S. Navy. -Building on the F-14D model, the Super ...

“We learned from the F-111B Without the F-111B we wouldn’t have been this smart,” said Mike Ciminera, F-14 Tomcat project designer. His is one example of a paradox of military aviation history: some ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable sweep wing ...

With the launch of "The Other First Man," we introduced a new series titled Flight Test Files, focused on the fascinating legacy of aeronautical advancements pioneered by NACA and later by NASA. This ...

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