ChernayaAkula Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 On 3.8.2017 at 11:01 PM, Don said: Oh wait...wrong movie...wrong aircraft... WAY better soundtrack, tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrew.deboer Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Back to the original question: 1. Aesthetics. You can’t beat the sights of an F-14 kneeling for the catapult shot or banging down on the deck with the tailhook doing its thing. Let alone the unparalleled shape of it in the sky. Not unlike Sofia Vergara, it looks incredible from the front and from behind. 2. Naval Aviation is the pinnacle of flying. Do all of the things that make an air force great at strike and air superiority, but then also take off from and land on a SHIP. In all weather and at night. 3. Interesting paint jobs and unit markings. Variety being the spice of life, the Tomcat was pretty damned spicy. The modern USAF would never let their planes be so... non-homogeneous. Sure, there are exceptions to this assertion, but picture an AF plane with a cartoon cat carrying a bomb, or a griffon that looks like it’s yakking up a hairball. OK, so take the three things above and compare with an F-15. The Eagle is an awesome airplane, and I’ll be the first to recognize that the Eagle has had many more aerial victories than the Tomcat, as well as having a spectacular derivative in the Strike Eagle, but it just doesn’t push each of those categories as far as the F-14 does. And I say “does” because I still love seeing pictures of the Iranian Tomcats. Look at the Tomcat and Eagle from the front and compare their landing gear stance and intake spacing and angle. One looks knock-kneed and ready to tip over, and the other looks like it’s ready to fight. And ask yourself this: if someone offered you a tailhook from one of these planes, which would you want? The F-14 is just really interesting to model. Mo’ color, mo’ shapes, mo’ possibilities. Edited August 8, 2017 by andrew.deboer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Who doesn't love to support the guy (f-14) getting screwed by the government? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 12 hours ago, andrew.deboer said: Back to the original question: 1. Aesthetics. You can’t beat the sights of an F-14 kneeling for the catapult shot or banging down on the deck with the tailhook doing its thing. Let alone the unparalleled shape of it in the sky. Not unlike Sofia Vergara, it looks incredible from the front and from behind. Look at the Tomcat and Eagle from the front and compare their landing gear stance and intake spacing and angle. You've centered exactly the points Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hmmmmm, Sophia kneeling at the catapult..... 🌶🌶🌶 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) It has everything that draws most kids to military jets. It's big, it's fast, makes a tonne of noise and it has a lot of moving parts. Today's jets beginning to look to similar. The tomcat is very different and very easy to destinguish. Best description I've heard was from a VF-31 flyer at the homecoming from the last cruise, "Don't take this the wrong way but it's a sexy plane". Tomcats forever...baby!! Edited August 10, 2017 by Andrew Maverick Taylor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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