The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine ...

On Dec. 21, 1970, the first Full Scale Development (FSD) Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo 157980 ... the emergency nitrogen bottle to lower the landing gear: once it failed, the crew tried to rely ...

The photo in this post (see here) shows the remains of VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-14A Tomcat BuNo 162602 after a ramp strike upon landing aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). This F-14 ramp strike and ...

The families of the two aviators killed when an F-14A Tomcat jet crashed at an air ... The crew pulls in its landing gear and raises its flaps in order to provide lift. In the demonstrated wave ...

It is clear that the F-4 Phantom, and later F/A-18 Hornet, fulfilled the Carrier Air Wing's air-to-air mission during the ships post Vietnam lives. Yet, the truth is that the Tomcat did indeed ...

the F-14 Tomcat. On December 21, 1970 the first Full Scale Development Grumman F-14A Tomcat took off at 4:08 p.m. for a maiden flight in New York. The flight didn't last long, with the crew forced ...

The U.S. Navy retired the iconic Tomcat on Sep. 22 ... The IRIAF F-14A from the 8th Tactical Air Base crashed while it was landing. The aircraft reported an emergency to air traffic control ...

We have seen some amazing LEGO aircrafts in the past, but this F-14 Tomcat has to be the most ... Canopy • Cannon • Swing wings • Landing gear • Landing gear bay doors • Steering of ...