This was [Thomas]’ first go at scratch building a RC airplane, and wanted a lot of electronics inside. His choice of airframe was the venerable F-14 Tomcat, complete with wings that swing out ...

If you saw Top Gun, then you saw the F-14 Tomcat and likely wonder if its wings really fold like that. The answer is yes, but ...

Then, there is the curious case of the F-14 Tomcat, a plane, that at least in a modernized configuration, the U.S. Navy would love to have today. The Navy Needs a New F-14 Tomcat to Counter A2/AD ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a revered U.S. Navy fighter, famously became one of the few aircraft to shoot itself down. During a test on June 20, 1973, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile launch went awry, causing ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Tomcat, made famous by the movie "Top ... a significant impact on the future of naval aviation. The aircraft’s advanced capabilities and potential for further ...

Where the F-14's wings would adjust, depending on the situation, the Hornet's wings are fixed; save for their ability to fold up when parked on an aircraft carrier. Not to mention the Tomcat was ...

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970 ... that was far less well-documented about the plane, namely its avionics. The Tomcat was the first aircraft to use a microprocessor-driven ...

Another plane that had become the workhorse of the US Navy during the heady days of the Cold War was the F-14 Tomcat. Made famous by Tom Cruise’s legendary 1986 film, Top Gun, the F-14 Tomcat ...