Why Iran Still Flies the F-14 Tomcat: A Legacy of American Engineering The star fighter jet in the blockbuster hit Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick may appear like a vintage relic for viewers today.

Nearly everyone knows Maverick, Goose, and the thrill of Top Gun dogfighting, and most people know the F-14 Tomcat is a ...

More than 50 years on from its first flight, the iconic fighter jet remains one of the most iconic aircraft in the world.

As the F-14 tomcat rounded the fantail on the aircraft ... In 1978 he attended Top Gun, the Navy Fighter Weapons School, which turns the best pilots into instructors. In 1985, he became the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's been called "the coolest plane ever built," immortalized in "Top Gun." After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now ...

NASA's F/A-18 (left ... in the movie Top Gun when Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell gets the upper hand on his instructors by slowing down, pulling up the nose of his F-14 Tomcat, and ...