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 ...

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 ...

Thanks in part to its 50th anniversary and in part to a starring role in Top Gun: Maverick, the F-14 Tomcat is once again ... From the landing gear tires to the wings, from the cockpit to the ...

Interesting video shows the F-14 Tomcat during its early development ... due to the use of the emergency nitrogen bottle to lower the landing gear: once it failed, the crew tried to rely on ...

The F-14 Tomcat ... and slowed to gear and flap speed about ten miles behind Ranger. As we approached the ship, the Air Boss gave us the signal that deck was ready and the LSO (landing safety ...

“The left side of the lead Libyan aircraft lit up with a big flame as the missile motor ignited,” recounted Lieutenant Larry “Music” Muczynski, one of the two F-14 Tomcat pilots. That ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat ... and landing–and maneuverability. What they didn't get to see was its ability to engage with enemies before they were even visible to the naked eye. The Tomcat could ...

Nicknamed the “Turkey” by the sailors who worked around these warplanes for its “awkward” appearance when landing on a carrier’s flight deck, the F-14 Tomcat was designed by the Grumman ...