Tour around the Grumman F-14 Tomcat - original Top Gun fighter jet!

Thanks for watching everyone! Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up...etc. Have you seen the latest Top Gun 2 movie? What did you think?!

Paul, as an ex F-14B Plane Captain and Mechanic with VF-103, I would say you were pretty much spot-on on everything you stated. Good Job! I would like to add, On the F-14 B's/Ds with the GE engine, the pilots could not go full throttle on a bolter as there was this system/functionality called "RATS" which stands for "Reduced Arrest Thrust system". the GE engines on the B's and D's were so powerful they could cause the arresting cable to fail and snap. If the Hook was down and the weight-on-wheels switch was closed, the engines would only go to 90% to avoid the snapping cables. I know because I worked on this. Of course the A-Models did not need this. Thank you for the awesome video as usual! Please check out some of the USS Saratoga/F-14B videos on my channel!

Honestly I think Paul should be an aircraft developer! Very professional and knowledgeable person presenting my favorite aircraft. Thanks mate! Peace

For me the F-14 Tomcat will always be the most beautiful bird and sexiest plane to ever flew in the sky.

what a coincidence, I just watched top gun 2 in cinemas earlier this afternoon and this pops up in the yt feed

The best looking fighter aircraft of the modern era, IMO

Fascinating! Fwiw, my uncle (my late mum’s brother) was one of the original designers of the F14. He worked for Grumman for decades, and still (retired) lives in Bethpage New York, where Grumman used to have headquarters. In the late-1960s/early-1970s, the F-14 was such a hot and complex project, we didn’t see him for weeks at a time. He was always working, 24/7.

Love it! My fave swing wing fighter jet of all time. Had a treasured, lovingly painted Airfix kit of one hanging from my ceiling, when I was younger

F-14 in the VF-111 "Sundowners" markings. Beautiful kept display.

Everytime I see the F-14 Tomcat, I can't help but hear the Top Gun anthem in the background. dun-dun-dun, dundundundun dun-dun, dundun-dun, dundun-dun, dundun-dun-dun, Such a good song.

Кот- один из немногих любимых самолетов! Особенно суперкот с мощным двухконтурным двигателем.

Oh it’s nice to see Pima air and space in this video. Been there a lot of times and went a few months back

God bless USA & England. Brothers forever. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

as a child. I built this model jet. many times. good memories

My favourite fighter jet of all time. 👍

I remember the F-14 being the first model plane I built as a kid. Good memories.

Visited this museum in 2017. What an amazing place it is. Any person keen on aviation could easily spend the entire day there.

Hey Paul, you hit on a winner with this bird. Great video mate, one of my favs. Yes I am a fan of A10, SR71, F117, F111 and others - but this one holds a special place. Oh, Space Shuttle was a pretty good one too! Ok, so military aviation fan, you got me. Cheers mate.

My first duty assignment in the Navy was in 1972, at Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, California. It was there that I first saw an F-14A Tomcat. They were testing and evaluating the Aim-54 Phoenix Missile System. My last assignment ended in 1991 at Miramar, then home to the west coast fighter squadrons, still flying the Tomcat. The latest F-14A+ And F-14D, unlike the original TF-30 powered models did not need afterburner for takeoff.

I loved in top gun 2 when Maverick uses the thrust differential to turn the plane like with thrust vectoring.