F-14 Tomcat: Best Fighter Aircraft Ever?

The F-14 was designed to fight off Soviet Union Migs and was equipped with some serious firepower. Check out today's new epic video where we make the case for the F-14 Tomcat being the best fighter aircraft of all time? What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

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[ComicalRealm]

F14 Tomcat: The most visually stunning fighter ever built.

[interestingwiki]

I'm probably an adult like everyone else but seeing a military plane flying got me excited af like a kid

[jacobblair]

Libya: Shoots missiles at Tomcats.


Tomcats: So you have chosen death.

[toxicleven]

F-14: My plane has a gun
A-10: My gun has a plane

[renegadebiker]

I was in a F14 Tomcat squadron at NAS Miramar called VF24 Fighting Renegades when I was in the US Navy. I am impressed by it as a ground crew person, aka Plane Captain.

[ComicalRealm]

F-14 Tomcat: Best fighter ever?
*Top Gun anthem starts playing*

[skkjustin]

"Negative Ghost Rider, the patten is full"
Marvick: _does fly-by anyways_

[BlenderStudy]

F-14 Tomcat's designer is a genius.

[jayburn]

Also, the F-111 also had folding wings. The F-14s folding wings were not what made it better than the F-111.

[ramal]

I heard from an actual former F-14 pilot, when you fire an Aim-54 it took about 3 seconds until the missile is launched or fired. Unlike the Sparrow or Sidewinder which has less than 1 or 2 second time to launch or fire

[thatfederalguy]

*Tom-cat aircraft engaging in dog-fights in the bird-sky . Man the military code words sure like animals . How wholesome*

[McLeanCromer]

As having worked on these and being on the last carrier to carry them, the answer is Yes.

[brandonrice]

Tomcat: My engines are superior to anything the Soviets have!
Pilots: Then can I have both engines working properly at takeoff/landing?
Tomcat: Best I can do is one.

[shastaweston]

In Ace Combat the F14 is always the first plane I bought, not as fast as any of the SU 30s but overall versatile

[Trey_]

One of Dad's buddies, Johnny, was a pilot for the U.S. Navy. Johnny told the insane story about how he lost his leg. His F-18 fighter jet was hit, the engines shut down and the jet was ablaze. After a few minutes of free-fall, the jet crashed into the ocean. He tried to use his ejector seat, but it didn't go off right. So, as the cockpit was filling with smoke and water, Johnny opened the shield and bailed. After a few minutes, the F-18 sank. Johnny only suffered minor injuries. Oh, and his right leg was all kinds of *destroyed.* His tibia and fibula were both broken, uh, shattered and sticking out of his calf. You know, nothing too severe. The crew on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (the aircraft carrier he was stationed on) spent three hours trying to find him. And by the time the rescue helicopters found Johnny, he was floating there using a tail fin as a makeshift raft and he had used his belt as a tourniquet. Johnny's leg was amputated, he was fitted for and given a prosthetic leg, discharged with benefits, and was sent home. This dude is nothing short of lucky.

[Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

My all time favorite fighter jet. I remember having a poster of a F-14 on my wall as a kid

[xavieryneutron]

Not everyone remembers the Razgriz, but those who do remember their importance

The flagship of the Razgriz Squadron: F-14

[lmack]

The F-111F matured to be the best low level bomber we’ve ever had.

[FireFoxCosworth]

Probably the most beautiful fighter ever created.

[angelarch]

Wow I'm very impressed that this F-14 video included mention of Iranian air victories instead of pretending that they don't have any like every other F-14 video I have seen. Also impressed at the mention of the US response of destroying all the F-14 spare parts because of this, well done! Maybe could have mentioned that Iran is making its own spare parts now, but this is fine.