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Of all the fighter planes to ever take to the sky, perhaps none is more recognized, more revered, than the venerable Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Made popular by movies such as The Final Countdown and, of course, Top Gun-not to mention real world heroics off the coast of Libya in the 1980s and Desert Storm in the early 90s-the F-14 is no stranger to attention.
But what was it like to fly? Why is it so big? Why did the A model have one brand of engine and subsequent models another…?
On this episode, former US Navy F-14 pilot and RIO crew Commander Roy “SYFH” Wylie (retired) and Captain John “Cosmo” DePree join us to address these questions and many more-including several listener questions, such as the rivalry between Tomcat and Hornet squadrons, bird strikes around the carrier, the procedures for when a weapon fails to release, and large explosions.
The in depth look at this illustrious aircraft comes just in time for the Heatblur Simulation F-14 release for DCS World.
For more information check out the Heatblur website:
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or our DCS SME Jabbers’ KZbin channel:
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Bumper music by Slater Aiello of Jam & Slate:
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Episode artwork by Janek Krause, using original F-14 photograph by Rob Tabor.