NAS Oceana Airshow 1998 - F-14 Tomcat Demo & Shockwave

[@Sreybk]

Over 20 years ago and you still can't escape the intro to "Thunderstruck" at every air show.

[@shawnomack45]

Airshows are just not the same any more.

[@Sreybk]

@@VoidC13 No doubt.

[@onblock7]

Old or new it does not matter, no jet has ever been as sexy as this jet and there is no debate IMHO. My God what a beauty........

[@keithglass9367]

onblock7 The F-15 is another sexy looking jet

[@lobo3695]

@@keithglass9367 the mig 29 as well.

[@NCRF510]

FA 18 too

[@silfocus84]

I agree, loud fast knife folding wings... awesome

[@KLRGT500KR]

@@keithglass9367 F-14 is on a different level as far as aesthetics go. Wide, muscular, flat and a total beast.

[@Bimmerguy88]

This is honestly one of THE BEST Air show Tomcat Flight demonstrations EVER! Such a FREAKING BEAUTIFUL Bad-Ass plane!

[@jetpuck]

Never gets old watching this!!!

[@SpeedDemon88X]

10:25 is incredible. The power and maneuverability at such low speeds seconds after takeoff. Wow.

[@travisj9307]

Yep, most definitely agreed and my favorite part.

[@gugabrasa]

How impressive it is😮😮😮

[@Jlyka34]

Glad videos like this exist to show the youth of today what air superiority looked like! Amazing jet...the F-14 lives on!

[@christianbinco5522]

Air superiority is the superhornet

[@mar3869]

@@christianbinco5522 Yeah, after refueling twice, and not being able to go the same distance in one go and fully armed like the F-14 ;) I like both planes, but the Super Hornet was a step back imo, both should have been used for their intended roles.

[@BillPelican]

Modern day air superiority? You mean the Raptor and the Lightning? I love the Tomcat and the Hornet, but they become irrelevant against 5th gen stealth, tech and networking.

[@jonn443]

The F-14 performing to Alice in Chains. My life is complete.

[@mike_js2936]

Right?

[@mattbates6887]

There's not many people that can say they've seen the F14 Tomcat flying at an airshow here in the UK. Well I did back in the 80s, and it was an awesome display at the RAF Greenham Common Air Tattoo. Right at the beginning we had a short runway takeoff with the Tomcat going straight up vertical, no kidding, I will never forget that amazing display. Great video!!

[@bracioladicavallo]

Just The most beautiful plane ever.

[@tony3461]

THIS is how airshow videos should be shown, with the true sound in all its glory. Music detracts from the quality of the experience itself. Thank you Wittman51, I wish more uploaders would follow your excellent example!!!

[@oldgoat142]

Damn right.

[@RC-gd1zn]

Kff

[@rickfrazier1148]

I’m not sure about anyone else, but as a kid (and even still) this plane was the coolest plane EVER. I think in part due to “top gun” being such a cool movie and a part of my childhood. What a great plane

[@TheFunnylizzy]

One of the best F-14 airshows on youtube

[@shawnomack45]

One of them. The best by far is with Dale snort Snodgrass.

[@shawnomack45]

He was a legendary tomcat pilot

[@take5th]

I was a structural design engineer on the F-14 program from 1981-1983. I was young and pretty dumb, but it was really the most fun and exciting program I ever worked on.

[@rkb6783]

Grumman F-14 was thought up. In the days of Vietnam. To go against Russian migs.... Mid to late 60's. 1968-69 contract was secured. DESIGNED & BUILT 1st flight December 1970 ! Changes made to F-14 in the eighties were engines & rockets ! What did you work on ?

[@take5th]

I worked on the speed brakes(corrosion resistance and seal design), the air refueling probe door redesign, the aft installation of the ARQ124ASPJ jammer, redesign of chin pod to accept both FLIR and LLTV units, gun gas door improvements, some proposed stores and mounts, and general structural fatigue investigations. That’s what comes to mind.

[@skyraider87]

​@take5th you might have been working on the F14A+, later redesigned as the F14B

[@jkb20109]

The F-14 Tomcat and the P51 Mustang, the two sexiest fighters ever built!

[@l3f799]

No argument whatsoever! Others that come to mind are the General Dynamics F-111 and the Spitfire. The F-15 is also up there!

[@spaghetti9845]

spitfire was far sexier than the p51... not to say it wasn't a bad plane

[@zabercrombie24]

This video pops up on my feed every so often and when it does, all I can say is, I'd give anything to see it with clear sky and small puff clouds here and there .

[@FEAROWNAGE]

1998 sounds like it was an awesome year.

[@MrCool-qi7cy]

Now THAT was an airshow. Wish they were this good nowdays. Even now it feels like we are missing something...

[@ME-im3ui]

Right! I was just at Dayton wpafb this year and it sucked! Worst airshow ever

[@skyhawkheavy7524]

I love the Tomcat buy you can t say that nowadays airshows are not as good or even better than this one. Have seen demo of the Grippen? Rafale? Su 37? It s another level and the rythm is insane in comparison witht the Tomcat. Hear me well...I like the Tomcat a lot but performances wise, it is outdated.

[@rederos8079]

The thing we are missing is the power. Tomcat had more than double the power of the legacy hornet, and in this video it really looks like it. All of the fast jets I've seen irl, most powerful was the eurofighter, and that is only just above half the power tomcat has. Tomcat is a magnificent plane, and the size makes it even more a wonder. The thing was cutting edge technology back then, and would probably be as good as the other 4th gen fighters now, but the operating costs were too much. Which sucks. I personally love tomcat over any plane, no matter what. Yes, those 5th gen fighters are impressive, but tomcat is just next level. Yes, maybe gripen can outperform the thing. And yes gripen is also a beauty. But I am still really sad that there is no tomcats in flying condition on display in the western world.

[@kmfiz]

I miss the Tomcat, it was a crowd pleaser. Great video and airshow!

[@OhHeyThereGuy]

Fantastic video. It definitely gives you a good idea of just how capable the turkey was at maneuvering.

[@NCRF510]

Turkey?

[@DARTHBLUNT713]

@@NCRF510 it's the nickname for the F-14 Tomcat

[@williamstin2862]

I have to say this is top of the list for uploads, and the quality of the audio is fantastic.

[@viperdriver82]

That was a flat show low cloud base , that dirty roll was sweet :)

[@dartford4]

great video, great pilot, great plane and awesome manoeuvrability!!!

[@MamaEtna]

She looks sweet going through her paces. Best looking footage I have seen in a while.

[@scottytomcat4267]

I can't even watch this anymore this video rips my heart out it's like a member my family died for so many years flown it and now it's just gone it's unbelievable how the Department of Defense just trashes one of the best aircraft has that's ever been flown

[@rebelndirt8830]

Rumsfeld had a grudge against Grumman and that was the main reason they did not give us an upgraded tomcat.

[@xfiazc07]

@@rebelndirt8830 I think it was Mr Roboto, Mr DICK Chenney.

[@rebelndirt8830]

@@xfiazc07 he played a part in it all too. Rumsfeld was the SECNAV at the time and mr. VP followed his recommendations.

[@xfiazc07]

@@rebelndirt8830 treasonist Satanists IMO...and I mean that litterally. The "problem" with the Tomcat is that it had So Much potential, that never came anywhere close to fruition.

[@rebelndirt8830]

@@xfiazc07 it was an awesome plane. I was lucky enough to be able to service it’s radar systems while in the Navy. It’s was sad to see them go. I actually got tearful when they flew over Oceana in missing man formation as they returned from their last deployment.

[@knightflightvideo]

Amazing display of a amazing fighter. Wish the Tomcat would still flying. Thanks for the video. :)

[@mikelasich8522]

The most awesome aircraft to ever fly!

[@VibeXplorer]

I love how this vintage video captures the thunderous raw brutal roar of afterburner sound compared to the audio-tamed videos of current 2020's videos.

[@willthacker5182]

One of a kind airplane! They looked so awesome in that delta wing sweep back config! I was always amazed that such a large aircraft could do the things it did, in all the different regimes of flight. There will never be another fighter like the Grumman F-14! I can only dream how cool the super tomcat wouldve been!

[@SomeRandomFella12]

You don't see something as good as this too often online

[@joefahrenschon2437]

thanks for posting this great video the take off roll and landing past the snowbirds was cool. i remember back in the early 90s at the airshow at CFB Moosejaw (home of the snownirds ) checking out the F14D Tomcat on static display and talking to the Pilot who had flow in from miramar very nice guy probably talked to him for an hr about his jet showed me alot of the features to distinguise the D model, i had asked him if he was flying demo but unfortunatly was not but he told me if i was around the base on monday he was going to put on a show when heading back .

[@hy150769]

what a plane , beautiful !!!

[@scottmarquiss7941]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. . . .The sound of FREEDOM!!! Sierra Hotel!

[@mtyhntr49]

Omg, I was stationed here and attached to VA-34 BLUEBLASTERS A-6 Intruder squadron. Memories for sure. Sure wish we still had the Tomcat, a truly awesome and expensive jet to fly. A-6 is mothballed as well. So 😥. Thank you for sharing this video clip. I had great times stationed there. :)

[@warhawk40]

Big mistake retiring this great fighter. The F-14 still had a lot of life in her to fly on.

[@keymind117]

Especially sine the upgrades were already planned and some had taken effect. The F-14D had the same radar as the world famous F-15E Strike Eagle, and it could out carry the F-18 in ordnance, and have a longer range. The engine upgrades were going to give the Tomcat 32000lbs of thrust per engine, around the same as the SR-71's engines, this would also enable it to super-cruise at Mach 1.3, and give it much greater efficiency. It was a big mistake retiring these.

[@gordonliddy9418]

@@keymind117 there also was a fly by wire upgrade they wanted to do and i think the plane wouldve been great with all the upgrades

[@NCRF510]

The tomcat was heavier than that of the FA 18 and was harder to maneuver at low speeds and wasn’t nearly as efficient as the F18

[@NCRF510]

And the f 18 was more superior to the jets of Russia, China,and North Korea. Other foreign jets could take out the tomcat easier so they made the switch to FA 18

[@KLRGT500KR]

@@NCRF510 Take out F-14 much more easily? Spoken like a true F-18 fanboi. The F-18 is as slow as a dog and needed F-14s to escort on strike mission. That is a FACT! Did you see the size of those intakes? The F-18 could barely go supersonic with missiles on it due to high drag on the wings and the small size of the engines. F-14s at 60,000 lbsf produced more than twice the thrust and with those huge intakes, it could hit Mach 2.0 in 90 seconds. F-14s to escort in Iraq and Afghanistan to escort to strike missions. Those tiny motors completely ran out of energy under high load and high drag conditions. Ask any actual Naval chief such as Randy 'Duke' Cunningham who ran 'Top Gun'. They will all tell you congress was in the pocket of the Hornet lobbyists. When it came to overall capabilities, the F-18 had nothing on the F-14 especially the D version. Maybe, better fly by wire slow speed maneuvering and better avionics. F-14s escorted F-18s to strike missions. F-14 was much faster, could sustain/add energy a lot more easily because of those huge intakes/motors, much longer range, had a much superior radar, a lot more payload capabilities, much more superior overall air-to-air platform and also had much more efficient airframe as far as aerodynamic drag goes since F-18 was developed to be an air-to-ground strike platform that could do air-to-air while F-14 was developed to be an air-to-air platform that could be adapted to air-to-ground strike missions.

[@smileyshottpicz.1770]

Love da footage. Amazing eye n camera Thanks for sharing

[@michaelbohlander8392]

Absolutely stunning performance. And the Tom Cat wasn't bad either!

[@Sarratt]

Nice filming ..... thank you

[@tony3461]

Not only the video, the sound was awesome, with my Creative Inspire speakers, they shook me down to my core!!!!

[@steveneppler5301]

Stealth?...Who needs stealth... Fighters like this don't tap on the door and sneak in. It kicks it down, rushes in, smashes over the head and asks what you're going to do about it.... Big jets rule.

[@ChloeGfan]

Amen! The Tomcat is the best plane to ever exist! I wish Grumman would bring some of them back at least for airshows! Would love to see one fly in person

[@steveneppler5301]

Yeah, that would be awesome... Too bad there aren't a few still airworthy that could put on a show for the people. Maybe one day...

[@ChloeGfan]

I heard there are about 16 Tomcats at a boneyard that are still operational and in reserve in case the military ever calls them back for any reason. Maybe those ones will fly someday! ^_^

[@steveneppler5301]

Hmm....Might have to wait till Iran finally runs outta spare parts for their remaining "Turkeys" and having to ground them once and for all before we see any at air shows over here.

[@user-gu1hl2kx2k]

Sunset Shimmer the Magical Virgin Smelling Buttshaking Unicorn you can go to Iran to see the F-14

[@worrbinpike8893]

That Video was nothing than great and awesome!

[@kagankantar7439]

That roll after the touch and go was very ballsy .)

[@allgood6760]

Awesome plane!... Phil Rudd was a drummer with ACDC and lives here in NZ.. thanks from down under! 👍🇳🇿

[@deanm9816]

I was there for this one. That was a good day!

[@phx4closureman]

4:04 *those VAPES...... worth the price of admission!!!*

[@esbuenodun]

First time I saw this plane, I was in love!

[@357smallblock]

6:17 my favorite turn the way he gets after it

[@sgtjohno]

awesome power, wish they had one one the uk airshow circuit.well filmed btw.

[@JuanIparraguirre]

So sad the most beautiful fighter ever made is no more :(

[@sherwinmarlin2782]

Fantastic aircraft...I had the pleasure of seeing them fly at a Japan airshow in 1999 & 2000.

[@jebediahgentry7029]

She was a big girl but damn she was beautiful and could move with the best of em

[@matfflagon]

Классный пилотаж. Great plane.

[@paulh4943]

It's beautiful that it's actually almost a deltawing with the wings swept back completely.

[@LoneNutter1]

That sounds like Frank Kingston Smith narrating the performance of THE BEST airplane EVER to perform at an airshow!

[@brendtoconnell6119]

I actually had the great fortune of seeing an F-14 demonstration live at the Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler Airport, and the next day working overtime on a Sunday in the office. Talk about thunder against a 10 foot office window. The whole downtown shook.

[@PuwanaiCNX]

very Great Sound.

[@randallhuston1466]

The Tomcat was one big bad kitty

[@xxMelinhoxx]

awesome! :D

[@johnbouley4514]

Bad ass and beautiful !!

[@starblaster77]

Fantastic plane!

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

This aircraft definitely lives up to its name the tomcat, with each flyover the jet roars exactly like a wild animal

[@skyraider87]

Nobody's mentioning it, but rest in peace the driver of Shockwave Jet Truck, Chris Darnell. I can't tell if he's the one driving in the video, but I think it's worth mentioning

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Why bother "dog fighting" when the Tomcat with Phoenix missiles can take out the enemy from 100 miles away? When building an AirFix model in my teens 40+ years ago, it was certainly my favourite and now sadly missed.... And having ACDC's "Thunder" in the background just made this video so, so appropriate. :-))

[@sonykroket]

It's funny you should say that. It's what they thought during the Vietnamwar and they got fucked by the quicker, more agile Migs. It's why they started the Top Gun academy, to teach pilots how to dogfight again.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

The Phoenix was FAR from perfect. The US Tomcats have only fired 3 in anger. 2 of them failed due to motor malfunctions & 1 was 'easily' countered.

[@thetomschaeffer]

i miss this beast terribly.

[@MrCwatson3]

It's amazing just how strong this aircraft looks in the air. With its wings back or forward, its just beautiful. Its a shame what needed to happen to keep parts out of iran. But this beautiful bird shouldn't have retired in the first place. =/

[@mr.duanesharpe]

I know. It’s sad. It just cost too much for parts especially after each sortie. Ugh.

[@juanmallqui9309]

They went with the age of stealth man…way of the future

[@MrCwatson3]

@@juanmallqui9309 then combine stealth, swept wings, and twin engine tailed fighter, boom F14 S Varaint lol

[@cranedaddy678]

It was time to retire these birds. They were old and required a significant amount of maintenance. The super Tomcat is another story though. Look into that one. They were combining some stealth features into the legacy f-14 design, increase capacity almost all the way around but the navy went with the super hornet instead.

[@Paul_Henshall]

Gone, but never forgotten.

[@colleensymes4399]

20:28 F-14 performs it’s famous bow to spectators, as a thank you

[@kbe8981]

I can't agree you more! Damn, now I have to watch Top Gun... again... 😅

[@sr3377]

Beautiful .....

[@Maoshung]

Definitely one of the sexiest if not THE sexiest plane ever made!

[@marioolschewski8665]

A fine fighter. So sad don't see her in the sky

[@barryandrews5476]

Pure power house of all jets

[@DahDirtySouth]

miss the F14 tomcat. baddest fighter

[@richf.7845]

Love the TACDEMO Tomcats. No tanks, no rails. Just a clean machine.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

This has to be the coolest jet every to soar in the skies of planet earth

[@mickhick619]

Still amazed at how maneuverable a tennis court is

[@ZOMb2010]

FRICKin AWESOME...nice to see fellow CANUCK SNOWBIRDS at the beginning ..

[@bernardanderson3758]

I remember this day truly at Oceana

[@perception913]

Anytime Baby!

[@ProgrammingNewbie]

That was one BIIIGGGGG jet man!

[@bernardanderson3758]

As I watch this my skin chills

[@mushroomaxolotl2670]

the most beautiful fighter jet ever built

[@devalontscik1919]

A Grim R. Performance. Shot!

[@shahzadnazir9303]

Great nation great technology

[@zeppelinfan82]

So Badass!

[@jonsena5360]

So cool

[@VAltoFH]

One of the beautiful airplanes ever made...

[@cankat2]

we are watching even in 2020

[@ArCom-jc2dd]

hermosa aeronave

[@LionRex9250]

F14 Tomcat forever! Let us all petition the Navy or even the Air Force, for a more advanced version of F14 (Super Tomcat), that is designed with stealth qualities in mind. Such a design for this airplane was already in the works by Grumman, but unfortunately the program was not pursued by the Navy! However, if the American people really ask for this jet back, the Navy or Air force shall probably listen to the nation's request to rebuild a modern and stealth version of this beautiful aircraft, and put it back to service. I know I am just dreaming here! But a man can always dream about the mighty F14 Tomcat! 😀

[@Dan.d649]

The very best demonstrator airplane you will ever see. Also, properly described as the greatest looking fighter jet ever to be seen in actual air to air combat. An airplane that had it all!! One thing about the F-14 Tomcat to point out is that it simply can outfox any SAM, ballistic, or guided missile you throw at it. But what people should know also is that this airplane pretty much can fight an entire combat aerial attack, all by itself. Yes!! Just one!!!! You can get the very best pilot in that cockpit say, and it will happen. F-14 Tomcat forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@matthewf1979]

She was a great bird, but like another favorite of mine, the SR71, technology has surpassed the risk and price of her usefulness.

[@sonykroket]

Great comment, you seem to understand it.

[@dickbroyhill6571]

Took a Tiger cruise on the carrier Roosevelt and saw launches and recoveries of the Tomcat. Even a supersonic fly by. Incredible! Got to sit in the cockpit and get a personal tour with a pilot. Would not let me take a ride though. Boo hoo.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Looong live the tomcat! It was a feline fighter jet back in 1970s

[@fabianpalacios8598]

muy buen avion no hay fatiga de material se extiende y se contrae con las exigencias del piloto i las temperaturas extremas de alta y baja motores futuristas de alta exigencias al no ahogase en alta y baja buenos mototes de estribor y babor funcion a la par felicidades a grumam atte fabian palacios.g

[@mike_js2936]

I miss the 80’s and 90’s.

[@WonderfulAircraft]

Wanna see her fly in person one day sm

[@shawnshawn6911]

Wonderful Aircraft loudest plane ever. And I've seen every plane in are arsenal broke my uncle's windshield

[@jacksoncole6672]

Well you would have to go to Iran to see it fly in person. Iran has the only operational F 14s.

[@xyzaero9656]

I am not a Tomcat fan because it is a half baked jet (except for the 55 F-14D models) and I HATE Tomcat fanboys, but this display is just EPIC 🤩

[@squidusn71]

It's understandable that almost all commenters in here love this aircraft. As someone who worked on them, I share your thoughts, LOL.

[@GTRWelsh]

The B had better air to ground precision strike capability than anything in existence at one point.

[@davidhildebrand8894]

I know the Navy is missing the 14 something awful! That’s the best military aircraft we have ever built!

[@donogoobo9992]

Tomkatts only exist in films like this one. As great as they were, the platform was just too oldschool to upgrade to 2019 specs. Like they could never be stealthy. They had almost no internal room for ordinance. They were an analog plane lets face it. You still needed to muscle the stick. But I guess when you are THE badass on the street, stealth is a minor item. My uncle worked on the Phoenix missile. When it was paired with the AWG9 radar, they were a fearsome combination. They were their own AWACS.

[@Bernievids]

Planes were sexier then...and faster and cooler and had more features etc etc.

[@WalknTalknStevnHawkn]

delusional on the fast and features part, but yes its a great looking plane

[@Bernievids]

Nah, I think the speed of these were well an truly unexpected and served they served their Interceptor role very well. Long periods of peacetime were enjoyed during most of their time in the sun. Lots of planes had cool features like the swing wings. F1-11, B1-B, Tornado etc. These features are certainly the reason why the planes were sexier then - I like the F35 node capabilities but it’s not exactly sexy. The B1’s trick of ground mapping radar or whatever was cool but not sexy, it was it’s shadow bouncing over the hills and mountains on the screen when it was on the deck that made people’s jaws drop. Delusional, snap out of it and have some respect. We don’t communicate like leftist turds in this area of the Net.

[@davidhildebrand8894]

Just like the Boeing 727 was our best for civilian airliners, the F14 was our best fighter.

[@3ptmre]

I think they should’ve kept the tomcat in action. It was a great machine.

[@paraluppimassimo9539]

Of course. Update it again and again.

[@DudemeisterNL]

Preach brother