F-14 formally taken out of service... noooo!

2006-09-23 04:27:11

#1

Sone: i piss excellence; +22|6944|Houston (Spring), TX

F-14 Gone!

Tom Cruise should buy one for personal travel He could use his church of science powers to futurize it and get it back into service! WE NEED YOU CRUISE, WE NEED YOUR WITCHCRAFT!

Last edited by Sone (2006-09-23 04:29:18)

2006-09-23 04:28:04

#2

DaReJa: BF2s US Server Admin; +257|7047|Los Angeles, California, US.

Nooo,

And Tom Cruise Is An Idiot.

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2006-09-23 04:30:30

#3

Rosse_modest: Member; +76|7196|Antwerp, Flanders

Nooooooooooooo!!! I don't understand what this is doing in BF2 chatter?

2006-09-23 04:30:58

#4

Sone: i piss excellence; +22|6944|Houston (Spring), TX

Oh, I just saw "Anything Else!".. damn was that a miss?

2006-09-23 04:49:08

#5

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|7139|Melbourne, Australia

lol f14s blow.. can sumone tell me what jet the russians were flying in top gun .. they were sexy!

2006-09-23 05:15:24

#6

twiistaaa: Member; +87|7089|mexico

so what did those retractable wings actually do?

the jet doesnt look very agile either?

2006-09-23 05:28:36

#7

vedds: Member; +52|7175|Christchurch New Zealand

twiistaaa wrote:
so what did those retractable wings actually do?

the jet doesnt look very agile either?

Variable geometry wings server 2 purposes on the F-14, one is to allow the amount of lift vs speed to be altered to suit different purposes, EG. more lift for landing, and at the other end of the scale less drag for speed. (I know someone will porobably describe that in far more depth but thats the gist of it.) The second reason is that on the ground the wings can be further folded to take up less deck space.

Shame to see it go. really.

and I.M.I. Millitant:
The MiG 28 (fictional - & fighters had an odd number designation anyway) from Top Gun was actually an F-5 which the actual Top Gun Programme used as "aggressor" aircraft in training, along with A4 Skyhawks.

2006-09-23 06:09:31

#8

roger smith: Member; +3|7186

sad day indeed, weapons like the f14 and a10 should never be scrapped, maybe up away in storage but never scrapped.

2006-09-23 06:14:39

#9

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|7105|Espoo, Finland

F-14 is the sexiest jet fighter ever flown...

2006-09-23 06:47:12

#10

greenhaven: Member; +47|6886

F16 is better.

2006-09-23 06:51:10

#11

howler_27: Member; +90|7107

I.M.I Militant wrote:
lol f14s blow.. can sumone tell me what jet the russians were flying in top gun .. they were sexy!

Despite this news being VERY OLD, the Russian planes in the movie were A-5's. Not sure of the name though. Chuck Yeager was pushing a single engine variant of it for use in the Airforce called the F-20 Tigershark.

2006-09-23 06:51:31

#12

{BMF}*Frank_The_Tank: U.S. > Iran; +497|6998|Florida

The A-10 should never be taken out of service, but the F-14?.....cmon, we got plenty of jets that are better that have replaced it.

2006-09-23 06:56:20

#13

*TS*tphai: The Forum Alien; +89|7226|The planet Tophet

f-14 is nice its sad to see a aircraft get taken out of servce...any aircraft! Personaly i hope the f-18 never gets taken out it will in time but its a great aircarft

2006-09-23 07:38:22

#14

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7136

greenhaven wrote:
F16 is better.

You gotta be shitting me...

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2006-09-23 07:40:21

#15

specialistx2324: hahahahahhaa; +244|7109|arica harbour

the F-14 for 30+ years have been the kings of air to air superiority. increadible speed, AIM 54 phoenix missles that can hit a plane 200+ miles away, and killer maneuverability.

the F-15 can match up to it plus its has Air to ground capabilties.

2006-09-23 08:00:43

#16

Sinyukov: Member; +4|7131

greenhaven wrote:
F16 is better.

AAAAAHAHAHAHA LMFAO.

F-16 is a horrible aircraft. Made for air-to-air combat and it couldn't even do that. It's speed was slower then of an 1959 Mig-21. And dog-fighting abilities.....what dog-fighting if you can't catch an airplane?

2006-09-23 08:11:01

#17

ShadowFoX: I Hate Claymores; +109|6951

F14 had a good run but its no longer required. Just like many military vehicles if it no longer serves a purpose or if there is something better in use then why do you need it. The Comanche got canceled thats the only one that really pissed me off.

2006-09-23 08:27:25

#18

roger smith: Member; +3|7186

right the commanche would have been cool but honestly cost per unit plus its capability limitation seems like a lose lose situation, apache all the way, stealth is for high mobility, not for out of range.

2006-09-23 08:28:46

#19

Spazz: Member; +7|6986

f-18s have replced f-14s

the navy uses a single seat f-18 and a 2 seat f 18

2006-09-23 08:31:18

#20

r2zoo: Knowledge is power, guard it well; +126|7016|Michigan, USA

Well, you probably want the P-51s reinstated dont you?

The F-14 is a great plane, but it cant keep up with advances in technology. Hell, the F-18s future is looking grim as well, considering the F-35 is in line to replace it on carriers. Out with the old, in with the new.

2006-09-23 08:32:34

#21

tehz: <3 Bosnia; +11|6920|gulf of oman

Sone wrote:
F-14 Gone!

Tom Cruise should buy one for personal travel He could use his church of science powers to futurize it and get it back into service! WE NEED YOU CRUISE, WE NEED YOUR WITCHCRAFT!

and ironically the plane is nicknamed tomcat. tom+katie.....hmmmmm

2006-09-23 08:32:38

#22

BigmacK: Back from the Dead.; +628|7171|Chicago.

At least we can still see it in video games...

2006-09-23 08:34:33

#23

Prodie: Moderator Emeritus; +270|7194|Nova Scotia, Canada

Moved to Not BF2s - Not Bf2

2006-09-23 10:28:44

#24

Rosse_modest: Member; +76|7196|Antwerp, Flanders

greenhaven wrote:
F16 is better.

You can't even begin comparing F16s and F14s...
Have you ever seen an F16 take off from an aircraft carrier?

2006-09-23 10:30:53

#25

SGT.Slayero: Member; +98|6885|Life in a vacuum sucks

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