Simviation Forum - The Tomcat has come home

Mar 16^th, 2006 at 11:06pm

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The F-14 has made its final flight and gets a much deserved rest. Read it here

Former crew chief of the largest aircraft in the free world.

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Reply #1 - Mar 16^th, 2006 at 11:38pm

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Well they closed the book on another, and in a few more years we should see the F-15C and F-15E come to the same fate.

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Reply #2 - Mar 17^th, 2006 at 5:09am

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This was rather sudden. So it's really retired; the F-14 is no more?

Well then, I say shucks.

I suppose it's time to usher in the JSF.

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Reply #3 - Mar 17^th, 2006 at 8:29am

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Hurrah!!! It's gone!! I sure am happy now 8) 8)

(PS: Please do not be offended by my post in case you like F-14's...I'm sorry if I hate them...but I just do...Don't bother asking why...I'm not in the mood to tell ya) Tongue

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Reply #4 - Mar 17^th, 2006 at 7:07pm

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Hurrah!!! It's gone!! I sure am happy now 8) 8)

(PS: Please do not be offended by my post in case you like F-14's...I'm sorry if I hate them...but I just do...Don't bother asking why...I'm not in the mood to tell ya) Tongue

Probably a move called Top Gun

By the way, I've heard that every 3 hours of flight was 5 hours of maintenance...they really weren't the top bird in the AF...

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Reply #5 - Mar 18^th, 2006 at 3:38am

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Yep making room for the JSF, from what I got from a Marine recruiter the Harrier is on its way out also, was intrested in the Marines till they told me no more harriers in a few years. Really kinda sad, now I'll have to find a way to buy one.

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Reply #6 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 2:38am

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indeed! You buy a harrier let me know I'll split the flight time with ya :-P

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Reply #7 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 6:49am

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Probably a move called Top Gun

By the way, I've heard that every 3 hours of flight was 5 hours of maintenance...they really weren't the top bird in the AF...

The Tomcat requires nearly 50 maintenance hours for every flight hour!

Also, it's not an AF (Air Force) bird, it's a navy! Wink

Sad to see it go... Sad

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Reply #8 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 6:51am

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Yep making room for the JSF, from what I got from a Marine recruiter the Harrier is on its way out also, was intrested in the Marines till they told me no more harriers in a few years. Really kinda sad, now I'll have to find a way to buy one.

An American chappie has just bought a former Royal Navy Sea Harrier and intend to fly it on the US show circuit... As for the Harrier, I expect with the inevitable JSF delays it'll be around for the best part of 10 years yet...

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Reply #9 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 5:41pm

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Hurrah!!! It's gone!! I sure am happy now 8) 8)

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Reply #10 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 5:45pm

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Hi Bman, were you invited to any ceremony with your history with the aircraft?

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Reply #11 - Mar 20^th, 2006 at 10:34am

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It'll be a long time before they create another plane with that much character and presence. Neither the Hornet nor JSF have anything like it.

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Reply #12 - Mar 20^th, 2006 at 3:13pm

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Just my humble opinion...I don't care if you shoot me in the head...it won't change my opinion Tongue

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Reply #13 - Mar 20^th, 2006 at 3:23pm

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Just my humble opinion...I don't care if you shoot me in the head...it won't change my opinion Tongue

Yes, however it was posted in a somewhat unnecissarily obnoxious way. To a lot of people, this is literally like a death in the family.

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Reply #14 - Mar 20^th, 2006 at 9:34pm

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Very sad, i loved that plane, remember watching TopGun almost everyday after school daydreaming about one day flying that plane. It is and will always remain on my top 3 fav planes of all time lists.

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