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Tomcats over Dominica (Read 612 times)

Jul 6^th, 2011 at 12:14am

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The F-14 Tomcat, popularized in 1986's Top Gun, is a carrier-borne supersonic variable-sweep wing fighter. Prototypes first flew in 1970; the D varient, known as the "Super Tomcat" and featured here, debuted in 1991. The F-14 was noted for its long range, high speed, and ability to engage multiple targets at long range. As of 2011, the only nation to operate the Tomcat is the Islamic Republic of Iran, with American Tomcats having been retired in 2006. Nevertheless, the F-14 lives on as a legendary naval fighter.

Here, two Tomcats make an impromptu flyby over the docked USS Eisenhower and the town of Roseau, Dominica.

Enjoy!

Thanks to Dino Catteneo for his F-14D, Zev C. Richards and Jean Louis Valladier for their "Dominica X" package, and the developers behind ENB bloom, the water configurator available on this site, and FS Recorder. Cool

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Reply #1 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 12:18am

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PS -- I'll be on a service trip in Kashmir, India for the next month, so apologies if I'm unable to reply Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Jul 6^th, 2011 at 8:02pm

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Awesome shot Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2011 at 7:04pm

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Cool shot. Thanks for enjoying the package... Interesting angle as well.

Here, you're actually 2 miles north of Roseau, right next to Canefield Airport, but I guess it counts... Grin