Anyone can build a remote control airplane with a sheet of foam, some glue, and a handful of servos. Building an F-14, complete with the swing wing mechanism? [Thomas] found built one that’ll ...

As the F-14 tomcat rounded the fantail on the aircraft carrier’s port side, Dale Snodgrass whipped it into an 85-degree banked turn. With its right wingtip below the flight deck, the jet sliced ...

The F-14 Tomcat is one of the most iconic fighter jets in aviation history, but the F-14's transcendent status comes not from the jet’s performance (although the jet performed admirably).

In the 1960s, U.S. Navy strategists wanted an aircraft that could efficiently cruise at subsonic speed, maneuver well in high-subsonic dogfights, accelerate to above Mach 2, and yet remain stable ...

What You Need to Know: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, famously featured in the 1980s film "Top Gun," was one of the finest naval warplanes ever built. Capable of exceeding Mach 2 speeds and boasting a ...

Before the U.S. Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat, it was the premier bomber hunter. Its after-burning turbofan engines –whether General Electric or Pratt & Whitney's power plants– let it exceed ...

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and ...

If you’re asked to picture a fighter jet, the images conjured in most people’s minds will look very similar to the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a formidable combat aircraft and star of the ...