Nearly everyone knows Maverick, Goose, and the thrill of Top Gun dogfighting, and most people know the F-14 Tomcat is a two-seater air-combat platform. And yet what is lesser known is that the ...

Consider the jets that rolled off the assembly line while the F-14 was in service. The B-2 Spirit. The B-1 Lancer. The F-22 Raptor. The F-117 Nighthawk. Stealth technology became a standard feature.

So, the F-22 exists in small numbers, is expensive, and is exclusive to the Air Force. The F-22N Was Envisioned to Replace the F-14 Tomcat There was a time, however, when the United States Navy ...