DID YOU KNOW?
The F-14 was able to fly like this AND still land on a carrier?
This is an image of Ol' Tomcat No. 3, with Grumman's Chief Test Pilot, Chuck Sewell, at the controls.
During aircraft testing, several test flights were flown with the right wing locked in the forward position of 20 degrees, and the left wing at 35, 50, 60 and 68 degrees of sweep in flight.
Amazingly, it was discovered that in the event of an operational in-flight malfunction, the Tomcat would remain controllable enough for carrier landing in this configuration.
This might be the most terrifying-looking military aircraft ever built 😱
The new Japanese XEC-2 "Platypus" looks more like a sci-fi villain than an aircraft. If the goal was to make something absolutely terrifying, they nailed it.
I bet those giant side pods (“tumours”) are packed with every piece of cutting-edge electronic warfare hardware imaginable.
Somehow it's both the ugliest... and one of the coolest military aircraft I've ever seen. 🇯🇵✈️
NEW: Boeing is dropping out of the competition to build the U.S. Navy’s next trainer, a surprise move by the company that appeared to be a favorite and is already delivering its T-7A
https://t.co/WMwD8qJ8IM
An Iranian Air Force F-14AM fighter jet seen landing at Shahid Babaei Airbase in Isfahan, central Iran, earlier tonight, presumably after trying to shoot down U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles striking coastal areas of Iran.