The Tomcat Legacy; 35+ years from Fleet Air Defender to Recce to Precision Strike

[invertedflyer]

many tomcat threads, content-less responses, beating of dead horses. Glad my thread is going in the right direction..excellent! Does anyone know what song is in the video? great track.

 

[MasterBates]

It only needs fat girls, helos, hookers and blow to make the circle complete!

 

[snake020]

Iranian Tomcats on Google Earth

Did a search and couldn't find this posted before; one in the top left and one in the bottom right.

 

[Rasczak]

So they really do exist..

 

[Morgan81]

If it's on Google, I'd imagine other people have known about their location for a while, but still, I would guess that Tehran isn't too happy.

 

[HH-60H]

If it's on Google, I'd imagine other people have known about their location for a while, but still, I would guess that Tehran isn't too happy.

Why? Were they hoping that we forgot about selling them 30 years ago?

 

[Morgan81]

Why? Were they hoping that we forgot about selling them 30 years ago?

Of course not, I was just saying, if I was in Tehran, I wouldn't want the public to know where my best fighters(I'm not sure that 30+ year old F-14A's are the best Iran has, but they're better than the average fighter Iran has) were being kept.

 

[CWJones411]

He's got a point.. even if he does live in NJ.

 

[haubby]

Are the planes even flight worthy?

 

[NavAir42]

Are the planes even flight worthy?

I would venture a guess and say, not many, if any at all. There have been some recent articles posted here about various individuals trying to buy decommed F-14 parts, so maybe Iran is trying to keep the program going.

I just can't see the value in trying to keep a platform like that flying when they have fairly ready access to much more modern aircraft made by the likes of Russia and China.

 

[WishICouldFly]

Much more modern aircraft made by the likes of Russia.

You mean these?

 

[HH-60H]

You mean these?

What are you trying to say? That Russian combat aircraft suck because they crash at airshows?

 

[WishICouldFly]

No, I'm sure they're fine until they start engaging in air combat with us.

 

[xmid]

Damn that thing looks big next to that transport aircraft in the foreground...

 

[MIDNJAC]

No, I'm sure they're fine until they start engaging in air combat with us.

oh dear.....hope you have your flame suit on