Sideswipe

Did they build Super Toms from the ground up, or were they refitted from Bs? Both?

Just for shits and giggles something to do just looking around at other forums. One thread was F-14 vs F-4 maneuverability and there's some stuff I just can't wrap my head around. I didn't think the old Phantom would have a chance against the Tomcat in that area but some people out there would disagree. I find that hard to believe, especially the last couple lines. What do you fine gentlemen and/or ladies think? http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1020087

There really should be a sticky for all the videos floating around this forum.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who misread that!

I read though this whole thread under the impression that the title was "Cockpit radio". I kept thinking, well all this is interesting but what the heck does it have to do with the radio??! It's been a long day!

Would love to see some wing sweep action.

I like to think it was because they were too busy working for a living.

Miss Molly looks great! I love shark mouths, not sure I would have put them on the drop tanks though...

April fool's day is coming up...

That must have been designed with amputees in mind, because it doesn't look like there is any leg room there at all!

I don't know if they have been posted already, but here is a fascinating video [ame] [/ame] And a classic [ame] [/ame]

Tony Scott definitely had some strokes of genius, haha. RIP.

That's interesting. I would have thought it would be some kind of movie faux pas to show the movie camera in shot. I guess the average movie goer wouldn't know the difference though, I myself probably know more about the Tomcat than the average and I never considered it to be that.

This is slightly off topic, but in Top Gun some of the Tomcat footage has a cylindrical shaped object mounted on one of the phoenix rails. For some reason for the longest time I always thought they were TARPS units. Does anyone know what they are? Are they some kind of more primitive version of TARPS for recon purposes?

Preferably after a huge battle against space Nazis! Yeah, that would be badass!

I definitely couldn't land that way!

Tomcat pilots knew there stuff!

Pretty sure it is. I actually just watched a youtube video where there is a similar maneuver and it's damn quick. [ame] [/ame] Around the 6:50 mark.

I almost orphaned my wife and kid, who I haven't seen!

I wish I could visit the alternate universe where the AST-21 was produced...

I am guessing it will be more like a bug on a windshield kind of image.

I'm going to completely botch my carrier landings. I expect to crash many times.

That Tomcat is going for a sky five!

Yeah, It was supposed to be A/B and D but I am too much of a n00b!

AMERICAAAAAAA!