The F-14’s size was dictated by its missile load. Its variable geometry wings were critical for both takeoff and high-speed flight, but they limited missile placement on the wing itself. The solution?
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The F-14 Tomcat Wasn’t Built to Dogfight - It Was Built to Stop Them
Think Top Gun made the Tomcat a dogfighting legend? In truth the F-14 was a missile-packed fleet defender built around the monster AIM-54 Phoenix, hamstrung by temperamental engines and insane ...
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