no more "put on the brakes and he'll fly right by"

[bigwaylon]

US Navy says goodbye to the F-14 Tomcat...last combat mission was 2/8/06.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm


it sounds like it had become a Jeep:

It's too expensive in the long run. The jet that flew its first combat missions in September 1974 requires 50 hours of maintenance, compared with five to 10 hours for the Super Hornet, for each hour of flight time.


Greg

 

[Joel]

it sounds like it had become a Jeep:

It's too expensive in the long run. The jet that flew its first combat missions in September 1974 requires 50 hours of maintenance, compared with five to 10 hours for the Super Hornet, for each hour of flight time.


Greg