Not long ago, we explored the reasons the legendary F-14 Tomcat found itself sent out ... wing-design reminiscent of Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Spirit or forthcoming B-21 Raider, though much ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic ... Su-24, F-111, Tu-22M, B-1B, and finally Tu-160. While innovative, variable ...

Few days ago, Dario Leone, a long time reader and a huge F-14 Tomcat fan, sent me an email to point out what he had noticed about the date Tony Scott, the famous director of “Top Gun”, chose ...

The P-51 Mustang is one of the most well-known fighters used by the US military during the Second World War. Popular for its ...

The franchise Top Gun has again swept the nation, as “Top Gun: Maverick” rebooted the nostalgia of the original 1986 film and everything associated with it, especially the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.

His choice of airframe was the venerable F-14 Tomcat, complete with wings that swing out for landing and swing in for high-speed flight. This isn’t just taking off-the-shelf receivers and ...

Built by the Northrop Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) and making its maiden flight on April 10, 1959, the TC-38 Talon ...

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and ...

By 1982, he was working on the Navy's transition to adopt a new aircraft, the iconic F-14 Tomcat, into its carrier fleet. Culbertson was selected for astronaut training in 1984, graduating the ...

The Italian Air Force will also operate the B-variant. The F-35B has a Lift Fan just behind the cockpit and an engine that can swivel 90 degrees when in short takeoff/vertical landing mode.

N.J., (center) is a Navy veteran and one of more than 180 veterans running for Congress this year. (Win McNamee/) A total of ...

The B.F.A. tends to be a more intensive degree with a higher proportion of classes taken within a student’s major, while a B.A. is a bit more balanced in terms of courses outside of the major.