Coming in at #9 in the 2023 Top 10 Countdown of your favorite post.. .Wednesday, we take a look at the Persian Cat.. Many ask.. Are they still airborne? Which Is what the average person might think.. This is one of 2 post that we run on the Maintenance Hangar (Remanufacture line) at 8th airbase at Esfahan and take a look around. The Persian Cat undergoes a high profile maintenance program.The “key word” today is “Maintenance”! They are strict on how they do things, there is only one way and it is a simple one , they maintain them the way Grumman/Navy taught them too. Maintenance:: This is 8th Airbase in Esfahan Iran, the location for the “Heavy Maintenance Depot” the only place in the world where an F-14 can still enter in one end of the Depot and pass thru a series of stations. Some require different levels of service, Most enter for a standard service. However, some are overhauled and refitted with all new systems if need be. These jets were built by Grumman to the same pristine level and care that our US Navy Tomcats were. Grumman Calverton delivered the best built products in the world! A high Naval Standard of which the Persian Cat would follow. This itself is a testament to the time it has withstood based on: Its been treated more like an Airforce F-15 Eagle than like a Navy F-14 Tomcat! No slamming carrier flight decks for an arrested landing, no salt spray and no catapult shots, which all contribute to the shortened lifespan of a navalized aircraft! .The IRIAF’s current plan is to fly the Tomcat out to about the year 2030! Which will conclude almost 60 years of service from the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Sometimes something’s just need an overhaul.. #grumman #f14 #f14tomcat #aviation #flynavy #instaaviation #navy #tailhook #usnavy #iriaf #iiaf #pilot #plane #instagram #airplane #military #history #legend #office #hardwork #militaryaviation #mechanic #engineer #factory
Get your popcorn 🍿 out!
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Virginia Beach 2003, The Neptune Festival takes place each year, it’s is a celebration of a variety of things, one being NAS Oceana hosting its annual Airshow.
The lucky Squadrons which are not forward deployed will participate in a 3 day Long Airshow!
Friday Night kicks off the show at NAS Oceana, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat taxis out and takes care of business, Saturday AM, the main show starts with the National Anthem and Naval AirPower Demo which many squadrons proudly participate including the Legacy Hornet Squadrons. But it’s the Tomcat High Speed Sneak Pass that seals the deal on why you came in the first place!
The Beach Blast down in front of the Hotels, oceanside.
There is what seems like miles of hotels and shops and restaurants and bars, with a board walk which is on the Oceanside and runs the whole distance of the strip.
At show center is a historical landmark, the Old Coast Guard Station.
The Blue Angels would meet and Greet the Fans while you guessed it! Just as you see here, the F-14 Tomcat would gear up out of Oceana, plug the blowers in and punch through show center unlike any other Airframe in the world!
Just as you see when the video starts. Naval Historical Fact: When it’s all on the line, when everyone is looking at you, you only get one chance, one shot, one opportunity.. to own it!
And they did.. 🐾🐾
And for the fans, yea they’d lose themselves in the moment!
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Notice anything unusual in this display? Comment below!
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Here’s a clip of EP3 of The Official F-14 Tomcat Radio Show/Podcast with Leekster SYPHIN and Ken. This is TUNG from the Bounty Hunters of Fighter Squadron 2. TUNG shares a story from Hornets and Tomcats working together, in Naval Aviation it’s all about Team Work!
This especially is seen in the Air Wings, so when TUNG says “Belt Feeding Hornets like a magazine, that’s impressive and again it’s defining moment in the term “TEAMWORK”. Every Airframe has its short comings. You win by working together to accomplish the mission in direct support of the brave men and women on the ground who count on you!
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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**Also EP3, we introduced Scott Banasaiewicz aka “BANANA” @scottbanasiewicz3 hear some amazing VF-84 Plane Captain stories right from the horses mouth! Or catch him on his show “Tomcat University” with VIRUS @tomcat_cockpit_pov and Rob Todd Cat 3 USS America CV-66.
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**For the record: The VF-2 Squadron photo is an F-14A with the bounty hunters before they switched to the F-14D Super Tomcat which is what TUNG was flying in this story!
Ever seen a billion dollar Pirate Ship? That launches Airplanes???
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Welcome to the SaturdayNight “Anytime Baby” Theater! Tonight’s feature is rated “N” (for Navy).
Tonight we cross the line.. (like we haven’t already today!).
We have a lot of new followers here so we need to get them from a scaly “Poly Wog” to a trusted “SHELLBACK”. But that will have to earned..
It’s 1987 and your on cruise aboard “Connie” CV-64 with F-14 Fighter Squadrons 21 The Freelancers and 154 The Black knights, for the next two days Connie would stand down Flight Operations to get her crew initiated. So, what is “Poly Wog Day” your thinking?
It’s when a US Navy ship crosses the equator, King Neptune comes aboard to rule over his kingdom (the crew) and also to cast judgement to the MANY charges brought against the Pollywogs. The Wogs are posers and not official US Navy sailors as they haven’t properly acknowledged and paid homage to the God of the Sea.. King Neptune Baby! .
High ranking members of the crew and those who are prior Shellbacks the longest dress up in the best costumes and they play their roles in King Neptune’s court.
Rumor has it that the ship’s captain has possibly played the part of King Neptune himself.
The outcome: The camaraderie amongst the crew is second to none as you hear us mention it a lot. Shellback ceremonies are witnessed by few outside the US Navy yet the story or say legend itself has gone on for centuries.. This is a great piece of history and if your a Civie and you watch it till the end, consider yourself a “Dry Docked ShellBack!” At least you now know what makes a US Navy Sailor “Officially” a US Navy Sailor.. So..sorry Navy Moms… Just because he or she graduated Great Lakes doesn’t make him or her official.. The Boats crew will get them there, and thank god you won’t be there to see it! At 9:24 is the Golden Hour of Naval Aviation! 🏴☠️
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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VOLUME UP!!!
Oh that SOUND!
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Repost from @atthefence111
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Happy Tomcat Tuesday IG land!! Thid F-14A Tomcats from VF-202 Superheats arrives into the overhead to Glenview NAS in March of 1994!!
This was the last VF-202 Tomcat we saw as they were disbanded later that same year in July 1994 just a short few months later.
More Videos on my YouTube Channel: At The Fence 111 (link in bio).
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This is one of the most amazing demos ever recorded.
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Music: GE-F110-400 x2 @geaviation
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Do you think you could have handled this ride in the backseat if you were a VIP?
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Honestly most would say after the first 15 seconds of this video: Land ASAP!!!
I want out!, it’s just not what I was thinking!
This Cat has Claws for sure! 🐾🐾
If you can handle it, the adrenaline rush.. is irreplaceable!
Roller Coaster x10…
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Do you have what it takes???
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Btw, does this Airshow profile looks familiar? 🤔
Lt Smith payed attention when the son of a Grumman Test Pilot spoke and taught this very routine, of which some brass may have put a stop to immediately 🥲
Basically, you weren’t going to tell SNORT who was at the time Commander of Fighter Wing Atlantic and was responsible for every single Tomcat, how to fly his jet.
SNORT proudly carried the brass to pull off this type of demo. But for LT Smith it would be a short lived profile.
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The F-14B is one of the most powerful and maneuverable fighters in clean configuration. What the Tomcat should always have been! 55k pounds of thrust pouring out the business end!
Anytime Baby! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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@f14tomcatdemo 😎🙌
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It’s Saturday Night, you still have some training to wrap up before you make them big plans!
Get out your knee boards!
Part of being a good pilot is Airframe Identification!
You have to know what your looking at.. Comment below if you know ALL of them by Airframe, no need for Alpha’s, Bravo’s, or Charlie’s..
Of course once your done being blown out of your socks by seeing the greatest airframes fly in one video, check out this and many more which can be found on YouTube at: At The Fence 111.. @atthefence111 .
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Show some love ❤️ for the HOG! @a10demoteam It’s an amazing airframe! 😍👍
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This is from last year before the movie was released..
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Repost from @f_14_tomcat_
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Tired of waiting?
It’s only been almost 34 years! .
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Video source Mark Hampton Youtube.
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Dale “Snort” Snodgrass just needed a short, simple flight control check. #ntsb @safepilots @airshownetwork @icas_hq @f_14_tomcat_
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Toady is Americas 246th Birthday!
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Together with @naswildwood & F-14 Calverton ATG @f_14_tomcat_ We are honored to celebrate Independence Day 2022 Baby!
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Grummans motto was “No Points For Second Place!”
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With the support of Banana, Bob, Austin Joanie, Ethan, Virus, F-14 Calverton ATG stands humble today and offer you all this amazing tribute brought to life to capture an era in a way that honors Naval Avaition.
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712 Tomcats were built, they were flown and maintained by legends!
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SALUTE! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
Fly Navy!
Grumman Aerospace 🙌
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A shout out to Tom @ligarageart for the amazing Tomcat artwork on that guitar that screams America!
Your amazing sir!
We got it done with help from our Jolly Roger Plane Captain @scottbanasiewicz3 🏴☠️ who was working the camera!
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We dedicate this video to the F-14 Family and every other plane that still has wings!
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Feel free to repost and share!
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Also thank you to @chuppacabbra1971 for help with the edit of this video! Your a great American Sir! 🇺🇸
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Happy Fathers Day!
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The greatest gift we can give to all you dads which are friends and families of Grumman Aerospace Bethpage New York HQ along with the most talented Aircrews and Maintainers of Naval Aviation is the fact that we turned 100k followers today!
This is all about your life, your dreams, your achievements along with the many great friends made and lost upon the high seas!
The mission of F-14 Calverton ATG is to take you on cruise one more time baby!
The Final Deployment!
Where you all share the greatest stories left behind in Naval Aviation with the greatest airframes!
Grumman Iron Works Airframes!
We could not have done this without the help of some incredible people behind the scenes here.. Wether it’s thru inspiration to write, or the hard work put in by them all to make happen what we see and hear everyday!
In no particular order we stand and Salute these amazing people! @leeksterf14 @eric.syphin.mcm @tomcat_cockpit_pov @offbrakesnow @robtbuds229 @scottbanasiewicz3 @tomcat_junkie @f14_baby @hoglan83 @chuppacabbra1971 @flying_hai_ @goldleaderatx
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We can be bigger than ourselves even while we celebrate as this is a family and it’s not just about us!
Again in no particular order here’s some amazing F-14 pages we collaborate with daily! @f14tomcatdemo @topgunbio @navy_f14 @mani.specialist @aryanavy @nasmiramar_fightertown_usa
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Most of all thank you to all of you amazing Tomcat Fans!
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On behalf of Leroy Grumman, Jake Swirbul, Ed Poor & Clint Towl, the 4 men with the courage to leave Loening Aircraft in Manhattan NYC and head to Baldwin, Long Island NY and start The Grumman Aircraft Company in 1929.. We take a bow on behalf of them and leave you with this..
NO POINTS FOR SECOND PLACE BABY! 🐾🐾
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Grumman/Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍.
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This was great!
However, back in the day if the pilot upfront heard this over the Jets ICS… Well, he’d probably reach for the safety switch on the top of his ejection seat and at the least, your flight has ended.. 😉
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I mean even the drop of a TOPGUN line could cost you a minimum of $5…
Jam out the song in the back seat oughta buy you a ride in your chute!
(Skipper: What happened up there? Pilot: I don’t know, he freaked out and lost it, I got nervous and took control of my seat away from him, next thing ya know.. Boom, the canopy went than he went right after it! 😎👌) But to be real with ourselves, one would have to think 2 decades + later and we’ve all come to appreciate this and let’s be honest..He nailed the notes and your still smiling!
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍
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SINGING IN DANGER ZONE
WHILE PUSHING THE SOME GS
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Wednesday is our Persian Cat day. Last week we covered in photos and the story about the Paris ‘73 Airshow that Grumman/Navy sent Shop #22 to act as the Sales Demo on a short European Tour. Here’s the video, and also the Fly-off against the F-15 at Andrew’s AFB in Maryland. Notice a VF-124 Gunfighter F-14 sitting on the ramp as a back up while Grumman Test Pilot Don Evans fly a new Tomcat which hasn’t even been delivered to the Navy yet (VF-1 just received their first F-14). Upon climbing out of the Tomcat, the Shah of Iran would place an order immediately for 30 Tomcats.. Not long after it would change to 40.. and than 80.. and than 160, but we never got that far. It ended at 80 delivered which what was paid for. The other 80 was a signed contract that hadn’t been funded yet.
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Wait till the end!
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Tomcat Twosday!!
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Repost from @atthefence111
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A pair of F-14D Tomcats (2x) of VF-11 Red Rippers NK-105 & NK-106 arrive and depart in tandem in some not ideal conditions at Glenview NAS in 1993!! Notice the Tomcat's even had their LVL's turned on!
Yes we spotted at GNAS in the crappy weather too!!
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** Here’s another Flight Deck tutorial video we play every 3 months to maintain that perishable skill we call “Naval Aviation”.
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Today in our Monday RAG Class, we will spend some time with the Boss! This is a short clip of what goes on during Flight Ops on the Boat.
We all have seen photos of a Tomcat, Hornet, Hawkeye, COD or Prowlers and Intruders, landing on the boat. Lets bring those photos to life today.
Naval Aviation is a very serious job, no one takes it more serious than the “Air Boss”, his Job is to insure the over all safety of all planes coming and going along with all hands on deck. The responsibilities of the Airboss are also shared with the “Mini Boss”.
This is about the over all safety of every one on the boat, so it’s very understandable how serious the Airboss is when it comes to Naval Aviation. They will take Naval Aviation from “Dangerous” to as “Safe” as can be, by making sure everyone on deck follows the rules.. We want to give a special shout out to a Job well done to all of you that wear the memories of Naval Aviation. It’s hard work and we thank you for accepting the challenge and especially making the Grumman F-14 Tomcat look so damn good on deck! Now grab your float coats, roll your goggles & sleeves down, and remember it’s MONDAY! Let’s get after it! Stay focused baby!
Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍 .
** Next Monday, we continue with F-14 RIO RAG Class.
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Since TOPGUN Maverick are you having a “Need For Speed” issue?
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This is the HeatBlur/Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the Flight SIM called DCS.
When we spoke with the videos creator @vander.the.germanshepherd about what went into making this video, we quickly realized he hit the mark with his ideas along with the angle he chose to create this masterpiece. He replied: I wanted to present the F-14 Tomcat in a way that would honor the “Legend” that it is, to capture the spirit of the Big Cat. We think he nailed that 100%! Although we have posted this before. it’s a reminder, that we all need a day off every now and than to spend with the Cat in DCS!
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Also available is the F/A-18C Hornet, F-16 Falcon, F-15 Eagle, F-5 Tiger II, A-10 Warthog and many others! They are called modules in the Sim which need to be purchased. They are developed with high detail. DCS is a Free Down Load for PC.. it comes with 2 free planes! SU-25 Frog foot and TF-51 Mustang. All others must be purchased. You do not need a state of the art PC but a Commodore 64 won’t work either!
Do you have what it takes to understand how to start up and fly away in a F-14 Tomcat??
DCS will get you there!
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**Parody**
Has TOPGUN possibly reached new altitudes in comedy spoofs?
It is amazing how this movie has made people and even animals back in 1997 recreate one of the best film ever made!
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TOPGUN Baby!
Directed by Tom Stern. Who did an amazing job as this is amazingly funny!
Source: turburgular27 Youtube
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Will this be the 1st or 2nd time or maybe even the 3rd time seeing TOPGUN Maverick going into this weekend????
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Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍.
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Here is some behind the scenes footage from TOPGUN Maverick.
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Maverick talks filming and camera angles along with what it’s really like for the actors to fly in jet aircraft with the US Navy!
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Fly Navy! ⚓️🇺🇸👍.
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