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Yeah...I did.

I am about to open a can of worms here but the while the F-111 was the wrong plane for the TFX concept, the F-14 was the right plane for the job....I don't think anyone here can argue that the F-14 could not have done the job of both a Navy Strike Fighter, and a USAF Strike Fighter....As well as provided the needs for the IMI.

The F-15 has been great, but the Tomcat could have done it all.

If your not having fun, your not doing it right!

one airframe fits all?
Where have we head that before?<img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

Yeah but the F-14 has that ability.....

It carries its ordance realitively drag free, alot of it, a long ways.....The VG wings give it the ability to go down low and fast.........The AWG-9 was then the state of the art, no other radar fire control system in the world could match it......The F-14D has the same strike ability, if not better than the F-15E(with the radar mods)...and its a better dogfighter. Really there is no reason why the F-14 could not have done it all.

If your not having fun, your not doing it right!

Intresting, to say the least.

Say, I'm trying my best to look for Super-21 Tomcat pics., but to no avail. Know of any sites?

The D really is a whole new animal. In all honesty, by actual flight performance, very few aircraft match up favorably with it.

Excellent bomb load, excellent range and loiter, unmatched BVR capability, tremendous P/W ratio, VG wings, a 2d set of eyeballs, IRST/FLIR, modern digital radar, the D really has it all.

"Trample the wounded...hurdle the dead"