One of two aircraft types flown by the 119th, the F-14B Tomcat is an absolutely iconic airplane. Made famous by the movie Top Gun, this aircraft is a true pilot's plane. Built before the era of FADEC, fly-by-wire, and expensive automated systems, a crew needs to know exactly how to extract maximum performance (and not rip the wings off) from the airframe. If they can do that, the Tomcat is a formidable fighter capable of going toe-to-toe with modern jets. As the only aircraft able to load the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, it enjoys the longest range in BVR combat and a superb power-to-weight ratio for vertical circle fights during close-in BFM.

As JTF Heavy's F-14 squadron, the Nightmares are masters of their craft.

Credits

From VFC-119 Tomcats:
Nightmare 11 - Cpt. "Fang", VFC-119 Tomcat Commanding Officer
Nightmare 12 Pilot - Warrant Officer "Stonewall"
Nightmare 12 RIO - Major "Thomas"

From JTF Heavy's 23rd Aggressor Squadron:

Stalker 11 - Lt Col "Rakkis", 23rd Aggressor Squadron Commanding Officer
Stalker 12 - Chief Warrant Officer "Nonner", VMFA-390 Executive Officer

Special thanks to VMFA-390's Warrant Officer "Swampy" for being the voice of Nightmare 12 for this video. Check out their promo at [ Ссылка ]

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