F-14 Tomcat - Air Combat Maneuvering Pilot Training.
F-14 Tomcat - Air Combat Maneuvering
Description: Filmed at NAS Miramar’s “Fighter Town USA,” this training footage shows F-14 crews learning to exploit the Tomcat’s variable-sweep wings, powerful engines, and long-range radar.
Pilots practice simulated dogfights against T-38s, A-4 Skyhawks, and F-4 Phantoms to build confidence and tactics based on Vietnam War lessons, aircraft’s maneuverability, Phoenix missile system, and the teamwork between pilot and radar intercept officer.
Pilots practice simulated dogfights against T-38s, A-4 Skyhawks, and F-4 Phantoms to build confidence and tactics based on Vietnam War lessons, aircraft’s maneuverability, Phoenix missile system, and the teamwork between pilot and radar intercept officer.