Why the F-14 Was Built for a Weapon That Was Never Fired

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Published on August 22, 2025 2:00:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35uYXZFHRkc

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0:00 The F-14 was NOT built for dogfighting
1:34 The Tomcat's design was based around a missile
3:11 The downside of having the engines so far apart on the F-14
4:18 Why the F-14 had terrible engines
6:18 The reason for the F-14 Tomcat's rectangular air intakes
7:09 The Tomcat's variable sweep wing design
8:22 The challenges of maintaining the F-14 Tomcat
8:51 The F-14 Tomcat's nicknames
9:29 How did the AIM-54 Phoenix missile work?
10:50 Why did the F-14 have a gun?
12:42 The Iranian's success with the F-14 Tomcat
14:23 Why the Tomcat never carried 6 Phoenix missiles operationally

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