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September 8th 05, 09:50 PM
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Farewell, Tomcat
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848
What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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September 8th 05, 10:08 PM
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Jay Honeck wrote: http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848 What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... Didn't know they were so close to the end. I remember pulling up near one near the hold short line at my home field (training visit, I assume). The sheer size of them is amazing- 75,000 pounds MTOW. Tower said, "Boston has you cleared to FL240 immediately upon departure" and they just opened up and the ground shook. It's like the old muscle-car guys say, "there's no replacement for displacement."
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September 8th 05, 10:13 PM
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Eu1Ue.317206$x96.66402@attbi_s72... http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848 What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... -- Didn't know they were down to one last squadron. I figured the Bombcat configuration would keep it alive for a while.
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September 9th 05, 12:58 AM
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In a previous article, "Jay Honeck" said:
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848 What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... Nothing else carries the Phoenix, right? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Q: How did you get into artificial intelligence? A: Seemed logical -- I didn't have any real intelligence.
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September 9th 05, 02:04 AM
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Yeah, but at 40 to 60 hours of maintenance for every flight hour, the
Tomcats make that Apache driver's $46,000-plus annual a bargain! wrote in message oups.com... Jay Honeck wrote: http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848 What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... Didn't know they were so close to the end. I remember pulling up near one near the hold short line at my home field (training visit, I assume). The sheer size of them is amazing- 75,000 pounds MTOW. Tower said, "Boston has you cleared to FL240 immediately upon departure" and they just opened up and the ground shook. It's like the old muscle-car guys say, "there's no replacement for displacement."
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September 9th 05, 03:35 AM
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What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see
them flying anymore.... Nothing else carries the Phoenix, right? Yeah, I guess where the Tomcat goes, so goeth the Phoenix. I sure hope we don't come up against any major air-to-air enemies in the next few years... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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September 9th 05, 03:44 AM
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The AIM-54 Phoenix was retired Sept. 30 2004. This info according to the
Navy News Service on Oct 10 2004. Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Jx6Ue.317571$x96.54711@attbi_s72... What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... Nothing else carries the Phoenix, right? Yeah, I guess where the Tomcat goes, so goeth the Phoenix. I sure hope we don't come up against any major air-to-air enemies in the next few years... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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September 9th 05, 03:52 AM
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Great airplane. I was out at the Tillamook air show a few years ago and one
was there. When he departed he flew around the valley and then down the runway at a low altitude and then pulled it straight up and went to afterburner or full power. It went up almost out of sight and shook the ground, us and our planes. Very impressive "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Eu1Ue.317206$x96.66402@attbi_s72... http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...1550&ran=22848 What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#10
September 9th 05, 04:07 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote: What an amazing run the F-14 has had. It will be terribly sad not to see them flying anymore.... Nothing else carries the Phoenix, right? Yeah, I guess where the Tomcat goes, so goeth the Phoenix. I sure hope we don't come up against any major air-to-air enemies in the next few years... It's my understanding that the AMRAAM system is qualitatively superior. Of all the defense issues I worry about, air-to-air is the least of my concerns. -cwk.
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