On: Why did the F-14 Tomcat retire decades before its ...

[gdubs]

Lots of great stories in the comments here, but I figured I'd drop a little reference to my time in the saddle:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Burner

Hard to overstate how large the F-14 loomed in the consciousness of kids growing up in the 80s/90s — not just from Top Gun but from this game as well. So many quarters spent having this machine babysit me while my mom shopped.

[Jeema101 → gdubs]

The sit down cockpit version of After Burner that rotated was especially awesome.

For anyone who doesn't know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVMmFD9mzCI