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9Sep

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

F-14 vs F-18: The Best Navy Fighter?

The US Navy introduced the F-18 in 1983 to compliment and eventually replace the F-14. Since then, many avgeeks, members of the public and Navy higher ups have wondered which is better: F-14 or F-18? In 2006, the US Navy retired its iconic F-14 aircraft, with their remaining F-14 pilots retraining on the F-18. Many of the original F-18 variants have been retired by the US Navy, in favor of newer and more advanced F-18 variants. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-14 vs F-18: What is a Fighter Jet? Thanks to popular aviation movies like Top Gun, the term “fighter jet” has entered popular vernacular. With that, it’s true meaning has been mostly distorted, with many small military aircraft being dubbed “fighter jets” by both the media and the general...

Grumman X-29: The World’s Most Unconventional Aircraft Design

18Dec

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Grumman X-29: The World’s Most Unconventional Aircraft Design

In recent decades, the concept of swing wings has become widely adopted. However, most of the time, they aren't forward swing wings, like the Grumman X-29! Despite Grumman and the USAF spending millions of dollars developing the jet, much of its technology has since been proven to be useless. So what exactly did the US get out of the program? And why did it fail? As a result of the aircraft's technology and primary objective, the X-29 has arguably the weirdest aircraft design in history! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-X-29 The concept of forward-swept wings is not a new one. Rough sketches of forward swept aircraft date back to the time of the Wright Brothers! However, these designs proved to be ultimately futile. During WWII, the ...

F-14 vs F-15: Which is The Better Fighter Jet?

21Sep

By Alexander Pask1 Comment

Aircraft Compare

F-14 vs F-15: Which is The Better Fighter Jet?

Both the F-14 and F-15 have their origins in the same program. However, two different services chose two different aircraft to enter service with them. Since then, avgeeks, generals and the public alike have wondered which is better. Although the F-14 was recently withdrawn from US Navy service, where it had served for almost 30 years, both the F-14 and F-15 were their service's premier fighter jet in their day. So which is truly the superior aircraft? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-14 vs F-15: What is a Fighter Jet? The term "fighter jet" might seem quite straightforward. Movies like Top Gun have seen the term used widely in popular media, both in non-aviation related movies, news reports and TV shows. Originally, the term "fighter jet"...