Happy Tomcat Day

[Rett Mikhal]

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37 Years and still awesome. There's just no plane in my mind that comes close to the beauty and kickassitry of the F-14. In order to celebrate, I suggest you all take a page out of my book and speak in nothing but Top Gun quotes. It really is easier than you think, you just need to yell things with urgency, and say them twice. If you HAVE to say something non-Top Gun, just say it in the same Top Gun-esque way. I shall demonstrate.

Real World: We are out of coffee.

F-14 Way: WE'RE OUT OF COFFEE, WE'RE OUT OF COFFEE!!



ANYTIME, BABY.

[TheLuckyOne]

rettmikhal, man... you stink.

-D

[Hucklebubba]

WHERE'D WHO GOOOO?

You know what I like about the F-14? The fact that it's impressive capabilities are all but irrelevant to its coolness. It could be the most spec-weak failure-prone piece of crap ever manufactured, and that wouldn't matter as long as it still had variable-geometry wings.

Still, if I had to pick an air superiority fighter to have with me on a deserted island, I'd have to go with the Eagle. Because its designation is one number better, and because it can fly with one wing gone.

[pfrsue]

hucklebubba said:

WHERE'D WHO GOOOO?

Sir, I salute you. That nearly gave me a Pepsi-related injury.

[Rett Mikhal]

hucklebubba said:

WHERE'D WHO GOOOO?

You know what I like about the F-14? The fact that it's impressive capabilities are all but irrelevant to its coolness. It could be the most spec-weak failure-prone piece of crap ever manufactured, and that wouldn't matter as long as it still had variable-geometry wings.

Still, if I had to pick an air superiority fighter to have with me on a deserted island, I'd have to go with the Eagle. Because its designation is one number better, and because it can fly with one wing gone.

I think you're absolutely right. Go variable-geometry! The first craft to do it was the German P.1101, but it couldn't change the wing position in the air, just on the ground with the aid of crews.

The A-10 Warthog could fly with one wing and 50% of the tail gone, and it had a gun the SIZE of an F-15, so I think it wins. The F-15 gets points because that's what Starscream turned into.

[Hucklebubba]

rettmikhal said:

The first craft to do it was the German P.1101, but it couldn't change the wing position in the air, just on the ground with the aid of crews.

Is it just me, or did the Germans do everything first?

rettmikhal said:

The A-10 Warthog could fly with one wing and 50% of the tail gone, and it had a gun the SIZE of an F-15, so I think it wins.

Funny you should mention that, as the A-10 is, overall, my favorite modern warplane.

I like nothing better than to use it excessively in any given Ace Combat game, to the point of taking it on missions it was never intended for. The time-sensitive sorties are especially hairy. "Have mercy, for I am very slow!" I shout woefully.

rettmikhal said:

The F-15 gets points because that's what Starscream turned into.

Don't forget Powerglide! Warthog!

Oh, and in keeping with the original spirit of the thread, I should let you know that if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a transport plane full of rubber dog pencils out of Hong Kong.

Special thanks to Bad Edit Man (aka Mr. Falcon)

[Rett Mikhal]

YIPPIE KAY YAY MR. FALCON!

Obscure reference, for the win.

I used to do the same thing with the Y-wing in Rogue Squadron. Used it for every mission, even A-wing Missions. Even its gun was slow.. but powerful. One shot would down any TIE... but if you missed you had to wait another 3 seconds to fire again.

Nevertheless, I liberated the rubber pencils out of them.

Oh, also, there was one Autobot that turned into an F-14. Jetfire/Skyfire. They could never decide what name to give him. He was a redress of the Robotech VF-1 Valkyrie toy, and could even turn into the Guardian chicken walker mode, so he had three modes to the normal two modes. I still have my Skull Leader toy somewhere.

(Salutes Tomcat.)