F14 Compared To F15
F 14 vs f 15 comparison.
F14 compared to f15. Generally speaking a well flown hornet could beat a well flown viper if you got a quick kill or could tie the viper up in a slow flight. The f 15 was relatively big and slow and easy to beat like the f 14. A is for attack designed for air interdiction or air support. F 15 vs f 16 fighting falcon comparison.
The f 14 tomcat and the f 15 eagle are two of the best and two of the most beautiful fighters ever built. They are all de. 22 2006 after 36 years of service the last f 14 tomcat was retired by its main operator the us navy at nas oceana. And if the f 14 didn t possess the close range dogfighting agility of the f 15 the tomcat ability to launch 1000 lb air to air missiles with 135 lb warheads was impressive.
Both the f 14 tomcat and f 15 eagle were modeled after lessons learned from the vietnam war about the realities of air to air combat. The f 15 eagle is a twin engine all weather tactical fighter used by the u s. The f 14 tomcat is a now retired supersonic twin engine two seat fighter aircraft developed for use by the united states navy. The only competition in a dog fight was the f 16.
The f 15 was developed as an air s. The f 14 and f 15 will complement each other but the f 14 can hold enemy jets off at a distance over terrain where there s no hiding flat land the sea etc. Features 6 4 amoled display mt6771v helio p70 chipset 4025 mah battery 128 gb storage 8 gb ram corning gorilla glass 5. The f 15 is considered one of the most successful and formidable fighter aircraft.
Even if until today a real tomcat vs eagle engagement with live weapons fired has never taken place since the prototypes made their first flights just two years apart comparisons have been made between these two iconic aircraft. I flew hornets for 10 years mid 90s to mid 2000s. The f 15 will do better in a higher threat cap area where there s a certain chance that they ll have a dogfight. Although six years have passed since then there are many unknown fac.
The f 14 was capable of reaching speeds above mach 2 and could carry a variety of air to air missiles. Let s get the similarities over with as there are only a few. Navy photo by photographer s mate 3rd class ramon preciado first a little background.