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Why didn't the Blue Angels fly the F-14A Tomcat?

From a year gap of 22 years, from flying the F-4E Phantom to the A-4 Skyhawk all the way to the F/A-18C Hornet. You gotta wonder since the F-14A was a remarkable aircraft why didn't the Navy demonstrate with the Tomcat.

The F14 was not the most maneuverable aircraft, contrary to the Military Channel/Top Gun impression. But the primary reasons were Operations and Maintenance money: Tomgrapes were maintenance intensive especially the A-models, and that can be an issue with an airshow schedule. A4s did the job quite well-as they are very maneuverable in the subsonic realm (which is where you need to be for airshows), they are also easy to maintain-which is one reason they're popular in the private sector. They used the F4J (E models were strictly USAF) simply because there were a lot of them around-and compared to a Tomcat less problematic to keep flying. As the Rhinos aged and left the Fleet, they transitioned to A4s, which were still being flown in training i.e. "Top Gun".
The other major reason is that USAF, USN fly to fight not to demo. The line/fleet needs the aircraft and have priority.

VINTAGE TOMCAT F 14A 1 72 SCALE NAVY SUPERSONIC SWING WING FIGHTER US NAVY 1971 $9.99 Time Remaining: 15h 13m

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