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<blockquote data-quote="BroccoliRage" data-source="post: 3271535" data-attributes="member: 38402">Wel, the national guard NEVER (at least not for any extended period of time, to the best of my knowledge) flew the Tom Cat; it's purely a Naval aircraft.I think you missed my point however. V-STOL on fighters is unneccescary, particularly USMC fighters that do, might I add, launch from Aircraft carrier (Harriers were certainly launching during my hitch on the U.S.S. Enterprise). And with amphibious assault aircaraft carrier such as the U.S.S. Wasp, the need is even further lessened when one considers such a vehicle being used in conjunction with the Osprey, a beautiful and efficient bird in it's own right.The Tomcat was only recently phased out, and was very active rightup until the last flight. It was also the fastest plane in the armed forces, outdoing even the raptor in speed. It was outclassed in maneuverability, however, by the Hornet and Raptor.Aside from pointy-noses, however, I've always been far more interested in workhorse birds. I specialized in the SH-60 SeaHawk (naval BlackHawk) F/S/R/B, The S-3B Viking, The P-3C Orion, The C-130K/J Hercules, and EA6-B Prowler while in the Navy. Most of those planes I gained experience with while I was attached to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) in NAS Pax River, MD. Before my injury, I was actually enrolled for unmanned flight pilot school upon transferring to my next duty station.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BroccoliRage, post: 3271535, member: 38402"] Wel, the national guard NEVER (at least not for any extended period of time, to the best of my knowledge) flew the Tom Cat; it's purely a Naval aircraft. I think you missed my point however. V-STOL on fighters is unneccescary, particularly USMC fighters that do, might I add, launch from Aircraft carrier (Harriers were certainly launching during my hitch on the U.S.S. Enterprise). And with amphibious assault aircaraft carrier such as the U.S.S. Wasp, the need is even further lessened when one considers such a vehicle being used in conjunction with the Osprey, a beautiful and efficient bird in it's own right. The Tomcat was only recently phased out, and was very active rightup until the last flight. It was also the fastest plane in the armed forces, outdoing even the raptor in speed. It was outclassed in maneuverability, however, by the Hornet and Raptor. Aside from pointy-noses, however, I've always been far more interested in workhorse birds. I specialized in the SH-60 SeaHawk (naval BlackHawk) F/S/R/B, The S-3B Viking, The P-3C Orion, The C-130K/J Hercules, and EA6-B Prowler while in the Navy. Most of those planes I gained experience with while I was attached to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) in NAS Pax River, MD. Before my injury, I was actually enrolled for unmanned flight pilot school upon transferring to my next duty station. [/QUOTE]

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