F-14 on flatbed going down 270 South

[Mallard]

Nope, but they'll pay some scrapyard worker to smuggle one out. There have been quite a lot of parts turn up that shouldn't have been still around...one guy was arrested for trying to sell a COMPLETE GE F-110 engine from an F-16...four more had previously disappeared from inventory, and probably ended up in China.

 

And the Iranians are still flying the F-14, at least as recently as October '08. How many they still have, and what condition they are in, is not certain.

I thought Iran's F-14's were giant paperweights after the last guys out of there removed the computers.

[SinisterSS]

Closest Air Museum I know of is in Dayton unless a new one popped up recently. I thought it might be making it's way to a V.F.W. post or and American Legion somewhere.

 

they wont put a naval aircraft in an air force museum, so its not going to Dayton

[AWW$HEEET]

I thought Iran's F-14's were giant paperweights after the last guys out of there removed the computers.

 

when we make a sale, usually doesnt include avionics or weapon systems. i think they strip all that shit out.

[SinisterSS]

I thought Iran's F-14's were giant paperweights after the last guys out of there removed the computers.

 

last I heard they could fly the F14's but they didn't have any type of weapons system, counter measures or radar tracking device, so yes a paper weight

[mmrmnhrm]

when we make a sale, usually doesnt include avionics or weapon systems. i think they strip all that shit out.

 

Depends on who we sell it to. Japan, Israel, and a couple others are all working together with USAF on keeping the electronics packages of the F-16 going until at least 2020.