Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

The Shah of Iran in the 1970’s purchased 80 F-14 Tomcats. They were purchased because the threat of Soviet MiG-25’s, and fought against Iraqi MiG’s during the Iran Iraq war. #f14 #f14tomcat #persiantomcat #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Can someone please save a Persian Tomcat! #f14 #f14tomcat #persiantomcat #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA 834, was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in the Variable-Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE) program. This program explored laminar flow on variable sweep aircraft at high subsonic speeds. The variable sweep outer-panels of the F-14 aircraft were modified with natural laminar flow gloves to provide not only smooth surfaces but also airfoils that can produce a wide range of pressure distributions for which transition location can be determined at various fl

Did you know there was a mockup of an F-14 with a single vertical stab? Grumman considered a single tail configuration, often associated with the 303E design, to reduce weight and complexity. #f14 #f14tomcat #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Let’s check out the Tomcat at Pima Air and Space Museum #f14 #tomcat #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Tomcat Flashback to last year #f14 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Let’s learn more about the AWG-9 radar on the F-14 at Pima Air and Space Museum #f14 #awg9 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari...

A couple of facts about the Persian Tomcats #f14 #iriaf #boneyardsafari #aviationpreservation #aviationsafari

The Tomcat 1st deployment participated in the evacuation of Saigon #f14 #f14tomcat #saigon #boneyardsafari #aviationpreservation...

Do you have a TARPS Tomcat story? #f14 #tarps #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari