10-12-2006, 02:06 PM
potentially flyable airframes is right...
One estimate I read a few years ago was that less than a dozen are "combat ready", and maybe 10 more are OK for "display" flights, but are missing many non-critical parts making them not really combat ready.
And F-14 "A" models are no match for later revision F-14's, much less the F/A-18's the Navy flies now.
One estimate I read a few years ago was that less than a dozen are "combat ready", and maybe 10 more are OK for "display" flights, but are missing many non-critical parts making them not really combat ready.
And F-14 "A" models are no match for later revision F-14's, much less the F/A-18's the Navy flies now.