Editing Grumman F-14 Tomcat (section)

==Notable appearances in media==
{{main|Aircraft in fiction#F-14 Tomcat}}
[[File:VF-111 TOPGUN MOVIE.jpg|thumb|F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadrons [[VF-51]] "Screaming Eagles" and [[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-111]] "Sundowners" in formation with [[Northrop F-5|F-5E/F Tiger IIs]]. The squadrons provided F-14s for filming aerial sequences in the movie ''[[Top Gun]]''.]]
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was central to the 1986 film ''[[Top Gun]]''.<ref name="Star Quality">{{cite journal |url=http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/popculture.html |title=Star Quality |date=1 September 2006 |journal=[[Air & Space/Smithsonian|Air & Space]] |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-date=1 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201112022/http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/popculture.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14958926 |title=Navy retires F-14 'Top Gun' jet |date=22 September 2006 |agency=Associated Press |website=NBC News |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302055233/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14958926 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/0721/inside-the-news-the-f-22-raptor-warplane |title=Inside the news: The F-22 Raptor warplane |last=Shaer |first=Matthew |date=21 July 2009 |website=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |access-date=16 January 2010 |archive-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802141811/http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/0721/inside-the-news-the-f-22-raptor-warplane |url-status=live}}</ref> The aviation-themed film was such a success in creating interest in naval aviation that the US Navy, which assisted with the film, set up recruitment desks outside some theaters.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HW4pAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799,2509554&dq=military+hollywood&hl=en |title=The Pentagon is a big help for the right military movie |last=Vartabedian |first=Ralph |date=10 September 1986 |newspaper=[[Gainesville Sun]] |location=Gainesville, Florida |page=7B |access-date=17 January 2010 |archive-date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205044144/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HW4pAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799,2509554&dq=military+hollywood&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref> Producers paid the US Navy {{US$|886000|1985|long=no|round=-3}} as reimbursement for flight time of aircraft in the film with an F-14 billed at {{US$|7600|1985|long=no|round=-2}} per flight hour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6815,7170538&dq=aircraft+in+movies&hl=en |title=Pentagon can shoot down film details |last=Halloran |first=Richard |date=31 August 1986 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=19 January 2010}}{{Dead link |date=October 2010 |bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/27/movies/top-gun-ingenious-dogfights.html?&pagewanted=all |title=Top Gun: Ingenious Dogfights |last=Lindsey |first=Robert |date=27 May 1986 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-date=6 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306021134/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/27/movies/top-gun-ingenious-dogfights.html?&pagewanted=all |url-status=live}}</ref> The F-14 Tomcat was also featured in the sequel, ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' (2022).{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} Two F-14As of [[VF-84 (1955-95)|VF-84]] from [[USS Nimitz|USS ''Nimitz'']] were featured in the 1980 film ''[[The Final Countdown (film)|The Final Countdown]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.almansur.com/jollyrogers/jollytomcats.htm |title=The Infamous Tomcats of VF-84 |website=almansur.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716032424/http://www.almansur.com/jollyrogers/jollytomcats.htm |archive-date=16 July 2015}}</ref> with four from the squadron in the 1996 release ''[[Executive Decision]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.dailypress.com/1996-09-08/features/9609060045_1_pentagon-fighter-recruitment/2 |title=The Military And the Movies |last=Kemper |first=Bob |date=8 September 1996 |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=Newport News, Virginia |page=2 |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-date=10 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810173835/http://articles.dailypress.com/1996-09-08/features/9609060045_1_pentagon-fighter-recruitment/2 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Multiple F-14s are featured in the 2008 documentary ''[[Speed & Angels]]'', featuring the story of two young Navy officers working to achieve their dream of becoming F-14 fighter pilots.<ref>{{Citation |title=Speed & Angels |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1112756/ |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811052311/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1112756/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The F-14 served as an inspiration for various fictional aircraft, most notably the ''[[Macross]]'' franchise's [[VF-1 Valkyrie]],<ref name="Luke Plunkett">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/a-love-letter-to-the-f-14-tomcat-1797811000|title=A Love Letter To The F-14 Tomcat|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=Kotaku|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> the TurboKat of ''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]'',{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} and the Skystriker XP-14F from the ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' toyline.<ref name="Luke Plunkett"/> Actual F-14s were featured in the first episode of ''[[Macross Zero]]'', the [[OVA]] prequel to ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' (adapted as ''[[Robotech]]'' in the US).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macross2.net/m3/macrosszero/f-14.htm|title=Grumman F-14A+2 Tomcat|publisher=Macross Mecha Manual|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>