From: (robert arndt)


(Chris Range) wrote in message
.com...
I have an utterly stupid question. What is the difference between
these two fighters? From a distance, they look exactly the same.


Well, in rather simplistic terms the F-15 Eagle is a terrestrial-based
(land dependent) USAF premiere air superiority fighter that was later
adapted into a limited strike aircraft in the E-model. A further
paint-scraped version was used for a series of world speed and height
records before losing them to the Su-27 Flanker.
The F-14, OTOH, is a naval carrier-based fleet defense interceptor
with swing-wings, a backseat RIO, and a nasty ultra long-range
Maverick missile for knocking out (back a couple decades ago)
predicted enemy "Bear" long-range Soviet bombers.

Teuton, congratulations, you have set a new low for yourself. Mavs are air to
ground.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired