In th? v?st c?nv?s ?? th? sk?, wh??? ?n?in???in? ???w?ss m??ts th? ??tist?? ?? ??????n?mics, th? F14 T?mc?t ?m????s ?s ? s?m??l ?? s????s?nic ????t?. As th? s?n s?ts ?n th? h??iz?n, c?stin? ? w??m ?l?w ?c??ss th? h??v?ns, th? cl?s?-?? l?ns c??t???s ?n ?w?-ins?i?in? m?m?nt—? s?ns?t ?li?ht ?? th? F14 T?mc?t, wh??? its sh??? s???? ???ms ?n im???ssiv? v???? c?n?, l??vin? ? t??il ?? ??th ??w?? ?n? ?l???nc?.

Th? F14 T?mc?t, ?n ic?n ?? milit??? ?vi?ti?n, ?m???i?s th? m???i??? ?? c?ttin?-???? t?chn?l??? ?n? ????n??tic?l ?xc?ll?nc?. With its sl??k ??si?n ?n? ??w????l ?n?in?s, it is ? m?chin? ??ilt n?t j?st ??? s???? ??t ??? ??shin? th? ???n???i?s ?? wh?t is ??????n?mic?ll? ??ssi?l?. Th? cl?s?-?? ???t??? ??c?s?s ?n th? int?ic?t? ??t?ils ?? th? ?i?c???t, its win?s slicin? th????h th? ?i? with ???cisi?n, ?n? th? ?nmist?k??l? silh???tt? th?t ???in?s th? T?mc?t’s ???mi???l? ???s?nc?.

As th? F14 ?cc?l???t?s th????h th? ski?s ?t s????s?nic s????s, th? cl?s?-?? l?ns c??t???s th? t??ns???m?ti?n ?? th? s?????n?in? ?i? int? ? m?sm??izin? v???? c?n?. Th? ?h?n?m?n?n ?cc??s wh?n ?n ?i?c???t ??????ch?s ?? ?xc???s th? s???? ?? s??n?, c??sin? ? ???i? ???? in ?i? ???ss??? th?t l???s t? th? c?n??ns?ti?n ?? w?t?? v????. Th? ??s?lt is ? s??ct?c?l?? vis??l ?is?l??—? c?n?-sh???? cl??? ?nv?l??in? th? ?i?c???t in ? s?????l ??nc? ?? ?h?sics ?n? ??sth?tics.

Th? ??l??n h??s ?? th? s?ns?t ???vi?? th? ?????ct ??ck???? ??? this c?l?sti?l ??ll?t. Th? cl?s?-?? sh?ts ?cc?nt??t? th? vi???nt c?l??s ?s th? v???? c?n? c?tch?s th? w??m, ???in? li?ht. A??inst th? c?nv?s ?? th? ?v?nin? sk?, th? F14 ??c?m?s ? silh???tt?, s?????n??? ?? th? ?th????l ?l?w ?? th? ???min? v???? c?n?—? j?xt???siti?n ?? ??w ??w?? ?n? th? s???nit? ?? th? c?l?sti?l ??n???m?.

Th? cl?s?-?? l?ns shi?ts t? ??v??l th? c?ck?it, wh??? th? skill?? ?il?t ?????t?s th? c?nt??ls with ???cisi?n. Insi?? th? c?n?in?? s??c? ?? th? c?ck?it, th? ?il?t ??c?m?s th? ??ch?st??t?? ?? this hi?h-s???? ??????m?nc?, n?vi??tin? th? T?mc?t th????h th? h??v?ns with ?x???tis? ?n? ??c?s. Th? int?nsit? ?? th? m?m?nt is ??l???l? ?s th? ?i?c???t c?ntin??s t? ??sh th? ???n???i?s ?? ??????n?mic c????ilit?.

Th? v???? c?n?, c??t???? in ?x??isit? ??t?il ?? th? cl?s?-?? sh?ts, ?v?lv?s ?n? ?issi??t?s with ??ch ??ssin? s?c?n?. Th? ??h?m???l n?t??? ?? this ?tm?s?h??ic ?h?n?m?n?n ???s t? its ?ll???, m?kin? ??ch inst?nc? ? ?ni??? vis??l s??ct?cl?. As th? F14 T?mc?t c?ntin??s its s????s?nic j???n??, th? v???? c?n? ??m?ins ? t?st?m?nt t? th? h??m?ni??s ??nc? ??tw??n m?chin? ?n? th? ?l?m?nt?l ???c?s th?t ??v??n th? ski?s.

050727-N-3488C-047.USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), At S?? (J?l? 27, 2005) ñ .An F/A-18F S???? H??n?t ???m VFA-102,” Fi?htin? Di?m?n???cks,î ????ks th? s??n? ????i?? ?l?n?si?? th? USS Kitt? H?wk (CV-63). Th? Di?m?n???cks ??? ?n? ?? th? nin? s??????ns ?n? ??t?chm?nts th?t c?m??is? C???i?? Ai? Win? (CVW) 5 ?m???k?? ?????? Kitt? H?wk ?n? ???m?n?ntl? ???w??? ???l???? t? N?v?l Ai? F?cilit? Ats??i, J???n. C????ntl? ?n??? w?? in th? 7th Fl??t ???? ?? ??s??nsi?ilit? (AOR), Kitt? H?wk ??m?nst??t?s ??w?? ???j?cti?n ?n? s?? c?nt??l ?s th? w??l?’s ?nl? ???m?n?ntl? ???w???-???l???? ?i?c???t c???i??, ?????tin? ???m Y?k?s?k?, J???n..U.S. N?v? ?h?t? ?? Ph?t?????h??ís M?t? 3?? Cl?ss (AW) J?n?th?n Ch?n?l??…

In c?ncl?si?n, th? cl?s?-?? ?? th? F14 T?mc?t’s s????s?nic ?li?ht ???min? ?n im???ssiv? v???? c?n? t??nsc?n?s th? ???n???i?s ?? ?vi?ti?n ?n? ??c?m?s ? w??k ?? ??t in th? v?st ?x??ns? ?? th? sk?. A??inst th? c?nv?s ?? ? s?ns?t, th? sl??k silh???tt? ?? th? ?i?c???t, c???l?? with th? m?sm??izin? v???? c?n?, c???t?s ? vis??l s?m?h?n? th?t c??t???s th? ?ss?nc? ?? ??th t?chn?l??ic?l m??v?l ?n? n?t???l ????t?. It is ? ?l??tin? ??t in??li?l? m?m?nt in th? t???st?? ?? ?vi?ti?n, wh??? ?n?in???in? ???w?ss m??ts th? sh??? ???t?? ?? ?li?ht.