This article made me sad. Growing up, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was my favorite fighter jet by far. Having it show up on Top Gun was cool but I think the most awesome quasi-appearance was in the Japanese anime series Macross, aka Robotech here in the US. I bet the Navy pilots wished their rides could transform like the Valkyries. =)
At least my other favorite fighter plane, the Warthog, will still be around for the foreseeable future and beyond.
