a fighter that could change the sweep of its wings depending on the widely varying speed regimes. A variable-sweep wing imitates nature. To glide or slow down, birds extend their wings ...

Art Wong shared this photo taken aboard the USS Hornet, docked in Alameda. Wong wrote in an email to Patch, "The F-14A is a ...

While the N-102 proved capable, the Air Force instead opted for the Lockheed submission, the CL-246—which went on to become ...

The resulting platform featured a variable-sweep wing configuration which would become the basis for future aircraft. This layout enabled the jet to maneuver ... the longest fighter combat mission ...

With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that was before a little movie called Top Gun hit theaters.