Valleywag
The United States Armed Forces no longer use the F-14 fighter jet, which can make it a real pain for armies that do, such as the Iranian air force, to repair theirs. Fortunately, there's eBay and Craig Newmark's Internet-based love-in, Craigslist. The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports that F-14 spare parts and troop equipment such as night vision goggles can be found and purchased from both sites. "Many of the sensitive items we purchased could have been used directly against our troops and allies, or reverse engineered to develop counter measures or equivalent technologies," read the GAO report. Another instance when a few buyer ratings could go a long way. (Photo by James Gordon)
Repair your F-14 with parts from eBay
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10:40 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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No worries. Just tell these folks that their new F-14 parts will be delivered off an F-22A Eagle. :)
Sorry...Raptor (not Eagle). I need another coffee.
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this is old news.. i remember reading about this like a month ago.
don't we have anything new to report? where's julia allison when you need her.
I'm with giddieup on this one - let's have some more scanned pages from Sarah Lacy's shitty book.
@Ted Dziuba: Dudes. Fighter Jets.
What people don't know is those parts are all defective. Compressor blades with micro-cracks, stuff that is not up to mil-spec and irregular are sold.
It wouldn't be a surprise if the Iranian F-14s suddenly had performance issues.
Maybe their leaders should start taking some Viagra and get off instead of trying to be the leader in terrorist nations.
whoa sweet F-15 pictures
must have been hard finding F-14 pics since the Navy stopped flying them. It's OK, I forgive you Valleywag!
what u talking about.. that pic is of f14s..
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