F-14 as a Banner tow plane (VIDEO)

[Derf]

I was talking with Big Tim (almost Flat Tim, formally known as just Tim but never small Tim) and I was telling him about the F-14 Fighter Fling video where they had a Long wire on the F-14 during a cat launch (it should be now called a bug launch now but we will leave that alone), but get this, they actually had it tow a banner. The question I have is.... WHAT THE HELL WAS ON THE BANNER??? Anyone know someone that could answer this? Hmm

PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LINK AS IT IS ALMOST 200 meg

F-14 Fighter Fling 2003
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/fling/Fighter%20Fling%202003.avi.mp4

Banner Tow is at 3:17

Oh, and at 20:11 is the best Tomcat Burner flyby footage I have ever seen!
I can go on with times of awesome footage, but this thread with all the videos would be longer than the KFRG thread! ENJOY!

IF YOU NEVER SAW FIGHTER FLING...You are anti Tomcat. If you are not in awe by it, You are evil and must be destroyed. SERIOUSLY, don't go away mad....JUST GO AWAY!


If you have a problem with downloading it, go to this link (PS... do not tell anyone that lots of their other videos are there too) Files will dissapear shortly or they will be linked all over the place and bandwith usage for these large files will take my site down faster than NYCTower.com after they started charging to post in the forum!
http://www.fromtheflightdeck.com/fling/

[njgtr82]

Fred when I was at MCAS Beaufort the hornets would drag banners to practice their 20MM cannon shooting. Yes it sounds dangerous and yes they shot the towee on occasion lol

[Derf]

:shock:

[moose135]

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_010401-N-0295M-001.jpg

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_010401-N-0295M-002.jpg

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=12372 / http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=12373

Pacific Ocean (Apr. 1, 2001) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned the “Bounty Hunters” Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) launches from the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) towing a TDU-32B/B aerial banner tow target. Tow banners are used as an effective low-cost device for air-to-air and surface-to-air gunnery training and are trailed approximately 1,800 feet behind the tow aircraft. Constellation is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch (OSW). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Daniel J. McLain. (RELEASED)
Google "target tug aircraft" - it's nothing new...