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  • The Tomcat's rear thrusters roared, slowing the plane.

    Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001

  • When the pilot pushed the throttle forward, the Tomcat's twin Lockheed 345 engines roared to life, and the entire world shook.

    Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001

  • At the same time, he disengaged the automatic control that configured the Tomcat's wings for the most efficient airspeed, driving the wings forward into their low-speed configuration.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • He curled his fingers appreciatively around the Tomcat's controls.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • Against a dissimilar aircraft such as this, the key to tactical superiority lay in exploiting the Tomcat's greater thrust-to-weight ratio.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • It roared into life, sounding as close to a Tomcat's howl as anything he'd ever run across ashore.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • With its smaller turning radius, it would try to force the Tomcat into a scissors maneuver, exploiting its own capabilities to turn inside the Tomcat's maneuvers and obtain a favorable position on his tail.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • "One of the interesting kind," Kraut said tightly, his fingers flying over the differently shaped knobs that comprised the Tomcat's radar controls.

    Nuke Zone Douglass, Keith 1998

  • Seconds after that maneuver, he pulled the Tomcat's nose up sharply, praying that their airspeed was sufficient to sustain flight.

    Arctic Fire Douglass, Keith 1997

  • The Phoenix missile was the Tomcat's most potent long-range standoff weapon.

    Arctic Fire Douglass, Keith 1997

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