Spaz, that picture shows that the -35C has a whole lotta wing....assuming the extra legs it must have, it seems a better GR4 replacement than the B...
Courtney, the F15 has aged remarkably well (have you done as well???) - but the USAF came close to having the F14 forced on it. If you believe Boyd's acolytes, swing-wing was all the rage in the 70's (B1, F111, MRCA, MiG-23 as well as the F14..) and he was instrumental in driving the FX towards the big wing and hence away from 'buy F14...' political solution.
And I had two VR6 Corrados - I resent any comparison to the F3!!