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F-14 Tomcat
Specifications |
Achievements |
Features |
Background |
Photos
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| F-14 Tomcat Specifications |
| Primary Function: |
Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter |
| Contractor: |
Grumman |
| Crew: |
Two (pilot and radar intercept officer) |
| Unit Cost: |
$38 million |
| Powerplant |
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F-14A: Twin Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-41A turbofan engines (20,900 pounds of thrust w/ afterburner)
F-14B/D: Twin General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines (29,080-high/27,948 average pounds each w/ maximum afterburner) |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters) |
| Wingspan: |
64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept |
| Height: |
16 feet (4.8 meters) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
41,780 lb (18951 kg) -- F-14D |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
72,900 pounds (32,805 kg) |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
2.34 Mach (1.2 Mach sea level) |
| Ceiling: |
56,000+ feet |
| Range: |
Deck launched intercept F-14A - 915 nautical miles radius with two 280-gallon drop tanks jettisoned when empty
Deck launched intercept F-14D - 656 nautical miles radius combat range with two 280-gallon drop tanks
F-14D - With two 280-gallon drop tanks retained, 1,591 nautical miles ferry range |
| Armament |
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Up to 13,000 pounds of:
Air-to-Air Missiles (up to)
6 AIM-7 Sparrows
4 AIM-9 Sidewinder
6 AIM-54 Phoenix
Air-to-Ground Ordnance
MK-82 (500 lbs.)
4 MK-83 (1,000 lbs.)
4 MK-84 (2,000 lbs.)
MK-20 cluster bomb
4 GBU-10 LGB
GBU-12 MK-82 LGB
4 GBU-16 MK-83 LGB
4 GBU-24 MK-84 LGB
one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon |
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| F-14 Tomcat Achievements |
- The F-14 Tomcat has the ability to fire the AIM-54 Phoenix -- the longest ranged AAM in the world.
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| F-14 Tomcat Features |
The F-14 has visual and all-weather attack capability to deliver Phoenix and Sparrow missiles as well as the M-61 gun and
Sidewinder missiles for close in air-to-air combat. The F-14 also has the LANTIRN targeting system that allows delivery of various
laser-guided bombs for precision strikes in air-to-ground combat missions. The F-14, equipped with Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod
System (TARPS) is the Navy's only manned tactical reconnaissance platform.
Source: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil
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| F-14 Tomcat Background |
The F-14 entered the fleet in 1973, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. The F-14B, introduced in November 1987, incorporated new
General Electric F-110 engines. In 1995, an upgrade program was initiated to incorporate new digital avionics and weapon system improvements
to strengthen its multi-mission competitive edge. The F-14D, delivered in 1990, was a major upgrade with F-110 engines, new APG-71 radar
system, Airborne Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ), Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Infrared Search and Track (IRST).
Additionally, all F-14 variants were given precision strike capability using the LANTIRN targeting system, night vision compatibility, new
defensive countermeasures systems and a new digital flight control system.
Source: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil
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