F-14 "Tomcat"


Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael W. Pendergrass
Aircraft  F-14 "Tomcat" (Grumman Aerospace Corp.) 
Type  Carrier based multi-role strike fighter
Year  December 1970 (F-14A)
Engine  F-14A: two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A turbofan engines with afterburners :20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine 
F-14B and F-14D: two General Electric F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners :27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine 
Wingspan  64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
Length  61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Height  16 feet (4.8 meters)
Weight  72,900 pounds (32,805 kg) 
Max. speed  Mach 2+
Ceiling  Above 50,000 feet 
Crew  2: pilot and radar intercept officer 
Armament  AIM-54 Phoenix missile:Up to 13,000 pounds 
AIM-7 Sparrow missile:Up to 13,000 pounds 
AIM-9 Sidewinder missile: Up to 13,000 pounds 
air-to-ground ordnance:Up to 13,000 pounds 
one M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon:Up to 13,000 pounds 

Description

The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place fighter designed to attack and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in all weather conditions.
 

Features

The F-14 can track up to 24 targets simultaneously with its advanced weapons control system and attack six with Phoenix AIM-54A missiles while continuing to scan the airspace. Armament also includes a mix of other air intercept missiles, rockets and bombs.
 

Background

The Grumman F-14, the world's premier air defense fighter, was designed to replace the F-4 Phantom II fighter (phased out in 1986). F-14s provided air cover for the joint strike on Libyan terrorist targets in 1986. The F-14A was introduced in the mid-1970s. The upgraded F-14A+ version, with new General Electric F-110 engines, now widespread throughout the fleet, is more than a match for enemy fighters in close-in, air combat.

Source-United States Navy

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