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posted by Jiri Wagner
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.
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.
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
General characteristic F-14D |
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| Primary function | Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter | ||
| Contractor | Grumman Aerospace Corporation | ||
| Power plant | Two General Electric F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners | ||
| Thrust | 2x 27,000 lb | 2x 120.7 kN | |
| Length | 61 ft 9 in | 19.10 m | |
| Height | 16 ft | 4.88 m | |
| Wingspan | minimum | 64 ft | 19.54 m |
| maximum | 38 ft | 11.65 m | |
| Wingarea | 565 sq ft | 52.49 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 41,780 lb | 18,951 kg |
| gross | 64,093 lb | 29,072 kg | |
| max. takeoff | 74,350 lb | 33,724 kg | |
| Ceiling | 53,000 ft | 16,150 m | |
| Max. speed | 1,242 mph | 1,998 km/h | |
| Comat radius | 1,240 miles | 1,996 km | |
| Crew | Two (pilot and radar intercept officer) | ||
| Armament | Up to 13,000 pounds of AIM-54 Phoenix missile, AIM-7 Sparrow missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, air-to-ground ordnance, and one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon | ||
| Unit cost | $38 million | ||
| Date deployed | 1971 | ||
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