Gruman F14D Tomcat

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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin jet, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.

The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project.

The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew in December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defence interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer)
• Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.1 m)
• Wingspan:
• Spread: 64 ft (19.55 m)
• Swept: 38 ft (11.58 m)
• Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
• Wing area: 565 ft² (54.5 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64A209.65 mod root, 64A208.91 mod tip
• Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
• Loaded weight: 61,000 lb (27,700 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,720 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans
• Dry thrust: 13,810 lbf (61.4 kN) each
• Thrust with afterburner: 27,800 lbf (123.7 kN) each
• Maximum fuel capacity: 16,200 lb internal; 20,000 lb with 2x 267 gallon external tanks

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high altitude
• Combat radius: 500 nmi (575 mi, 926 km)
• Ferry range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km)
• Service ceiling: 50,000+ ft (15,200 m)
• Rate of climb: >45,000 ft/min (229 m/s)
• Wing loading: 113.4 lb/ft² (553.9 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.92

Armament

• Guns:

1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, with 675 rounds

• Hardpoints:

10 total: 6× under-fuselage, 2× under nacelles and 2× on wing gloves with a capacity of 14,500 lb (6,600 kg) of ordnance and fuel tanks

• Missiles:

• Air-to-air missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder
• Loading configurations:
• 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-54 (Rarely used due to weight stress on airframe)
• 2× AIM-9 + 2× AIM-54 + 3× AIM-7 (Most common load during Cold War era)
• 2× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54 + 2× AIM-7
• 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-7
• 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54
• 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-7

• Bombs:

• JDAM precision-guided munitions (PGMs)
• Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
• Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
• Mk 20 Rockeye II

• Others:

• Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS)
• LANTIRN targeting pod
• 2× 267 US gal (1,010 l; 222 imp gal) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time

Avionics

• Hughes AN/APG-71 radar
• AN/ASN-130 INS, IRST, TCS
• Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) upgrade