F-14 Tomcat
GENERAL INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER: Grumman Aerospace Corporation (later Northrop Grumman
Corp.)
PRODUCTION PERIOD: 1970 TO 1991
NUMBER PRODUCED: 726 total all sources
PRODUCTION SERIES: F-14A, B & D
ROLES: 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, capable of US Navy fleet defense, air superiority,
long-range strike and tactical reconnaissance
PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
(Varies by model)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 1.5444 mph (Mach 2.34)
SERVICE CEILING: 53,000 feet + above sea level
RANGE: 1,600 miles
WEAPONS: One M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon, six AIM-54 Phoenix long-range
air-to-air missiles, along with six AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder
medium and short range air-to-air missiles and assorted bombs
CREW: Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer
LENGTH: 61 feet, 9 inches
WINGSPAN: 64 feet unswept, 38 feet swept
HEIGHT: 16 feet
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 72,900 lbs.
POWERPLANT: F-14A: two Pratt & Whitney TF30P-414A turbofan engines with
afterburners (20,900 lbs. of thrust each); F-14B and F-14D: two General Electric
F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners (27,950 lbs. of thrust each)
ACHIEVEMENTS: The F-14 Tomcat has the unequaled ability to
simultaneously track up to 24 targets and attack six of them with its advanced
weapons control system and the AIM-54A Phoenix missile - the longest-ranged
air-to-air missile in the world
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