F-14 Tomcat
F-14 Tomcat
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 | |
| 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) |
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| 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 | |
| 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.
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
Source: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil
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
Source: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil
F-14 Tomcat Photos
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