The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and radar intercept officer)
- Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.13 m)
- Wingspan: 64 ft 1.5 in (19.545 m)
- Swept wingspan: 38 ft 2.5 in (11.646 m) swept
- Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)
- Wing area: 565 sq ft (52.5 m2) wings only
- 1,008 sq ft (94 m2) effective area including fuselage
- Airfoil:
- Grumman (1.74)(35)(9.6)-(1.1)(30)(1.1) root
- Grumman (1.27)(30)(9.0)-(1.1)(40)(1.1) tip
- Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
- Gross weight: 61,000 lb (27,669 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,725 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 16,200 lb (7,348 kg) internal fuel; 2 × optional 267 US gal (222 imp gal; 1,010 L) / 1,756 lb (797 kg) external tanks
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans, 16,333 lbf (72.65 kN) thrust each dry, 26,950 lbf (119.9 kN) with afterburner
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at altitude
- Range: 1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km)
- Combat range: 500 nmi (580 mi, 930 km)
- Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,000 m) plus
- g limits: +7.5 g (+6.5 g operational limit)
- Rate of climb: 45,000 ft/min (230 m/s) plus
- Wing loading: 96 lb/sq ft (470 kg/m2)
- 48 lb/sq ft (230 kg/m2) effective
- Thrust/weight: 0.88 at gross weight (1.02 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel)
- Takeoff roll: 2,500 ft (760 m)
- Landing roll: 2,400 ft (730 m)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary 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, with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets)
- Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
- Bombs:
- JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs)
- Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
- Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
- Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster munition
- Other:
- Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS)
- LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) pod (AN/AAQ-14)
- 2× 267 US gal (1,010 L; 222 imp gal) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
Avionics
- Hughes AN/APG-71 radar
- AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver
- AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track, AAX-1 TCS
- AN/ASN-130 Inertial navigation system
- Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) upgrade
WW3 - Trumpeter - 1:144 - Grumman F-14A Tomcat - TRU03910
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