F-14 Tomcat
| Specifications | ||
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| Function | Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter | |
| Contractor | Grumman Aerospace Corporation | |
| Unit Cost | $38 million | |
| Propulsion |
F-14: two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A turbofan engines with afterburners;
F-14B and F-14D: two General Electric F-110-GE-400 | |
| Thrust |
F-14A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine; F-14B and F-14D: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine | |
| Length | 61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters) | |
| Height | 16 feet (4.8 meters) | |
| Basic Weight | approx 43,600 pounds | |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 72,900 pounds (32,805 kg) | |
| Wingspan | 64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept | |
| Reference wing area | 565 sq ft. | |
| Wing aspect ratio | 7.28 | |
| Ceiling | Above 53,000 feet | |
| Max G | 6.5 | |
| Speed |
1,584 mph (2,548km/h) Max. speed at 40,000 ft (12,200 m) Max Mach Number = 1.88 Cruise Mach Number = .72 Carrier Approach Speed = 125 kts | |
| Fuel |
16, 200 lbs. Internal fuel 3, 800 lbs. External fuel | |
| Maximum range | 1,600 nm (2,573km) | |
| Mission Radius |
500 nm (930 km) Hi-Med-Hi strike profile 380 nm (700 km) Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi strike profile | |
| Airfield |
2,500 ft. Field takeoff distance 2,400 ft. Field landing distance | |
| Crew | Two: pilot and radar intercept officer | |
| Armament | Up to 13,000 pounds of
Air-to-Air Missiles (up to)
air-to-ground ordnance
one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon
Selected F-14A and B are wired to carry TARPS | |
| Countermeasures |
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| Date Deployed | First flight: December 21st 1970 | |
| Inventory |
157 F-14A/B 53 F-14D Phasing out one squadron / year All to be withdrawn by 2010
F-14 orginally designed for 6,000 flight hours | |
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