Grumman F-14A Tomcat
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Carrier-borne Interceptor, air superiority and multirole combat
aircraft
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| Manufacturer(s) | Grumman Aerospace
Corporation |
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| Prototype first flight | 21 December 1970 |
Introduction | 22 September 1974 |
| Produced | 1969–1991 |
Number built | 712 (557 F-14A) |
| Status | Retired* |
Crew | 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer) |
(*) US Navy withdrawal date: 22 September 2006
| Variants | |||
| YF-14A | Prototypes and pre-production a/c. 12 copies. | ||
| F-14A | Basic version. 557 copies. | ||
| F-14AM | Modernized version of the F-14A for Iran. 2 modified copies. | ||
| F-14B « Bombcat » | Two-seat training version of the F/A-18A fighter, later redesignated F/A-18B. | ||
| F-14C | Multirole version project based on the F-14B. | ||
| F-14D « Super Tomcat » | Ultimate serial version. 55 copies (18 F-14A modified). | ||
| F-14X | Simplified version project of the F-14 as part of the VFAX program. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 19.13 m |
Empty Weight | 18191 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.58 (swept), 20 m |
Loaded Weight | 27669 kg (F-14D) |
| Height | 4.9 m |
Max takeoff weight | 33725 kg |
| Wing area | 52.5 m² (wings only) 94 m² (effective area including fuselage) |
Wing loading | 642.484 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1
Vulcan nose mounted 6-barrel rotary cannon |
Ammunition Carried |
675 |
| Hardpoints | 10 total: 6× under-fuselage,
2× under nacelles and 2× on wing gloves with a capacity
of 6600 kg of ordnance and fuel tanks
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| Rockets | 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets) | ||
| 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 |
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| Bombs | JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs) Paveway series of laser-guided bombs Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs Mk 20 Rockeye II |
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| Others | Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) pod (AN/AAQ-14) |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-412A afterburning turbofan engines
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| Dry thrust | 5602 kgp (65 kN) each |
Thrust with afterburner | 9480 kgp (93 kN) each |
| Thrust/weight | 0.62,
1.04 with loaded weight at 50% internal fuel |
Fuel Capacity | 7348 kg internally* |
(*) 2 x optional 1010 l / 797 kg capacity external tanks
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 2485 km/h
(Mach 2.34) |
Rate of climb | 152 m/s |
| Combat Range | 1123 km |
Ferry Range | 3000 km |
| Service Ceiling | 17069 m |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | - |
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