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F-14 Tomcat
The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing,
fighter designed to attack and destroy enemy aircraft in all weather
and in day or night. The F-14 can carry the AIM-54 Phoenix long-
range air-air missile which has a range of over 100 nautical miles.
The F-14 was first flown in 1970, Around 200 are still in service.
All F-14 fighters will be retired before 2010 at a rate of 1 squadron
per year.
Function: Carrier-based
multi-role strike fighter
Contractor: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit Cost: $38 million
Propulsion:
F-14A: Two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A turbofan engine with afterburners
F-14B and F-14D: Two General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines with
afterburners
Thrust:
TF-30P-414A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine
F110-GE-400: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) static thrust per engine
Length: 61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 72,900 pounds (32,805 kg)
Wingspan: 64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet
Speed: Mach 2+
Crew: Two: pilot and radar intercept officer
Armament: Up to 13,000 pounds to include AIM-54 Phoenix missile,
AIM-7 Sparrow missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, air-to-ground
precision strike ordnance, and one M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon.
Date Deployed: First flight: December 1970
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