Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Jumat, 16 Januari 2009

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

posted by Jiri Wagner

The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place fighter designed to attack and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in all weather conditions.

The F-14 can track up to 24 targets simultaneously with its advanced weapons control system and attack six with Phoenix AIM-54A missiles while continuing to scan the airspace. Armament also includes a mix of other air intercept missiles, rockets and bombs.

The Grumman F-14, the world's premier air defense fighter, was designed to replace the F-4 Phantom II fighter (phased out in 1986). F-14s provided air cover for the joint strike on Libyan terrorist targets in 1986. The F-14A was introduced in the mid-1970s. The upgraded F-14A+ version, with new General Electric F-110 engines, now widespread throughout the fleet, is more than a match for enemy fighters in close-in, air combat

General characteristic F-14D
Primary function	Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter
Contractor	Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Power plant	Two General Electric F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners
Thrust	2x 27,000 lb		2x 120.7 kN
Length	61 ft 9 in		19.10 m
Height	16 ft		4.88 m
Wingspan	minimum	64 ft	19.54 m
	maximum	38 ft	11.65 m
Wingarea	565 sq ft		52.49 sq m
Weight	empty	41,780 lb	18,951 kg
	gross	64,093 lb	29,072 kg
	max. takeoff	74,350 lb	33,724 kg
Ceiling	53,000 ft		16,150 m
Max. speed	1,242 mph		1,998 km/h
Comat radius	1,240 miles		1,996 km
Crew	Two (pilot and radar intercept officer)
Armament	Up to 13,000 pounds of AIM-54 Phoenix missile, AIM-7 Sparrow missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, air-to-ground ordnance, and one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon
Unit cost	$38 million
Date deployed	1971