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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 | ||
Grumann A-6E Intruder
Grumann A-6E Intruder
posted by Jiri Wagner
Designed in the late 1950s, the A-6 is an all-weather long-range carrierborne attack aircraft able to operate by day or night. The first of six YA-2F1 prototypes flew on April 19, 1960 with the first of 482 production A-6As being delivered to the US Navy beginning in 1963. The Intruder played a large role in the Vietnam war, flying over 35,000 combat sorties by 1973.
The definitive version is the A-6E which includes an APQ-148 multi-mode Doppler radar with terrain mapping and track-while-scan capabilities. Included beneath the nose radome is a laser spot tracker and laser ranger and designator. All A-6Es in service are due to be retired by the year 2000.
General characteristics | ||
| Primary function | carrierborne attack aircraft | |
| Contractor | Grumann Aerospace Corp. | |
| Power plant | Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B non-afterburning turbojets | |
| Thrust | 2x 9,300 lb | 2x 41.3 kN |
| Wingspan | 53 ft | 16.15 m |
| Length | 54 ft 9 in | 16.69 m |
| Height | 16 ft 2 in | 4.93 m |
| Wingarea | 528.8 ft q. | 49.13 m q. |
| Max. takeoff weight | 58,600 lb | 26,580 kg |
| Initial climb rate | 127 ft/s | 38.7 m/s |
| Ceiling | 47,500 ft | 14,480 m |
| Max. speed | 648 mph | 1,043 km/h |
| Range | 1,815 miles | 2,920 km |
| Armament | Up to 18,000 lb including free-fall bombs, AGM-65 Maverick ASMs, AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, AGM-84E SLAMs, AGM-88 HARMs, or four drop tanks | |
| Crew | Two | |
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