F-14 TOMCAT



Wing span: 64 feet unswept; 38 feet swept

Length: 62 feet 7 inches

Height: 16 feet

Weight: Empty: 40,104 pounds

Maximum take-off: 74,348 pounds

Speed: Maximum: 1,544 mph

Cruise: 576 mph

Ceiling: More than 56,000 feet

Power plant: Two Pratt and Whitney TF-30-P412A turbofan engines with

afterburners; F-14B and F-14D: F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines

with afterburner

Crew: two

Contractor: Grumman Aerospace

F-14 Tomcat, sleek, powerful, deadly, and the real star of the movie Top

Gun. The F-14 Tomcat followed a history of "Cats" in the military. The F-4F

Wildcat and the F-6F Hellcat that fought in the skies years before the

Tomcat ever bit the air. In the late 1960's, the U.S Navy decided to decided

to focus on an aircraft dedicated to fleet defense. Grumman had already

begun developing the F-14, and was definitely headed for a "Cat"

designation. The person responsible for this project was Admiral Tom

Conolly, Deputy Chief, Naval......

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