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Global Aircraft -- F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Specifications
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Manufacturer
Grumman
Length
61 feet 10.6 inches
Height
16 feet
Wingspan
64 feet 1.5 inches (20 degree sweep)
Type
Fleet air defense, fighter escort, tactical air reconnaissance, and air-to-surface strike fighter
Power Plant
F-14A/B: Twin Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-41A turbofan engines rated at 20,900 pounds of thrust with afterburner
F-14B/D Twin General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines rated at 29,080-high/27,948 average pounds each with maximum afterburner
Top Speed
2.34 Mach (1.2 Mach sea level), 125 knots (carrier approach)
Crew
Two
Range
Deck launched intercept F-14A - 915 nautical miles radius with two 280-gallon drop tanks jettisoned when empty
Deck launched intercept F-14D - 656 nautical miles radius combat range with two 280-gallon drop tanks
F-14D - With two 280-gallon drop tanks retained, 1,591 nautical miles ferry range
Combat Ceiling
56,000+ feet
Takeoff Gross Weight
76,000 pounds
Armament
APG-71 radar system, LANTIRN (low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night) targeting system, infrared sensor and laser designator/range finder,
tactical air reconnaissance pod system (TARPS), and Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS)
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