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Grumman Aerospace Grumman F-14 Tomcat 

Role Interceptor, air superiority, and multirole fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Grumman
First flight 21 December 1970
Introduction 22 September 1974
Retired 22 September 2006 (United States Navy)
Status In service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Primary users United States Navy 
Produced 1969–1991
Number built 712

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat 

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions

The F-14's fuselage and wings allow it to climb faster than the F-4, while the "twin-tail" empennage (dual vertical stabilizers with ventral fins on the engine nacelles) offers better stability. The F-14 is equipped with an internal 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon mounted on the left side (unlike the Phantom, which was not equipped with an internal gun in the US Navy), and can carry AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles. The twin engines are housed in widely spaced nacelles. The flat area of the fuselage between the nacelles is used to contain fuel and avionics systems, such as the wing-sweep mechanism and flight controls, as well as weaponry since the wings are not used for carrying ordnance. By itself, the fuselage provides approximately 40 to 60 percent of the F-14's aerodynamic lifting surface depending on the wing sweep position.The lifting body characteristics of the fuselage allowed one F-14 to safely land after suffering a mid-air collision that sheared off more than half of the plane's right wing in 1991Wiki Link

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and radar intercept officer)
• Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.13 m)
• Wingspan: (19.545 m)
• Swept wingspan: (11.646 m) swept
• Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)
• Wing area:52.5 m²) wings only
  • 1,008 sq ft (94 m²) effective area including fuselage

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• Empty weight:  (19,838 kg)
• Gross weight:(27,669 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: (33,725 kg)
• Fuel capacity: (7,348 kg) internal fuel; 2 × optional 267 US gal (222 imp gal; 1,010 L) / 1,756 lb (797 kg) external tanks
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans, 16,333 lbf (72.65 kN) thrust each dry, 26,950 lbf (119.9 kN) with afterburne

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Specifications

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at altitude
• Range: 1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km)
• Combat range: (580 mi, 930 km)
• Service ceiling: (16,000 m) plus
• g limits: +7.5 g (+6.5 g  limit)
• Rate of climb: 45,000 ft/min (230 m/s) plus

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• • Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon, with 675 rounds
  • Hardpoints: 10 total: 6× under-fuselage, 2× under nacelles and 2× on wing gloves with a capacity of (6,600 kg) of ordnance and fuel tanks.
    • Rockets: 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets)
    • Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

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The F-14 Tomcat was designed as both an air superiority fighter and a long-range naval interceptor.

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