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Grumman F-14 Tomcat
On Friday, January 25, 2002 at 2 PM sharp a crowd of several hundred aircraft buffs and invited guests witnessed the arrival of the Quonset Air Museum's long awaited F-14A Tomcat. The F14 completed several passes to the delight of the crowd before taxing to the QAM ramp.
Not just a standard Tomcat, but a "TOPGUN" aircraft from the Navy's training facility in Nevada. Piloted by Lt. Comd. Woody Hayes and Lt. Comd. Keith Kimmel in the back seat, the aircraft displayed the great flight capabilities of this legendary jet fighter.
The Quonset Air Museum wishes to thank Senator Jack Reed and Congressman James
Langevin for their tremendous efforts and Hasbro Inc. for their generosity.
| Function |
Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter
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| Contractor |
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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| Unit Cost |
$38 million
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| Propulsion |
F-14: two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A
turbofan engines with afterburners; F-14B and F-14D: two General Electric F-110-GE-400
augmented turbofan engines with afterburners
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| Thrust |
F-14A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine;
F-14B and F-14D: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine |
| Length |
61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
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| Height |
16 feet (4.8 meters)
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| Maximum Takeoff Weight |
72,900 pounds (32,805 kg)
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| Wingspan |
64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
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| Ceiling |
Above 53,000 feet
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| Speed |
Max Mach Number = 1.88
Cruise Mach Number = .72
Carrier Approach Speed = 125 kts |
| Mission Radius |
500 nm Hi-Med-Hi strike profile
380 nm Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi strike profile |
| Crew |
Two: pilot and radar intercept officer
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| Armament |
Up to 13,000 pounds of Air-to-Air Missiles (up to)
6 AIM-7 Sparrows
4 AIM-9 Sidewinder
6 AIM-54 Phoenix
air-to-ground ordnance
MK-82 (500 lbs.)
4 MK-83 (1,000 lbs.)
4 MK-84 (2,000 lbs.)
MK-20 cluster bomb
4 GBU-10 LGB
GBU-12 MK-82 LGB
4 GBU-16 MK-83 LGB
4 GBU-24 MK-84 LGB
1 MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon
Selected F-14A and B are wired to carry TARPS
All F-14D's are wired to carry the TARPS
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| Countermeasures |
AN/ALR-45 radar warning receiver [Itek]
AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver [F-14D]
AN/ALQ-167 ECM Pod [F-14D]
AN/ALE-50 towed decoy [F-14D] |
| Date Deployed |
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| First flight |
December 1970 |
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