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F-14 Tomcat
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer)
Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.1 m)
Wingspan:
Spread: 64 ft (19.55 m)
Swept: 38 ft (11.58 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans
Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high altitude
Combat radius: 500 nmi (575 mi, 926 km)
Service ceiling: 50,000+ ft (15,200 m)
The F-14 Tomcat used its ‘swing wing’ design for high speed dogfighting with the wings swept back and for landing aboard carriers when extended. F-14s were made famous in the popular film “Top Gun” in 1986. Armed with a 20mm cannon and a formidable array of guided missiles, Tomcats were the carrier battlegroup’s first line of defense for more than 30 years.
