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F-14 Tomcat Specifications

 
An F-14D Super Tomcat, number 111 from VF-11, heads east over the Imperial Valley, destined for the Barry Goldwater supersonic corridor, which is located east of Yuma, Arizona.
f14 in flight.
(John R. Doughty, Jr. photo)
 
  • Grumman F-14 Tomcat – two seat, carrier based, multi-role fighter
  • First flight – December 21, 1970, Calverton, New York
  • Total production – 712
  • Powerplant F-14A – Two Pratt and Whitney Tf30-412A afterburning turbofans, 20,900 lbs. static thrust
  • Powerplant F-14D – Two General Electric F110-Ge-400 afterburning turbofans, 26,795 lbs. static thrust
  • Wingspan – 64ft., 1.5 in. (19.5 m)
  • Length – 62 ft., 8 in. (19.1 m)
  • Height – 16 ft. (4.9 m)
  • Wing area – 656 sq. ft. (52.49 m2)
  • Weight – 40,150 lb. empty
  • Maximum takeoff weight – 70,426 lb.
  • Fuel – 2,385 gallons,
    267 gallons in each external fuel tank
  • Maximum speed – 1,585 mph at 40,000 feet,
    800 knots at sea-level.
  • Ceiling – 58,000 ft.
  • Ferry Range – 1,910 N miles
  • Climb rate – 50,000 ft. per minute
  • Armament – one 20 mm M61-A1 six-barrel cannon with 675 rounds. 14,500 lbs. of external stores beneath the fuselage and wing rack, including Aim-54C Phoenix missile, Aim-7 sparrow, Aim-9 Sidewinder, AMRAAM, Mk-83 and Mk-84 bombs, JDAM bombs, and TARPS reconnaissance pod.
 
F-14s are featured in paintings "Shock Waves", "Command Performance", "Johnny B. Good",
"Pirates of the Caribbean", "Tophatter", "Vectoring to Zone Five", and "Vista del Rio"
as well as in 'John's Adventure - Call Sign Thunder'
 
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