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The F-14 Tomcat has the ability to fire the AIM-54 Phoenix — the longest ranged AAM in the world.
F-14 Tomcat Specifications
Primary Function:Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter
Contractor:Grumman
Crew:Two (pilot and radar intercept officer)
Unit Cost:$38 million
Powerplant
F-14A: Twin Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-41A turbofan engines (20,900 pounds of thrust w/ afterburner)
F-14B/D: Twin General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines (29,080-high/27,948 average pounds each w/ maximum afterburner)
Dimensions
Length:61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Wingspan:64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
Height:16 feet (4.8 meters)
Weights
Empty:41,780 lb (18951 kg) — F-14D
Maximum Takeoff:72,900 pounds (32,805 kg)
Performance
Speed:2.34 Mach (1.2 Mach sea level)
Ceiling:56,000+ feet
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
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
one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon
F-14 Tomcat Achievements
The F-14 Tomcat has the ability to fire the AIM-54 Phoenix — the longest ranged AAM in the world.
