F14 Tribute video/ In the Cockpit with the pilot and more

 Honor to the F-14 Tomcat

A chapter in naval aviation history drew to

a close Feb. 8,2006 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt 

(CVN 71) with the last recovery of 

an F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission.

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

The F-14 Tomcat has the ability to fire the AIM-54 Phoenix -- the longest ranged AAM in the world.

The F-14 has visual and all-weather attack capability to deliver Phoenix and Sparrow missiles as well as the M-61 gun and Sidewinder missiles for close in air-to-air combat. The F-14 also has the LANTIRN targeting system that allows delivery of various laser-guided bombs for precision strikes in air-to-ground combat missions. The F-14, equipped with Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) is the Navy's only manned tactical reconnaissance platform.

The F-14 entered the fleet in 1973, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. The F-14B, introduced in November 1987, incorporated new General Electric F-110 engines. In 1995, an upgrade program was initiated to incorporate new digital avionics and weapon system improvements to strengthen its multi-mission competitive edge. The F-14D, delivered in 1990, was a major upgrade with F-110 engines, new APG-71 radar system, Airborne Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ), Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Infrared Search and Track (IRST). Additionally, all F-14 variants were given precision strike capability using the LANTIRN targeting system, night vision compatibility, new defensive countermeasures systems and a new digital flight control system.

F14 Comilation