Great! Have a personal soft spot for the F14. StonewallUSMCWed, 07 Apr 2021 05:26:27 GMT If you're ever in the State of Pennsylvania USA and want to see F-14 Tomcat Ace Duke Cunninghams Tomcat, the last one to leave the USS Enterprise it's located in a fence at the East Berlin...
List features Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Grumman F-14 Tomcat and more aircraft. This list answers the question, "What aircrafts are made by Northrop Grumman? Photo: Metaweb (FB) Public domain Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an ...
Grumman F-14(Roger Seybel coll via Andrew Seybel) F-14 Tomcat(Model G-303) - Variable-wing fighter; 2pCmwM rg; two P&W TF30-P; span: 64'2" (swept: 38'3") length: 61'11" load: 18,824# v: 1545/575/x range: 2400 ceiling: 59,000+'. Impressive ordnance capabilities: M-61 ...
The F-14 Tomcat became the Naval equivalent of the F-15, as it was equally as capable as the Eagle, with the addition role of an embarked fighter, performing maritime air superiority, fleet defense, long-range interception, and tactical aerial reconnaissance missions. Despite the quite similar ...
In 1969 Grumman received a contract to build the carrier-based air-superiority fighter F-14 Tomcat. The twin-engine, variable-wing aircraft, which entered service in 1973, became the West’s most advanced and costliest fighter of the time. Other notable Grumman naval aircraft included the small...
Their tail code was XF, and they flew the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Grumman F-14 Tomcat and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet until their disestablishment in 1994. 他们的机尾代码为XF,他们使用过麦克唐纳-道格拉斯的F-4“鬼怪II”、格鲁曼公司的F-14“雄猫”以及麦道公司F/A-18“大黄蜂...
The variable geometry wing became something of a fad in later years and worked well on theAir Force F-111 AardvarkandNavy F-14 Tomcat. TheB-1B Lancerbomber uses such a wing today. But in every other respect, the XF10F-1 was a mess. The J40 engine was a malignancy that could not...
Designed for carrier operations to protect the fleet from incoming hostile aeroplanes, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is regarded as one of the finest air superiority fighters in the world. Fast, manoeuvrable and well armed, it is capable of flying at over Mach 2, its swing wing enabling it to ...
In 1969 Grumman received a contract to build the carrier-based air-superiority fighter F-14 Tomcat. The twin-engine, variable-wing aircraft, which entered service in 1973, became the West’s most advanced and costliest fighter of the time. Other notable Grumman naval aircraft included the small...