Abacus - F-14D Super Tomcat Released

Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:22 GMT

With its trademark swiveling wings, the F-14D Super Tomcat is well known from Top Gun movie fame. This F-14D, a two-place supersonic aircraft that has cruised the skies in an air superiority role for the US Navy. It saw service over a long period of time - from 1974 until retirement in 2006.

The Super Tomcat is a newer version, first used in 1991 and equipped with more powerful engines and advanced avionics and stealth-like capabilities.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Grumman
• Crew: 2 pilots + 2 system operators
• Length 62' 9 "
• Wing Span Spread 64'
• Wing Span Swept 38'
• Height 16'
• Max takeoff weight 74,300 lbs
• Engine 2 x GE F110-GE-400 turbofans with afterburners
• Thrust 13,800 lbs each
• Thrust w/afterburners 27,000 lbs each
• Max Speed Mach 2.34 (1540 mph)
• Ceiling 22,000 ft
• Range 1,600 miles

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