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==Specifications (F-14D)== [[File:F14 2 Wiki.jpg|thumb|F-14A of VF 111 "Sundowners" (USS ''Carl Vinson'')]] [[File:AIM-54 6 Pack.jpg|thumb|F-14B from the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates carrying six [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missiles]] [[File:At the Intrepid Museum 2023 123.jpg|thumb|Intrepid Museum display showing Sidewinder (upper), Sparrow (middle) and Phoenix (bottom) missiles]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=U.S. Navy file,<ref name="USN_FF" /><ref name=SAC_F-14D/> Spick,<ref name="Spick_p81"/> Flight International March 1985<ref name=Flight300385p19>{{cite journal |last1=Warwick. |first1=Graham |title=F-14D for digital Grumman's Tomcat is to remain the US Navy's premier fighter |journal=Flight International |date=30 March 1985 |volume=127 |issue=3953 |pages=19β22 |issn=0015-3710}}</ref> |prime units?=kts <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=2 (pilot and radar intercept officer) |length ft=62 |length in=9 |length note= |span ft=64 |span in=1.5 |span note= |swept ft=38 |swept in=2.5 |swept note= |height ft=16 |height in= |height note= |wing area sqft=565 |wing area note=wings only **{{cvt|1008|sqft|m2|0}} effective area including fuselage<ref name="mc_f14designevolution"/> |swept area sqft=<!-- swing-wings --> |swept area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil=<br> **Grumman (1.74)(35)(9.6)-(1.1)(30)(1.1) root **Grumman (1.27)(30)(9.0)-(1.1)(40)(1.1) tip<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326174850/https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |archive-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |empty weight lb=43735 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=61000 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=74350 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{cvt|16200|lb|0}} internal fuel; 2 Γ optional {{cvt|267|USgal|impgal l}} / {{cvt|1756|lb|0}} external drop tanks<ref name="Spick_p81"/> |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[[General Electric F110]]-GE-400 |eng1 type=[[afterburning turbofan]]s |eng1 kn=<!-- jet/rocket engines --> |eng1 lbf=16333 |eng1 note= |power original= |thrust original= |eng1 kn-ab=<!-- afterburners --> |eng1 lbf-ab=26950 |more power={{refn|These figures are static, sea-level uninstalled thrust. Static, sea-level installed thrust is {{cvt|13800|lbf|kN|0}} at military power and {{cvt|23600|lbf|kN|0}} in full afterburner. At Mach 0.9 at sea-level, installed thrust is {{cvt|30200|lbf|kN|0}} in full afterburner.<ref name="NAVAIR"/>|group=N}} <!-- Performance --> |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach=2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at altitude ** Mach 1.2, {{cvt|794|kn|mph km/h|0}} at sea level |cruise speed kts=420 |cruise speed note= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range nmi=1600 |range note= |combat range nmi=503 |combat range note=fighter escort **{{convert|204|nmi|mi km|abbr=on}} deck launched intercept **{{convert|150|nmi|mi km|abbr=on}} fleet air defense with 1.91 hours of loiter{{refn|All figures are for external stores loading of 2Γ AIM-54, 2Γ AIM-7, 2Γ AIM-9, 2Γ 267 U.S. gal fuel tanks.|group=N}} |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft=53000 |ceiling note=plus |g limits=+7.5 g (+6.5 g operational limit){{refn|The g limit was operationally limited by the U.S. Navy to +6.5 g to increase service life.|group=N}} |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |climb rate ftmin=45000 |climb rate note=plus |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft=96 |wing loading note=<br> **{{cvt|48|lb/sqft|kg/m2}} effective<ref name="mc_f14designevolution"/> |fuel consumption lb/mi= |thrust/weight=0.88 at gross weight (1.02 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel) |more performance=<br> * '''Takeoff roll:''' {{convert|2500|ft|abbr=on}} * '''Landing roll:''' {{convert|2400|ft|abbr=on}} <!-- Armament --> |guns= 1Γ [[20 mm caliber|20 mm (0.787 in)]] [[M61 Vulcan|M61A1 Vulcan]] 6-barreled rotary cannon, with 675 rounds |hardpoints= 10 total: 6Γ under-fuselage, 2Γ under [[nacelle]]s and 2Γ on wing gloves<ref name="Spick_p112">Spick 2000, pp. 112β115.</ref>{{refn| The hardpoints between nacelles include two on centerline plus four others next to nacelles. Points between nacelles can only carry a maximum of four missiles at one time. Each wing glove can carry one large pylon for larger missiles, with one rail on the outboard side of the pylon for a Sidewinder.|group=N}} |hardpoint capacity= {{convert|14500|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of ordnance and fuel tanks<ref name="baug_F-14D">Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f14_5.html "Grumman F-14D Tomcat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124021828/http://joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f14_5.html |date=24 November 2010}} ''Grumman F-14 Tomcat''. 5 February 2000.</ref> |hardpoint missiles= [[AIM-54 Phoenix]], [[AIM-7 Sparrow]], [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] air-to-air missiles{{refn|Loading configurations: * 2Γ AIM-9 + 6Γ AIM-54 (Rarely used due to weight stress on airframe) * 2Γ AIM-9 + 2Γ AIM-54 + 3Γ AIM-7 (Most common load during Cold War era) * 2Γ AIM-9 + 4Γ AIM-54 + 2Γ AIM-7 * 2Γ AIM-9 + 6Γ AIM-7 * 4Γ AIM-9 + 4Γ AIM-54 * 4Γ AIM-9 + 4Γ AIM-7 |group=N}} |hardpoint bombs=<br> *** [[Joint Direct Attack Munition|JDAM]] [[precision-guided munition]] (PGMs) *** [[Paveway]] series of [[laser-guided bomb]]s ***[[Mark 80|Mk 80 series]] of unguided [[Gravity bomb|iron bombs]] *** [[CBU-100 Cluster Bomb|Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster munition]] |hardpoint rockets= 7x [[LAU-10]] rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets) |hardpoint other=<br> *** [[Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System]] (TARPS) *** [[LANTIRN]] Targeting System (LTS) pod (AN/AAQ-14) *** 2Γ {{convert|267|gal|abbr=on}} [[drop tank]]s for extended range/loitering time |avionics= * [[Hughes Aircraft|Hughes]] [[AN/AWG-9|AN/APG-71]] radar * [[AN/ALR-67]] radar warning receiver * AN/AAS-42 [[infrared search and track]], AAX-1 [[Television Camera System|TCS]] * AN/ASN-130 [[Inertial navigation system]] * [[ROVER|Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver]] (ROVER) upgrade }}
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