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F14A Tomcat

1,761 steynschipper  8.4 years ago

My F14A for the Challenge. AG+1 vor Swept wings, AG+3 for arresting hook. here the history: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters, which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War. The F-14 first flew in December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform. In the 1990s, it added the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system and began performing precision ground-attack missions.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.131
  • Wing Loading 55.9lbs/ft2 (273.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 355.0ft2 (33.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3444

Parts

  • Number of Parts 156
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 589