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F-14 Tomcat by Apollo

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F-14 Navy Livery.

About the Aircraft. (Wikipedia)

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew on 21 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 into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.[1]

The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

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General Characteristics

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  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 52.6ft (16.0m)
  • Length 53.6ft (16.3m)
  • Height 14.1ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 23,646lbs (10,726kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,078lbs (12,282kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.489
  • Wing Loading 48.7lbs/ft2 (237.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 556.3ft2 (51.7m2)
  • Drag Points 6129

Parts

  • Number of Parts 126
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 658
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    tomcot

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @V1thebomb oh cool!!

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    381 V1thebomb

    @Apollo018362 I also just got done building a Whirlwind and an Arado 240 lol. I just wanna see how different people build these things.

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @V1thebomb. Already put these on the list!!

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    381 V1thebomb

    @Apollo018362 :) happy

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @V1thebomb. I will put all of these in the list on my bio, thanks for the requests! Also the F-111 I already did.

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    381 V1thebomb

    @Apollo018362 I have multiple aircraft request.s Could you build a Westland Whirlwind. I have a few others, like a V1 Rocket. I wonder why, an Arado 240, and a F-111 Aardvark

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @MABURv2. ty!

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    7,588 AnotherMABUR

    @Apollo018362 not that goofy, good job

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @MABURv2. i tried. Xd

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    87.1k Apollo018362

    @MABURv2. ye but mines are a bit goofy xdd

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    7,588 AnotherMABUR

    "Jolly Rogers"🔥🔥

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    2,180 Stephen22

    I make better

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    39.9k Gabriel747

    Danger zone

    Top Gun moment

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