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F-14 Tomcat with sweep wings and taxi steering

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the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft and was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program. First flight was in December 1970. The Tomcat replaced the Douglas F-4 Phantom II. This extraordinary aircraft gained recognition thanks to the famous movie Topgun (1986)the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft and was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program. First flight was in December 1970. The Tomcat replaced the Douglas F-4 Phantom II. This extraordinary aircraft gained recognition thanks to the famous movie Topgun (1986)????????????????

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Length 39.4ft (12.0m)
  • Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 13,057lbs (5,922kg)
  • Loaded Weight 26,178lbs (11,874kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.575
  • Wing Loading 48.2lbs/ft2 (235.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 543.2ft2 (50.5m2)
  • Drag Points 5349

Parts

  • Number of Parts 104
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 601