F-14A Tomcat History
03/79 through 09/97
| Dates: | Assigned To: | Location: |
|---|---|---|
| 03/79 – 10/79 | NPRO Bethpage | Bethpage |
| 10/79 – 11/80 | VF-124 | NAS Miramar |
| 11/80 – 09/81 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 10/81 – 05/82 | VF-24 | Aboard USS Constellation |
| 05/82 – 12/82 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 12/82 – 01/83 | VF-24 | NAS Norfolk |
| 01/83 – 07/83 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 07/83 – 02/84 | VF-24 | Aboard USS Ranger |
| 02/84 – 07/85 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 07/85 – 12/85 | VF-24 | Aboard USS Kittyhawk |
| 12/85 – 01/87 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 05/82 – 12/82 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
| 01/87 – 06/87 | VF-24 | Aboard USS Kittyhawk |
| 06/87 – 09/87 | VF-24 | NAS Miramar |
F-14A Tomcat Specifications
Length
62 ft 9 in (19.1 m)
Wingspan
Spread: 64 ft (19.55 m)
Swept: 38 ft (11.58 m)
Height
16 ft (4.88 m)
Empty weight
43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
Loaded weight
61,000 lb (27,700 kg)
Max. takeoff weight
74,350 lb (33,720 kg)
Two: Pilot and systems officer officer seated in tandem on Martin-Baker GRU7A rocket-assisted ejector seats
Maximum speed
Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high altitude
Combat radius
500 nmi (575 mi, 926 km)
Ferry range
1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km)
Service ceiling
50,000+ ft (15,200 m)
Rate of climb
>45,000 ft/min (229 m/s)
2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans, Dry thrust 16,610 lbf (73.9 kN) each, Thrust with afterburner: 28,200 lbf (134 kN) each
Fixed: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, with 675 rounds
Disposable: Various air-to-air guided missiles. Various guided and free-fall bombs, targeting pods, and drop tanks. Disposable ordnance is carried on four under fuselage points and on two hardpoints under the inner portions of the wings, up to a maximum weight of 6,577kg (14,500lb).
Electronics and Operational Equipment
Communication and navigation equipment, plus Hughes AN/ AWG-9 weapon control system with radar able to detect targets at ranges in excess of 315km (195 miles), track 24 simultaneously and attack six at varying altitudes simultaneously; Northrop TCS (Television Camera Set) for long-range identification of targets; Kaiser AN/AVG-12 head-up display; Goodyear ANIALE-39 chaff dispenser; and various electronic countermeasures systems
Sarah Kerkhof