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F-14


The F-14 is a twin-engine, two-seater, variable geometry wing aircraft, entering active service in the U.S. Navy in 1972. It was retired in 2006, after being replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. During it's active lifetime,The F-14 was the U.S. Navy's main maritime air-superiority and reconnaisance aircraft. As of 2007, the only nation still operating the F-14 is the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Shah of Iran arranged the purchase of the F-14 several years before the Islamic revolution
in that country.

General characteristics

* Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer)
* Length: 61 ft 9 in (18.6 m)
* Wingspan:
* Spread: 64 ft (19 m)
* Swept: 38 ft swept (11.4 m)
* Height: 16 ft (4.8 m)
* Wing area: 565 ft² (54.5 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 64A209.65 mod root, 64A208.91 mod tip
* Empty weight: 42,000 lb (19,000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 61,000 lb (28,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 72,900 lb (32,800 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning
turbofans
o Dry thrust: 13,810 lbf (72 kN) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 27,800 lbf (126 kN) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high
altitude
* Combat radius: 500 nm (576 mi, 927 km)
* Ferry range: 1,600 nm (1,800 mi, 3,000 km)
* Rate of climb: >45,000 ft/min (230 m/s)
* Wing loading: 113.4 lb/ft² (553.9 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.91

Armament

13,000 lb (5,900 kg) of ordnance including:
* Guns: 1× M61 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling Gun
* Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder
air-to-air
* Loading configurations:
o 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-54
o 2× AIM-9 + 2× AIM-54 + 3× AIM-7
o 2× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54 + 2× AIM-7
o 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-7
o 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54
o 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-7
* Bombs: GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-24, GBU-24E Paveway
I/II/III LGB, GBU-31, GBU-38 JDAM, Mk-20 Rockeye II, Mk-82,
Mk-83 and Mk-84 series iron bombs