It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum. The radar intercept officers rear cockpit is fitted with a display that shows combined data from the aircrafts array of sensors and the AN/APG-71 radar. This F-14A served most of its career with Navy test and evaluation squadrons before becoming a maintenance trainer with VF-211. Additional details for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat coloured photo-etched cockpit parts in A version: Manufactured by Eduard in 1/72 scale with reference EDSS405. Iranian F-14s shot down more than 55 Iraqi aircraft during the Iran-Iraq War. Grumman F-14 Tomcat in Combat (Great American Combat Aircraft) Frederic Lert on. A handful of F-14s still fly with the Iranian Islamic Republic Air Force, which obtained them during the reign of Shah Mohammed Raza Pahlavi. The US Navy retired the Tomcats from service in 2006 after they served in the first Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, where they served as bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. The F-14 also carried short-range Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles, as well as a 20mm rotary cannon for close-in dogfights. It has a bomber variant, the F-14B Tomcat, as well as an improved variant, the F-14D. The Phoenix missile allowed the Tomcat to hit targets well over 100 miles away. The F-14 was designed to combat highly maneuverable aircraft as well as the Soviet anti-ship cruise missile and bomber (Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22, Tupolev Tu-22M) threats. The F-14A Tomcat is a variable geometry carrier-based fighter aircraft. The F-14’s advanced radar system could track 24 targets at once, and launch missiles at six of them. Grumman designed a twin-engine fighter with variable-sweep wings to enable it to fly at high speeds for interceptions, yet slow enough for carrier landings. Heres the story behind one of my selfies that has. After a naval version of the Air Force’s F-111 fighter bomber proved was unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations, its radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air intercept missile systems were transferred to an entirely new design, the F-14. The F-14 Tomcat, with its huge canopy, spacious cockpit, and two-person crew, was perfect for selfies. The F-14 Tomcat played a leading role in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” The Navy needed an airplane to protect its surface fleets from hostile aircraft and anti-ship missiles at long range. F-14 Tomcat: History Specifications Bureau Numbers Walk-Around Squadrons Photos Books Memorabilia Other Topics: Grumman A/C EXTRA 400 A/C Photos Links Guestbook Credits The Author.
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