Tamiya TAM61114 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat Plastic Model Airplane Kit, Navy

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Bishop, Farzad and Tom Cooper. Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units (Osprey Combat Aircraft #49). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2004. ISBN 978-1-84176-787-1. F-14A-75/80 (BuNo 159421 - 159429), F-14A-80 (BuNo 159430 - 159468) – dielectric fairings removed from beaver tail

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Museum of Flight, Rome, Georgia. On loan from National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida. Last Tomcat to operationally trap aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. [209] The F-14's fuselage and wings allow it to climb faster than the F-4, while the "twin-tail" empennage (dual vertical stabilizers with ventral fins on the engine nacelles) offers better stability. The F-14 is equipped with an internal 20mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon mounted on the left side (unlike the Phantom, which was not equipped with an internal gun in the US Navy), and can carry AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles. The twin engines are housed in widely spaced nacelles. The flat area of the fuselage between the nacelles is used to contain fuel and avionics systems, such as the wing-sweep mechanism and flight controls, as well as weaponry since the wings are not used for carrying ordnance. [42] By itself, the fuselage provides approximately 40 to 60 percent of the F-14's aerodynamic lifting surface depending on the wing sweep position. [ citation needed] The lifting body characteristics of the fuselage allowed one F-14 to safely land after suffering a mid-air collision that sheared off more than half of the plane's right wing in 1991. [43] What Makes the Tamiya 1/32 F-14 Tomcat the Best F-14 Tomcat Model in 2023 and Why You’ll Simply Love it

These envelope limits keep the airplane from rolling or pitching upside down. They also prevent excessive climb or dive angles. The ability to prepare and launch the AIM-54 Phoenix at single targets and at up to six targets simultaneously using the TWS mode. a b c d Cooper, Tom; Bishop, Farzad (16 September 2003). "Persian 'Cats". Arabian Peninsula & Persian Gulf Database. Air Combat Information Group. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. a b NAVAIR 01-F-14AAD-1A F-14D NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL January 2004 PART 1 CH-2 Section 2.2 "Engine" pg "2–9". The World: 2 Iran Pilots Defect to Iraq". Los Angeles Times. 1 September 1986. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 . Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas. Former VF-51 aircraft used in the making of Top Gun. Currently painted in fictitious markings from the movie. Aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida. [167] [168] [169] Standard Aircraft Characteristics (SAC) F-14D (PDF) (Report). July 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2023 . Retrieved 16 January 2023. a b c d e f g h i Ciminera, Mike. "F-14 Design Evolution". Youtube – Peninsula Srs Videos. Youtube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 . Retrieved 30 October 2016. With the TF30, the F-14's overall thrust-to-weight ratio at maximum takeoff weight is around 0.56, considerably less than the F-15A's ratio of 0.85; when fitted with the F110 engine, an improved thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.73 at maximum weight and 0.88 at normal takeoff weight was achieved. [47] Despite having large differences in static thrust, the TF30-equipped F-14A and the F110-equipped F-14B and F-14D were rated at the same top speed. [N 2] [53] [54]Simonsen, Erik (2016). A Complete History of U.S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions: Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been. Forest Lake, MN: Specialty Press. p.108. ISBN 978-1-58007-227-4.