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F-14D Super Tomcat (Retirement)
Grumman · USA
The F-14’s retirement was driven by the high cost of maintenance (50-60 man-hours per flight hour). Its final version, the D-model, featured the APG-71 radar and the LANTIRN pod, which had transformed the "pure fighter" into a highly effective precision bomber (the "Bombcat").
Technical Specifications
| First Flight | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Max Speed | 2,485 km/h (Mach 2.34) |
| Range | 2,960 km |
| Ceiling | 15,240 m |
| Engines | 2x General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans |
Armament & Payload
1x 20mm M61; 6x AIM-54 Phoenix (Historical); GBU-12/16/24.
Next Aircraft in Timeline
KC-130J Harvest HAWK (Phase I) →
Fighter
F-14D Super Tomcat (Retirement)
Grumman · USA
The F-14’s retirement was driven by the high cost of maintenance (50-60 man-hours per flight hour). Its final version, the D-model, featured the APG-71 radar and the LANTIRN pod, which had transformed the "pure fighter" into a highly effective precision bomber (the "Bombcat").
Technical Specifications
| First Flight | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Max Speed | 2,485 km/h (Mach 2.34) |
| Range | 2,960 km |
| Ceiling | 15,240 m |
| Engines | 2x General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans |
Armament & Payload
1x 20mm M61; 6x AIM-54 Phoenix (Historical); GBU-12/16/24.