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The F-14 Tomcat was manufactured by Grumman.
The
F-14A had two Pratt & Whitney
TF-30 engines producing 20,900 lbs of thrust each with a total of 41,800
lbs of thrust.
Later models of the F-14 used 2 General Electric F110
engines producing, in afterburner, 27,000 lbs each and a total of 54,000
lbs of thrust.
The
F-14 Tomcat had an empty weight of 40,100 lbs
with a max weight of 74,000 lbs.
The Tomcat was 62' 8" Long, 16'
high and had a max wingspan of 64' 1".
The f14 's cruise speed is
610 mph and it has a max speed of 1544 mph. This is the military 's second
swing wing jet fighter, the first was the F-111.
This plane is a
2 place jet fighter and was termed the fleet defender.
It first flew
on 21 Dec 1970 and had its first west coast fleet deployment on the USS
Kitty Hawk, CV-63 in 1977.
I was on that cruise, C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster.
The F-18 Hornet made by McDonnell Douglas, is a multi role fighter which also performs the attack function. The F-18 has an empty weight of 23050 lbs. and a max weight of 56000 lbs. The F-18 Hornet uses two General Electric F-404 engines each producing 16,000 lbs of thrust, combined produce 32,000 lbs of thrust. Later versions of the f18 produce more thrust than this "A" model. The F-18A has a max speed of 1190 mph and a maximum climb rate of 60,000 ft/min The F-18 is used by the U.S. Navy Blue AngelsClick here to see pictures of he kitty hawk back in 1977 Click here to go to the Yellow Airplane Home Base |
A Beautiful front view of the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63
An F-14 Tomcat takes off in the background,
while an F-18 Hornet gets ready to be put on the Cats
5-11-2000
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Photo from ET2 Darren Drake
stationed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk
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