Grumman F-14 Tomcat

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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing U.S. Navy fighter aircraft renowned for its long-range air superiority, fleet defense, and iconic role in the Cold War and popular culture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
F-14 Tomcat 7
Grumman F-14 Tomcat canonical 3
F-14A 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based aircraft
fighter aircraft
twin-engine aircraft
variable-sweep wing aircraft
armament 1 × 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
AIM-54 Phoenix
surface form: AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missiles

AIM-7 Sparrow missiles
surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles

AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
surface form: AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

air-to-ground ordnance (later in service)
avionics AN/APG-71 radar (later variants)
AWG-9 radar (early variants)
conflict Iran–Iraq War
Iraq War
surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)

Operation Desert Storm
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 2
crewPositions pilot and radar intercept officer
designedBy Grumman
surface form: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
designedFor fleet air defense
long-range interception
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
firstFlight 1970-12-21
inPopularCulture featured in the film Top Gun (1986)
featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick (archival/nostalgic role)
introduced 1974
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
manufacturer Grumman
maxSpeed over Mach 2
natoReportingName Tomcat
notableVariant Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-14A

Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-14B

Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
surface form: F-14D Super Tomcat
operator Iranian Air Force
surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force

Iranian Air Force
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

United States Navy
powerplant 2 × General Electric F110 (later variants)
2 × Pratt & Whitney TF30 (early variants)
primaryUser Iranian Air Force
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

United States Navy
replaced McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in U.S. Navy fighter role
retiredFromUSN 2006
role air superiority fighter
fleet defense interceptor
reconnaissance aircraft
strike aircraft
serviceCeiling over 50000 ft
succeededBy Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in U.S. Navy service
tailConfiguration twin-tail
wingConfiguration variable-sweep

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bell X-5 influenced Grumman F-14 Tomcat
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon usedOn Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
Top Gun aircraftFeatured Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
Grumman F-14 Tomcat notableVariant Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-14A
Grumman F-14 Tomcat notableVariant Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-14B
Grumman F-14 Tomcat notableVariant Grumman F-14 Tomcat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-14D Super Tomcat
Grumman notableProduct Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Pima Air and Space Museum notableExhibit Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Forrestal class typicalAircraft Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
AIM-7 Sparrow missiles platform Grumman F-14 Tomcat
subject surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
Operation Southern Watch usedAircraft Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell aircraftFlown Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat
Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw aircraftFlown Grumman F-14 Tomcat
this entity surface form: F-14 Tomcat