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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F-14 Tomcat | 7 |
| Grumman F-14 Tomcat canonical | 3 |
| F-14A | 1 |
| F-14B | 1 |
| F-14D Super Tomcat | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based aircraft
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat
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F-14A
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F-14B
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F-14D Super Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat
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AIM-7 Sparrow
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F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat