The F-14’s size was dictated by its missile load. Its variable geometry wings were critical for both takeoff and high-speed flight, but they limited missile placement on the wing itself. The solution?
National Security Journal on MSN
The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Was the U.S. Navy’s Wonder Weapon
Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat married variable-sweep wings with the Hughes AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix to swat bombers at 100+ miles while staying nimble for dogfights. -Early ...
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19 Years Ago, the Navy Said Goodbye to the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Forever
Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors.
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon sold more than a thousand aircraft parts that could be used on F-14 fighter jets -- a plane flown only by Iran -- after announcing it had halted sales of such surplus, ...
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