F 14d Super Tomcat. Grumman F14D Tomcat USA Navy Aviation Photo 1042154 F-14D Quickstrike - A proposed enhanced version of the F-14D Super Tomcat fitted with navigational and targeting PODS, additional hardpoints and a radar with ground-attack capacities, intended to replace the then retiring Grumman A-6 Intruder. If the F-14D "Super Tomcat" remained in service as proposed, the jet would have been modern enough to remain an integral part of America's aerial fleet.
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The F-14D (R) Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep-wing, two-place strike fighter manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Corporation The multiple tasks of navigation, target acquisition, electronic counter measures (ECM), and weapons employment are divided between the pilot and the radar intercept officer (RIO)
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The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy 's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. After 36 years of service, the Tomcat is being replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. If the F-14D "Super Tomcat" remained in service as proposed, the jet would have been modern enough to remain an integral part of America's aerial fleet.
Grumman F14D Tomcat USA Navy Aviation Photo 1143472. After 36 years of service, the Tomcat is being replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The Museum's F-14D, Bureau Number 161159, logged the final combat mission in the long history of the Tomcat, one that concluded when it trapped on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on 8 February 2006
Grumman F14D Super Tomcat USA Navy Aviation Photo 0289804. F-14D Quickstrike - A proposed enhanced version of the F-14D Super Tomcat fitted with navigational and targeting PODS, additional hardpoints and a radar with ground-attack capacities, intended to replace the then retiring Grumman A-6 Intruder. What You Need to Know: The F-14D "Super Tomcat" remains a legendary aircraft, known for its enhanced capabilities over earlier F-14 variants