Was the F-14 Tomcat any good?

Was the F-14 Tomcat any good?

The F-14 Tomcat was among the most capable fighters in the sky back in 1979. With a top speed in excess of Mach 2.4 and a rate of climb of around 45,000 feet per minute, the F-14 would leave even America’s current top-of-the-line F-35 in the dust if they were to drag race.

What is the landing speed of an F-14 Tomcat?

After reading the attached pdf manual, I started to fly and perform landings on a normal runaway, but the first landings were a total disaster: there was no way to land respecting the landing speed of the manual (122-137 knots) as the aircraft always sank like a stone: it was much better around 160-170 knots.

Is the F-14 still flying?

The US Navy operated 338 F-14 aircraft of all three variants, but the aircraft was replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. In July 2006, the F-14 made its last carrier launch and, on 22 September 2006, the US Navy officially retired the F-14 Tomcat. The F-14 is currently in service with Iran Air Force.

What replaced the F-14 Tomcat?

Did you know that the F-14 Tomcat existed?

We forensically recreated it in these awesome renderings. Arguably the most famous and beloved American jet fighter, Grumman’s F-14 Tomcat, still firmly holds the public’s attention in its cat claws well over a decade after it was retired from U.S. Navy service.

What kind of technology does the F-14 have?

The F-14 also features electronic countermeasures (ECM) and radar warning receiver (RWR) systems, chaff/flare dispensers, fighter-to-fighter data link, and a precise inertial navigation system.

Why did the F-14 make such a bad landing?

The F-14 was a difficult airplane to handle in the final stages of a carrier landing, in part because of its tendency to hunt laterally while trying to achieve a stabilized approach. The fact that the F-14 had spoilers rather than ailerons didn’t help, nor did its high pitch inertia, which made it float during the final stages of an approach.

What happened to the F-14 stealth fighter?

Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US. The F-14 remains in service with Iran’s air force, having been exported to Iran under the Pahlavi regime in 1976. In November 2015, reports emerged of Iranian F-14s flying escort for Russian Tupolev Tu-95, Tu-160, and Tu-22M bombers on air strikes in Syria.