- The F-14A Tomcat is a U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighter.
- Using the AWG-9 (called Aug-Nine) fire control system, the F-14A can chase up to 24 targets (enemies), six of which can be attacked simultaneously with Phoenix missiles.
- The F-14A also has a unique swivel wing.
- This wing is always at the optimum variable angle by computer.
- For example, when it slows down, it spreads its wings to get more power to stay afloat.
- Conversely, when flying at high speeds, the wings fold up to prevent resistance.
- And when you're on an aircraft carrier, fold the wings out of the way.
* Fire control system: A device that uses a radar attached to the nose to detect enemies and chase them with radio waves to launch missiles (missile launches are operated by the pilot).
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- Crew: 2 pilots
- Width of fuselage (maximum wingspan): 19.54m
- Aircraft Length: 18.90m
- Overall height (from the ground to the tip of the vertical tail): 4.88m
- Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney P&W TF-30-P-412
- Thrust: 4,763kg 9,480kg with afterburner
- Top speed: Mach 2.34
- Armament mounted on the aircraft: 1 x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon
* Thrust is the power of the engine exhaust.
*The afterburner is a device that increases thrust by causing re-combustion in the exhaust pipe of the engine.
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- U.S. Navy 111th Fighter Squadron `Sundowners`
- US Navy 84th Fighter Squadron `Jolly Rogers`
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )