The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. 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.

2025年1月15日 · The F-14 is a two-seat, twin-engine jet fighter, also called the Tomcat, that was built from 1970 to 1992. It was designed in the 1960s with the aerodynamic and electronic capacities to defend U.S. aircraft-carrier operations at …

2024年10月17日 · The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable...

2024年7月10日 · The Grumman F-14 Tomcat's history dates back to the 1950s, initially designed for both the Navy and Air Force. The F-14 Tomcat entered service with the USN in 1972. Its unique features include a swept-back wing system and a Mach 2.2 speed capability.

F-14 Tomcats were the primary multirole fighters mostly intercepting the Tu-95 Bear D aircraft that flew anywhere in the vicinity of U.S. aircraft carriers during the Cold War. U.S. policy was not to let the Bear D come within several hundred miles of an aircraft carrier without an armed escort.

2024年3月22日 · Summary: The F-14 Tomcat, a result of lessons learned from the F-111B’s challenges, emerged as a superior naval air superiority fighter. First introduced in 1974, it represented a significant...

Unique in the annals of aviation history, the carrier-based Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew with the U.S. Navy from 1974 to 2006, and it is still used by Iran's Air Force.

The Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy. It had several key features and capabilities that made it stand out.

2023年5月18日 · And just like that, the Navy’s carrier-based bomber hunter, the F-14 Tomcat, had scored its first air-to-air victory, a plane built to defend America’s carriers from attacking aircraft in a...

2024年2月5日 · The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place fighter designed to attack and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in all weather conditions.