A report on Grumman F-14 Tomcat

A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf region in 2005.
The F-111B was designed to fulfill the carrier-based interceptor role, but had weight and performance problems, and was not suited to the types of aerial combat that were predominant over Vietnam
Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A
VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" F-14B and F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2005
An F-14D launching an AIM-7 Sparrow; a GBU-10 Paveway II is also carried.
An F-14D(R) from VF-213 flying over Iraq on last Tomcat deployment with LANTIRN pod on starboard wing glove station and LGB underneath fuselage.
F-14 Tomcat with wings in asymmetric sweep during testing for this possible in-flight malfunction
Rear view of the F-14 showing the area between the engine nacelles
An F-14D prepares to refuel with probe extended.
F-14 with landing gear deployed
F-14 Tomcat carrying an AIM-120 AMRAAM during a 1982 test.
Two Iranian Tomcats equipped with multiple missiles, circa 1986, in the midst of a project to adapt I-Hawk surface-to-air missiles for F-14s
An F-14A of VF-84 Jolly Rogers, in a 1970s color scheme
An F-14A from VF-114 intercepting a Soviet Tu-95RT "Bear-D" maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
An F-14A of VF-32 during Operation Desert Storm with a KC-135 Stratotanker and two EA-6B Prowlers in the background
A Navy F-14D flying over the skies of Afghanistan on a precision bombing mission in November 2001.
The last F-14 launch from a carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt on 28 July 2006
Iranian ace Jalil Zandi is credited with shooting down 11 Iraqi aircraft during the Iran–Iraq War, making him the highest scoring F-14 pilot.
Formation flight of Iranian Tomcats, 2008
Close-up view of the distinctive afterburner petals of the GE F110 engine
An upgraded F-14D(R) Tomcat with the ROVER transmit antenna circled with USS Theodore Roosevelt in the background
Grumman's proposed F-14 Interceptor for USAF Aerospace Defense Command in 1972 with the simulated "Buzz Code" and Aerospace Defense Command livery and emblem on the tail
F-14 Tomcat operators as of 2014 (former operators in red)
An IRIAF F-14 Tomcat landing at Mehrabad, Iran.
F-14A Tomcat of NFWS (TOPGUN) NAS Miramar c. 1993
Front view of an F-14A at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
F-14A BuNo 162689 at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California, 2009
An F-14A on display at Grumman Memorial Park in New York
F-14A BuNo 160661 on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Aviation Challenge facility in Huntsville, Alabama, 2009
YF-14A at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
F-14B at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
F-14A of VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" at the Museum of Flight
Grumman F-14 Tomcat drawings
F-14A of VF 111 "Sundowners" (USS Carl Vinson)
F-14B from the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates carrying six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles.
Tomcat logo

American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.

- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.

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A Mi-24W of the Polish Land Forces

Mil Mi-24

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Large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.

Large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.

A Mi-24W of the Polish Land Forces
Mil Mi-24A
Russian Air Force Mil Mi-24P
Russian Air Force Mi-35М
Mi-24D cockpit
Mi-35M with the OPS-24N survey and sighting system together with the gyrostabilized OLS GOES-324
U.S. operated Mi-24P Hind-F
Mi-24 SuperHind, a modernized Hind by the South African firm ATE. At the Ysterplaat Airshow 2006.
Front view of a Soviet Mi-24 HIND E ground-attack helicopter
Soviet "Helicopter-tank" operation in Afghanistan
Mil Mi-24/25
Mi-24 during "Centre 2019" exercise
Two Mil Mi-35 Hind helicopters during a training sortie over southern Afghanistan, 4 October 2009. U.S. Airmen with the 438th Air Expeditionary Training Group.
An Iraqi Mil Mi-25, brought down during the Iran–Iraq War, on display at a military museum in Tehran.
An Iraqi Mi-25 Hind-D, captured during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Macedonian Mi-24V
An Afghan Air Force Mi-35 over Kandahar, 2009
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Brazilian Air Force Mi-35M
A Bulgarian Air Force Mi-24 in flight
A Czech Air Force Mi-24
Georgian Air Force Mi-24
Hungarian Mi-24
Indonesian Army Mi-35P
Peruvian Air Force Mi-25D
A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35P
Serbian Mil Mi-35M during Sadejstvo 2020 military exercise
A Ukrainian Mi-24
Vietnam People's Air Force Mi-24
Orthographic projection of the Mil Mi-24.
Cabin door to the rear troop-utility compartment
Possible armament configuration on Mi-24W
Yakushev-Borzov YakB-12.7 machine gun

One Mi-25 was also downed by an IRIAF F-14A.

An animation of an axial compressor showing both the stator and rotor blades.

Compressor stall

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Local disruption of the airflow in the compressor of a gas turbine or turbocharger.

Local disruption of the airflow in the compressor of a gas turbine or turbocharger.

An animation of an axial compressor showing both the stator and rotor blades.
Sukhoi Su-57 prototype suffering a compressor stall at MAKS 2011.

Her aircraft, a Grumman F-14 Tomcat, experienced a compressor stall and failure of its left engine, a Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan, due to disturbed airflow caused by Hultgreen's attempt to recover from an incorrect final approach position by executing a sideslip; compressor stalls from excessive yaw angle were a known deficiency of this type of engine.

VFA-32 insignia

VFA-32

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Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen" are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana.

Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen" are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana.

VFA-32 insignia
Early VBF-3 insignia
Early VF-32 insignia
VF-32 F9F-6s during the world cruise of USS Tarawa (CV-40) in 1954.
VF-32 F8U-1 in 1958
VF-32 F-4B in 1971
VF-32 F-14As in 1974
Special patch from 1988–89 deployment
VF-32 F-14A prepares to refuel from a USAF KC-135
Sister squadrons VF-14 and VF-32 operating from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
VF-32 F-14 tail markings
VFA-32 now operates the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

In 1974, VF-32 switched to the F-14 Tomcat at NAS Miramar before moving to NAS Oceana as one of the first fleet Tomcat squadrons based there.

F-14 Tomcat - twin-engine, two-seat, swing-wing fighter

Teen Series

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Popular name for a group of US combat aircraft.

Popular name for a group of US combat aircraft.

F-14 Tomcat - twin-engine, two-seat, swing-wing fighter
F-15 Eagle - twin-engine, tactical fighter
F-16 Fighting Falcon - multirole fighter
F/A-18 Hornet - carrier-capable multirole fighter

The term typically includes the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and F/A-18 Hornet.

VF-84 squadron patch

VF-84 (1955–1995)

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Aviation unit of the United States Navy.

Aviation unit of the United States Navy.

VF-84 squadron patch
VF-84 FJ-3M on the USS Forrestal.
A VF-84 F-8C Crusader aboard USS Independence, 1963.
F-4Bs of VF-84, flying from Independence in 1964.
Tomcats from VF-84 with a T-6 converted to resemble a Zero, during filming of The Final Countdown.
VF-84 F-14A in 1986

In 1964, VF-84 transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and flew the F-4B, F-4J and the F-4N until they transitioned to the F-14 Tomcat in early 1976.

Tu-22 at the Monino, Russian Federation Central Air Force Museum

Tupolev Tu-22

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The first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union.

The first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union.

Tu-22 at the Monino, Russian Federation Central Air Force Museum
Tu-22 at the Monino, Russian Federation Central Air Force Museum
Tu-22 Blinder landing
Soviet engineer checks the 23-mm R-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret
A parked Tupolev Tu-22
A U.S. Navy F-4N belonging to VF-111 intercepts Tu-22s being delivered to Libya in 1977.
Tu-22KD with Kh-22 missile at Poltava Museum of Long-Range and Strategic Aviation
Tu-22U trainer
Former operators of the Tu-22
Orthographic projection of the Tupolev Tu-22.

Iran claimed three Tu-22s shot down during October 1980, one on 6 October over Tehran, and two on 29 October, one near Najafabad by an AIM-54 Phoenix missile launched by an F-14 interceptor and one over Qom.

Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport

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International airport serving the city of Isfahan, Iran.

International airport serving the city of Isfahan, Iran.

Just adjacent to the airport is Khatami Air Base, which was built in the 1970s specifically to cater to Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcats.

VFA-201 insignia

VFA-201

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Aviation unit of the United States Naval Reserve based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas .

Aviation unit of the United States Naval Reserve based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas .

VFA-201 insignia
Vought F-8H Crusader II of VF-201 at Naval Air Station Dallas in October 1975
A VF-201 F-4N in 1976.
An F-14A of VF-201, 1987.
Hornets of VFA-201 over New Orleans in May 2006.

Soon the U.S. Navy moved to the policy that reserve units would have the same equipment as front line units, VF-201 transitioned to the Grumman F-14A Tomcat in early 1987 and was the last Navy squadron to fly the F-4.

The MP944 chip set was the core of the CADC used to control the swing wings and flight controls of the F-14 Tomcat naval interceptor.

Central Air Data Computer

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The F-14's Central Air Data Computer (CADC) computes altitude, vertical speed, air speed, and mach number from sensor inputs such as pitot and static pressure and temperature.

The F-14's Central Air Data Computer (CADC) computes altitude, vertical speed, air speed, and mach number from sensor inputs such as pitot and static pressure and temperature.

The MP944 chip set was the core of the CADC used to control the swing wings and flight controls of the F-14 Tomcat naval interceptor.

The CADC was a multi-chip integrated flight control system developed by Garrett AiResearch and used in early versions of the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat fighter.

The missile (yellow) can be seen in the rear of this photo.

Fakour-90

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Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix.

Iranian air-to-air missile based on the AIM-54 Phoenix.

The missile (yellow) can be seen in the rear of this photo.
A Fakour-90 missile at a parade in 2019.

It is solely deployed on Iran's F-14 Tomcats.