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How many horsepower does an f-14 tomcat have
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drg     Reply with quote
and also what is the top speed?
Star     Reply with quote
nice santa clause hat..
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F-14 Tomcat
Specifications
FunctionCarrier-based multi-role strike fighter
ContractorGrumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit Cost$38 million
PropulsionF-14: two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A
turbofan engines with afterburners;

F-14B & F-14D: two General Electric F-110-GE-400
augmented turbofan engines with afterburners
ThrustF-14A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine;
F-14B & F-14D: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine
Length61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Height16 feet (4.8 meters)
Basic Weightapprox 43,600 pounds
Maximum Takeoff Weight72,900 pounds (32,805 kg)
Wingspan64 feet (19 meters) unswept,
38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
Reference wing area565 sq ft.
Wing aspect ratio7.28
CeilingAbove 53,000 feet
Max G6.5
Speed1,584 mph (2,548km/h) Max. speed at 40,000 ft (12,200 m)
Max Mach Number = 1.88
Cruise Mach Number = .72
Carrier Approach Speed = 125 kts
Fuel16, 200 lbs. Internal fuel
3, 800 lbs. External fuel
Maximum range1,600 nm (2,573km)
Mission Radius500 nm (930 km) Hi-Med-Hi strike profile
380 nm (700 km) Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi strike profile
Airfield2,500 ft. Field takeoff distance
2,400 ft. Field landing distance
CrewTwo: pilot & radar intercept officer
ArmamentUp to 13,000 pounds of

Air-to-Air Missiles (up to)
6 AIM-7 Sparrows
4 AIM-9 Sidewinder
6 AIM-54 Phoenix

air-to-ground ordnance
MK-82 (500 lbs.)
4 MK-83 (1,000 lbs.)
4 MK-84 (2,000 lbs.)
MK-20 cluster bomb
4 GBU-10 LGB
GBU-12 MK-82 LGB
4 GBU-16 MK-83 LGB
4 GBU-24 MK-84 LGB
4 GBU-31 JDAM (2,000 lbs)

one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon

Selected F-14A & B r wired to carry TARPS
All F-14D is r wired to carry the TARPS
# CountermeasuresAN/ALR-45 radar warning receiver [Itek]
# AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver [F-14D]
# AN/ALQ-167 ECM Pod [F-14D]
# AN/ALE-50 towed decoy [F-14D]
Date DeployedFirst flight: December 21st 1970
Inventory157 F-14A/B
53 F-14D
Phasing out one squadron / year
All to be withdrawn by 2010

F-14 orginally designed for 6,000 flight hours
Currently certified for 7,350 flight hours
Potential for extension to 8,000 or 9,000 flight hours
Doctor     Reply with quote
As u can see it uses static thrust

Grumman F-14 Tomcat – two seat, carrier based, multi-role fighter
First flight – December 21, 1970, Calverton, New York
Total production – 712
Powerplant F-14A – Two Pratt & Whitney Tf30-412A afterburning turbofans, 20,900 lbs. static thrust
Powerplant F-14D – Two General Electric F110-Ge-400 afterburning turbofans, 26,795 lbs. static thrust
Wingspan – 64ft., 1.5 in. (19.5 m)
Length – 62 ft., 8 in. (19.1 m)
Height – 16 ft. (4.9 m)
Wing area – 656 sq. ft. (52.49 m2)
Weight – 40,150 lb. empty
Maximum takeoff weight – 70,426 lb.
Fuel – 2,385 gallons,
267 gallons in each external fuel tank
Maximum speed – 1,585 mph at 40,000 feet,
800 knots at sea-level.
Ceiling – 58,000 ft.
Ferry Range – 1,910 N miles
Climb rate – 50,000 ft. per minute
Armament – one 20 mm M61-A1 six-barrel cannon with 675 rounds. 14,500 lbs. of external stores beneath the fuselage & wing rack, including Aim-54C Phoenix missile, Aim-7 sparrow, Aim-9 Sidewinder, AMRAAM, Mk-83 & Mk-84 bombs, JDAM bombs, & TARPS reconnaissance pod.
Coach     Reply with quote
You guys answered everything except what he wanted to know.

Santa, Take the thrust numbers to the physics section and they can answer that in about three seconds. ( l do not know the equation or I'd do it for you. )
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