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Originally posted by titian
To that end, here are some pics I have, from various sources. It's easier nowadays to download a copy, given how often sites change or students leave college (and their free student accounts are deleted).
Originally posted by American Mad Man
F-16, first off is not a better plane, and it is ment for a completely different role. The F-16 is a light strike aircraft, the Tomcat a heavy interceptor.
Besides, the Navy doesn't even use F-16's - it's an Airforce plane.
The JSF, likewise, is a single engined light/medium strike airraft. Again, it can not use the pheonix missle system - it is ment ainly as a ground attack aircraft.
Anybody think there might be a top secret swing wing fighter aircraft in production to replace the F14 for long strike, carrier duty.
Originally posted by CookieMonster000
your allowed to fly fighters? rofl.....i just wanted it in my backyard and play around with the ejection seat once in a while
Originally posted by waynos
Hard as it is to believe that the USN could allow the F-14 to be retired without a proper replacement, I fear that any hopes for a secret naval fighter are just wishful thinking
The F-14 is an amazing aircraft and I remember being awestruck when I first learned of the type way back in 1972 (at the age of 7).
Atheix, if you want to know something about an aircraft, any at all, just ask and someone on this site will be happy to share what they know with you. Your posts on this thread look as if you are just guessing in order to take part in a discussion you don't truly grasp. Dont be afraid to just plain ask, thats how we all learn
You say well "what about the F/A-18 and F-22?"
Well, the F/A-18 is a single seat type with a lower all round performance than the F-14 and a shorter range and with a shorter range weapon system. This doesn't mean it is no good. Just the opposite in fact, it is a fine aircraft but not designed for the same role and it is being somewhat foisted on the USN as a replacement for the F-14 when it should really be filling a niche in the frontline in its own right.
The F-22 is actually called the F/A-22 and it is exclusively intended for the USAF so doesn't really have a place in the discussion. a swing wing carrier capable version was proposed but will not be built unless there is a change of heart at the Pentagon. Not to mention the discovery of a stash of gold under the White House lawn
[edit on 8-9-2004 by waynos]
Originally posted by AtheiX
this is what I wanted to know
I wanted to know why is the F-14 so super and the other crafts not as good
but why do you say "Well, the F/A-18 is a single seat type with a lower all round performance than the F-14"?
is there any6 other reason than "a shorter range and with a shorter range weapon system."
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. The F-14 can track up to 24 targets simultaneously with its advanced weapons control system and attack six with Phoenix AIM-54A missiles while continuing to scan the airspace. Armament also includes a mix of other air intercept missiles, rockets and bombs........
Overall, the Navy's Grumman F-14 Tomcat is without equal among today's Free World fighters. Six long-range AIM-54A Phoenix missiles can be guided against six separate threat aircraft at long range by the F-14's AWG-9 weapons control system. For medium-range combat, Sparrow missiles are carried; Sidewinders and a 20mm are available for dogfighting. In the latter role, the Tomcat's variable-sweep wings give the F-14 a combat maneuvering capability that could not have been achieved with a "standard" fixed planform wing.
The AIM-54 Phoenix Long-range air-to-air missile, carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the F-14 Tomcat. The Phoenix missile is the Navy's only long-range air-to-air missile. It is an airborne weapons control system with multiple-target handling capabilities, used to kill multiple air targets with conventional warheads. The weapon system consists of an AIM-54 guided missile, interface system, and a launch aircraft with an AN/AWG-9 weapon control system. The AIM-54 is a radar-guided, air-to-air, long-range missile consisting of a guidance, armament, propulsion, and control section, interconnecting cables, wings and fins. The total weapon system has the capability to launch as many as six AIM-54 missiles simultaneously from the F-14 aircraft against an equal number of targets in all weather and heavy jamming environments.
Originally posted by AtheiX
Originally posted by American Mad Man
F-16, first off is not a better plane, and it is ment for a completely different role. The F-16 is a light strike aircraft, the Tomcat a heavy interceptor.
Besides, the Navy doesn't even use F-16's - it's an Airforce plane.
The JSF, likewise, is a single engined light/medium strike airraft. Again, it can not use the pheonix missle system - it is ment ainly as a ground attack aircraft.
then what about F/A-18 and F-22?