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Persian Gulf (Feb. 4, 2006) - An F-14D Tomcat of VF-213 "Blacklions" and an EA-6B Prowler prepare to launch from the flight deck
aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway
on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird
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5 Things You Didn't Know
About The F-14 Tomcat
The F-14 Tomcat may have earned its following after being the plane that participated in the most famous 4G inverted dive with a fictitious MiG in Hollywood history. But did you know that after the Tomcat was retired, most of the planes were shredded so Iran couldn't steal parts? Or that the very first F-14 crashed on its second flight?
Those are just two of 17 facts you likely didn't
know about the F-14 Tomcat.
1. The F-14's famous variable
sweep wings were derived from one of the legendary X Planes
The F-14's wings could be set to different angles depending on the, ahem, need for
speed (sorry). The Bell X-5 was the first plane
that could reposition its wings while flying,
while the concept for variable sweep wings
actually started with the Messerschmidt P.1101.
2. The very first F-14 crashed
on its second flight
The first flight (shown here, just before takeoff) was on December 21, 1970, but between low light and inclement weather it was cut short. On December 30, the plane suffered a hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff, forcing both crew members to eject before an emergency landing was possible. They both survived, though the pilot died in a separate F-14 crash a year and a half later.
3. With afterburners, the engines produced over 55,000 pounds of thrust
That's a ton, even for a plane that weighs 43,000 pounds.
4. Flat out, the F-14 could top 1,500 mph
Now try doing that, then slowing down to what
has to feel like a dead stop, before landing on a giant moving building otherwise known as a
carrier.
5. Engineers made a one-off hot rod that could go from Mach 0.8 to Mach 1.8 in 90 seconds
That's basically 600 mph to nearly 1, 400 mph.
We'll give you a moment to think about that.
The F-14s manufacturer, Grumman, dropped a
much more powerful engine in the F-14 to see
what would happen. By all accounts it was
great, but the Navy opted against this one and it wound up in storage.
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