American F-14 Tomcat fighter

American F-14 Tomcat fighter

It is a two-seater, two-launch supersonic carrier-based multi-purpose heavy fighter developed by the American Grumman Company (now Northrop Grumman Company) for the U.S. Navy. Mainly used for escort, fleet air defense, interdictions and close air support, designed to replace F-4 fighters. Development began in 1967, the prototype first flew on December 21, 1970 and was delivered in 1972. With the variable sweep mid-single wing design, the wing sweep angle can be automatically adjusted in the range of 20 ° to 68 ° to adapt to the best performance at different speeds and altitudes. The U.S. Navy retired its last F-14 in 2006.
F-14 Fighter

F-14 Fighter

F-14 fighter (English: F-14 fighter, number: F-14, code/nickname: Tomcat, translation: Tomcat), is an American supersonic multi-role carrier-based fighter. The F-14 fighter has a two-seat, two-shot, two-tail, and one-wing layout. It was developed in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Navy's fleet air defense and escort from the 1970 s to the 1980 s. It mainly performs fleet defense, interception, strike, and reconnaissance tasks.