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The F-14 tomcat was manufactured by Grumman.  The F-14A had two Pratt & Whitney TF-30 engines producing 20,900 lbs of thrust each with a total of 41,800 lbs of thrust.  Later models of the F-14 used 2 General Electric F110 engines producing, in afterburner, 27,000 lbs each and a total of 54,000 lbs of thrust.  The F-14 tomcat had an empty weight of 40,100 lbs with a max weight of 74,000 lbs.  The tomcat was 62' 8" Long, 16' high and had a max wingspan of 64' 1".  The F14 's cruise speed is 610 mph and it has a max speed of 1544 mph. This is the military 's second swing wing jet fighter, the first was the F-111.  This plane is a 2 place jet fighter and was termed the fleet defender.  It first flew on 21 Dec 1970 and had its first west coast fleet deployment on the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63 in 1977.  I was on that cruise, C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster. 

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F-14 Tomcat 1/48 Metal Body Airplane Kit

F-15 Movies
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The F-15 eagle was manufactured by McDonnel Douglas,  weighs 31,700 lbs empty with a max weight of 81,000 lbs, is 63' 9" in length with a wingspan of 74' 9", it has a maximum speed of 1650 mph a cruise speed of 570 mph and a max climb of 50,000 ft/min.  The F-15 has tow Pratt & Whitney F100 engines which produce 14370 lbs of thrust with 23,450 lbs with afterburners and a total of 46,900 lbs total thrust.

 

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F-15C Eagle 1/48 Plastic Model Kit

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F-15E Strike Eagle 1/48  Mahogany Model

F-16 Movies
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F-16 Models

The F-16A Fighting Falcon was built by General Dynamics. 
It used a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbo jet engine producing 14,870 lbs of thrust when in afterburner produced 23,830 lbs of thrust.  The f16 's max speed is 1350 mph with a cruise speed of 577 mph. The "A" model has an empty weight of 14, 567 lbs and a max weight of 33,000 lbs.  In contrast, a later version, the F-16N produced a total thrust with afterburner of 27,000 lbs.

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F-16 fighting falcon jet fighters made by general dynamics, model airplanes

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F-16 Falcon 1/100 Die Cast Airplane Model

F-18 Movies
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An F-18 Hornet performs a full afterburner takeoff.  The F-18, made by McDonnel Douglas, is a multi role fighter which also performs the attack function.  The f18 has an empty weight of 23050 lbs. and a max weight of 56000 lbs.  The f-18 uses two General Electric F-404 engines each producing 16,000 lbs of thrust, combined produce 32,000 lbs of thrust.  Later versions of the f18 produce more thrust than this "A" model. The F-18A has a max speed of 1190 mph and a maximum climb rate of 60,000 ft/min

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F-18 Hornet 1/48 Die Cast model airplane

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Blue Angels F-18 Hornet Plastic Model Kit

 

 


 

F-14 on the USS Kitty Hawk, Alert 5 with full AfterburnerF-14 Tomcat landing on the USS Kitty Hawk 1977
 Photos by C. Jeff Dyrek

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