Early F-15A/Bs used two Pratt & Whitney F1OO-PW-100 turbofans, each rated at 23,830 pounds thrust with afterburner. Since all accessories (generators, etc.) are mounted in the AMAD, the left and right engines of the F-15 are interchangeable, simplifying maintenance considerably. The F100 is a two-shaft turbofan with a high-augmentation afterburner. The engine is equipped with …
Early in 1984, it was announced that the General Electric F110 powerplant was being procured to power the F-14A(Plus) and F-14D, as well as Air Force F-16 aircraft. The F110-GE-400 generates a maximum of 23,100 pounds-thrust with afterburner as installed in the F-14B and F-14D. The F110 is designed for modular assembly to facilitate maintenance …
A Hughes AN/AWG-9 weapons control system is fitted to the F-14A and F-14B. The basic system has been modified several times since its introduction to the fleet, with the current version installed in late F-14As and all F-14B aircraft referred to as the AN/AWG-9D (or Block IVA) configuration. This system has the ability to detect …
The variable-geometry wings have 20° of leading edge sweep in the fully forward position and 69° when fully swept. An oversweep position of 75° is provided for carrier stowage and can only be engaged manually on the ground. The wing position is programmed automatically for optimum performance throughout the flight regime, but manual override is …
The F-14 D Tomcat incorporates a Hughes AN/APG-71 radar, that is a major upgrade to the AN/AWG-9 system and was initially referred to as the AN/AWG-9 Block V. The transmit and receive portion of the AN/APG-71 is basically a digital version of the AN/AWG-9, but represents a reworking of virtually every part of the system. …
Each main landing gear shock strut consists of an upper outer cylinder and a lower internal piston which has a maximum stroke of 25 inches. A constant 4-inch stroke remaining is provided in the static ground condition by a hard-step (31.000 psi) in the strut air curve. A side brace is mechanically extended from the …
The F-14 features engines in separate nacelles, set well apart from each other so that damage to one of them will have minimal effect on the other. The main central and rear area of the fuselage consists of two separate engine nacelles joined together by a shallow flat area known as a pancake”. At the …