F-14 Tomcat

F-14 Tomcat (HMCKP)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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N 32° 47.373', W 79° 54.504'

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BuNo. 159025

The F14 Tomcat was a supersonic, variableswept wing aircraft designed to replace(beginning in 1972) the F-4 Phantom II asthe US Navy's primary fighter/ interceptor. With its advanced weapons systems, the Tomcat could simultaneously track up to 24 targets. Tomcats armed with Phoenix(long range) air-to-air missles could destroyan enemy aircraft 100 miles (161 kilometers)away. In the mid 1990s, some Tomcats weremodified to supplement the strike role.Known as "Bombcats", these aircraft could deliever "smart" bombs and otheradvanced air-to-ground ordnance. Thelast Tomcats were retired from the Navyin September 2006 (replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet).

Manufacturer : Gruman(later Northrop Gruman)
Type: long range carrier-based fighter/ interceptor
Crew : pilot and radar intercept officer
Powerplant: two 29,000 lb (13,154 kg) static thrustPratt & Whitney TF30 turbofans with afterburner
Wingspan: 64 ft 1 in (19.54 m) spread; 38 ft 2 in (11.65 m) swept
Length: 62 ft 8 in (19.10 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
Weight: 40,104 lbs (18,191 kg) empty; 74,350 lbs(33,725 kg) maximum
Armament: one 20mm Vulcan multi-barrel cannons,six Phoenix (long range) plus two Sidewinder (short range), or six Sparrow (mediun range) plusfour Sidewinder (short range), air-to-air missles, or up to 13,000 lbs ( 5,897 kg) ordnance
Maximum speed: 1,500 mph (24,14 km/h)
Combat radius: 575 miles (925 kilometers)
Service ceiling: 56,000 ft (17,070 m)

This aircraft on loan from the National Museumof Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida
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HM NumberHMCKP
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Placed ByPatriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 2:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 602216 N 3628484
Decimal Degrees32.78955000, -79.90840000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.373', W 79° 54.504'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 22.38" N, 79° 54' 30.24" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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