Description
The F-14A Tomcat
is a U.S. Navy carrier jet fighter.
The F-14A uses an AWG-9 (referred to as Orgnine)
fire control system to pursue up to 24 targets (enemy) and
can simultaneously attack six of them with Phoenix missiles.
The F-14A also features a unique adjustable wing.
This wing
is always set at the optimal variable angle by computer.
For example, when it slows down,
it spreads its wings to gain more buoyancy.
Conversely, when flying at high speeds, the wings are folded so that they do not create resistance.
Also, when on an aircraft carrier,
it folds its wings to avoid getting in the way.
*Fire control system: A device that uses a radar attached to the nose of the aircraft to
detect enemies, track them using radio waves, and launch missiles
(the pilot operates the missile launch).
《Data》
Crew: 2 pilots
Overall width (main wingspan, fully extended): 19.54m
Overall length: 18.90m
Overall height (from the ground to the tip of the vertical tail): 4.88m
Engine: Pratt & Whitney P&W TF-30-P -412 2 units
Thrust: 4,763kg 9,480kg with afterburner
Maximum speed: Mach 2.34
Armament mounted on the aircraft: 1 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon
(Thrust is the force of the engine exhaust. An afterburner
is a device that increases thrust by causing re-combustion in the engine exhaust pipe.)
