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The [b]Grumman F-14 "Tomcat"[/b] was a large and heavy twin-engine interceptor, first of the "Teen" series of US jet fighters and the last "Cat" manufactured by Bethpage, New York-based Grumman "Iron Works" Aerospace Corporation. The swing-wing two-seater entered service with its main user, the US Navy, in 1974 and was retired in 2006. However, the country of [[Iran]] still operates some of the aircraft. The F-14 is widely recognized in various forms of pop culture. It was prominently featured in the movie [[Top Gun]], in a large number of air combat [[video game]]s and flight simulators, and furthermore is the visual model on which the [[MACROSS]] [[VF-1]] [i]Valkyrie[/i] is loosely based. The F-14 was armed with an M61 20mm cannon in the nose and carried TARPS and ROVER systems for reconnaissance. Air-to-air weapons included the long-range AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder. For ground attack missions a variety of freefall and precision guided munitions could be carried. h4. See also * [[Ace Combat]] * [[Area 88]] * [[Macross Zero]] * [[VF-0]] * [[After Burner]] * [[List of Airplanes]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:55 |