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37.11 USA Grumman F-14A Tomcat, 1/72 scale Airfix kit 3056, Smithsonian Series 1998, NIB Open with parts in factory sealed plastic bag, Paints, glue and brush are included but I can’t guarantee that the paints and glue are still good.

The Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine air superiority fighter. It was developed after the collapse of the joint Air Force/Navy F-111B project. The first flight of the F-14 was on 21 December 1970 and the plane was introduced into the Fleet in December 1974. It was to replace the F-4 Phantom II. A number of F-14s were export to Iran for the Imperial Air Force when were still on good terms with that country. The principal service of the F-14 was as a fleet air defense fighter to prevent any enemy aircraft from getting within range to fire missiles at the US ships. It was used strictly in this air superiority roll until after the First Gulf War in which the A-7 and F/A-18 squadrons performed the air-to-ground operations. With the impending retirement of the A-6 Intruder aircraft an additional aircraft was needed for the attack capability. The F-14A upgraded the TF30 engine to the F401-PW-400 engine. This engine was carried over in the F-14D in which there was added newer digital avionics including a glass cockpit. A total of 712 Tomcats were built. The F-14s were retired from active fleet duty with the fleet on 22 Sept. 2006 being replaced with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Some of the early F-14s are still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

Specifications (F-14D)

Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer); Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.1 m); Wingspan: Spread: 64 ft (19.55 m), Swept: 38 ft (11.58 m); Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg); Loaded weight: 61,000 lb (27,700 kg); Max takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,720 kg); Powerplant: 2× General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans, Dry thrust: 13,810 lbf (61.4 kN) each, Thrust with afterburner: 27,800 lbf (124.7 kN) each; Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high altitude; Combat radius: 500 nmi (575 mi, 926 km); Ferry range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km); Armament: Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan Gatling Gun, with 675 rounds, Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Bombs: JDAM Precision-guided munition (PGMs), Paveway series of Laser guided bombs, Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs, Mk 20 Rockeye II

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