2006-07-13 08:12:29 · 6 answers · asked by topgun_atom 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The F-14D was a derivative of the F-14 Tomcat, the Navy's carrier-based air superiority fighter. It's being replaced by the F-18 dual strike fighter. The F-14 is still the only navy jet to use the advanced phoenix air to air missile - the longest range A-A missile in the world. You may have seen the F-14 in the movie Top Gun. It's most recognizable by it's variable geometry wings (the wings sweep from standard to 'delta' shape automatically in accordance with speed and maneuvering.
2006-07-13 08:21:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There was to be.
The F-14D designation had originally been assigned to a cost-reduced, stripped version of the Tomcat, proposed at a time when the rapidly-increasing cost of the F-14A was causing great concern. This project never achieved fruition.
2006-07-13 08:16:04 · answer #2 · answered by trevor_brown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. The Navy used them, They are being decommissioned. Top Gun and The Final Countdown features the Tomcat. They are fantastic airplanes.
Rent either one of these films and watch the F-14's. They are the ones with the swept back wings and the wings open up for slow flight.
2006-07-13 08:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! This is a fighter aircraft used by the U.S. Navy and is flown from carriers. It has been the long arm of the Navy for about 20 years and is a very capable aircraft.
2006-07-13 08:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by Doug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-13 08:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by old timer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IT'S A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.
2006-07-13 09:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋