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703203 1/32 F-14D Super Tomcat
The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical recon naissance platform from 1974 to 2006. The F-14 began replacing the F-4 Phantom II in USN service starting in September 1974 with squadron s VF-1 Wolf pack and VF-2 Bounty Hunters aboard USS Enterprise and participated in the American withdrawal from Saigon. The final variant of the F-14 was the F-14D Super Tomcat. The F-14D variant was first delivered in 1991. The original TF-30 engines were replaced with GE F110-400 engines, similar to the F-14B. The F-14D also included newer digital avionics systems including a Glass cockpit and replaced the AWG-9 with the newer AN/APG-71 radar. O the r systems included the Airborne Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ), Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS), SJU-17(V) Naval Aircrew Common Ejection Seats (NACES) and Infrared Search and Track (IRST). Although the F-14D was to be the definitive version of the Tomcat, not all fleet units received the D variant. Congress decided not to shut production down and funded 55 aircraft as part of a compromise. A total of 37 new aircraft were constructed and 18 F-14A were upgraded to D variants.
Item Type Static AircraftModel Brief Length: 595.5mm Wingspan: 610.5mm(max.);316.5(min.)
Metal Parts
Photo Etched Parts 1piece
Lower fuselage, upper fuselage, 4 tires and 4 die cast main landing gear strut
Detailed fuselage
Omega shape canopy is 2 directional slide-molded
Wing sweep can be varied
Paint Schemes 1. F-14D VF-2 ""Bounty Hunters"",NE-100/163894,USS constellation CV-64 2003. 2. F-14D VF-31 CAG,NO.164432,USS Theodore Roosevelt. 3. F-14D VF-213 ,NH1"
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