Nope, they have not put 2 plus 2 together, nor will they. The range is also pathetic at 1,275 nautical miles naked! I repeat naked. I'm so tired of politicians ordering weapons. From McNamara's band to Dirk Chinney. Hope your defib unit goes high gain! McDonaldDoug is out of Fort Worth don't you know!
Builder:
McDonnell Douglas
Unit Cost:
$57 million
Power Plant:
Two F414-GE-400 turbofan engines
Thrust:
22,000 lbs (9,977 kg) per engine
Length:
60.3 feet (18.5 meters)
Wingspan:
44.9 feet (13.68 meters)
Cruise Speed:
Mach 1.8+
Ferry Range:
1,660 nautical miles (3,054 kilometers), two AIM-9s, three 480 gallon tanks retained
Combat Range:
1,275 nautical miles (2,346 kilometers), clean plus two AIM-9s
Crew:
E Models: One
F Models: Two
Max Take Off Gross Weight:
66,000 lbs (29,932 kg)
Ceiling:
50,000 feet
Armament:
One M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon
External payload:
AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM-9X (projected), AIM 7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, SLAM, SLAM-ER (projected), Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM); Data Link Pod; Paveway Laser Guided Bomb; various general purpose bombs, mines and rockets. See ordnance diagram:
Introduction Date:
First flight in November 1995. Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in September 2001 with VFA-115, NAS Lemoore, Calif. First cruise for VFA-115 is onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Compare that to the Tom. 13,000 lbs. of ordinance. Phoenix missles two! Range is far in excess of 1275 miles, probably 2200 miles loaded for bear. Cost is 20 million less. There you go!
Contractor:
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit Cost:
$38 million
Power Plant:
F-14A: Two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A turbofan engine with afterburners
F-14B and F-14D: Two General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines with afterburners
Thrust:
TF-30P-414A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine
F110-GE-400: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) static thrust per engine
Length:
61 feet, 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Height:
16 feet (4.8 meters)
Wingspan:
64 feet (19 meters) unswept
38 feet (11.4 meters) swept)
Maximum Take-off Weight:
72,900 pounds (32,805 kilograms)
Speed:
Mach 2+
Ceiling:
Above 50,000 feet
Crew:
Two: pilot and radar intercept officer
Armament:
Up to 13,000 pounds to include AIM-54 Phoenix missile, AIM-7 Sparrow missile, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, air-to-ground precision strike ordnance and one M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon
Date Deployed:
First flight: December 1970