F-14 'Tomcat' by junge1

Photography • Aviation • posted on Mar 26, 2010

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This Grumman F-14 'Tomcat' is one of the static display Naval aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier 'USS Midway' (CV-41). The Midway is now a floating museum anchored in San Diego. The Tomcat served with the US Navy from 1974 to 2006. Statistics: Dimensions: Length: 62 ft 8 in (19.10m) Wingspan: spread 64 ft 1 in (19.54m) - swept 38 ft 2 in (11.65m) Height: 16 ft (4.88m) Weight: Empty: 41,780 lb (18,951 kg) Max T/O: 74, 349 lb (33,724 kg) Performance: Mach 2+ Power plant: 2 General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofans Thrust: 32,176 lb (143.12 kN) -54,000 lb (240.2 kN) with afterburner Number built: 712 Foreign countries: Iran During its active service many modifications and updates had been implemented. This picture was taken on 11 February 2010. Thanks for visiting, Sig...

Comments (32)

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kgb224

3:34PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Stunning capture my friend.

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NoobasaurUS

3:35PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Great work!!!!!!!!! Super pov and background... Beautiful capture of an amazing feat of human engineering. Fly on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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unstart

3:37PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

A fine photo!!

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MagikUnicorn

3:52PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

WOW --- Gorgeous POV !

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Sea_Dog

3:58PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Nice shot, looks familiar.

thevolunteer

4:23PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

OMG, what a hunk of machinery. Awesome shot. Aloha

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casmindo

4:52PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

USS Midway one of my most favorite museums and the tomcat looks great

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annie5

4:54PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

I never see one like this..it's a first time for me! Impressive capture Sig :)

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drifterlee

5:21PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Awesome plane!

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Faemike55

8:21PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

I've seen them in action! they were on the Enterprise (CVAN 65 (at that time)) They are impressive when they launch!!!!

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bazza

8:24PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Lovely shot of this plane, well done!!

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watapki66

9:14PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Great shot!

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elfin14doaks

9:38PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Very cool shot.

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dbrv6

9:45PM | Fri, 26 March 2010

Does not look as graceful on the ground as the air. Great capture.

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dragonmuse

1:10AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Nice shot. I once saw one of these take off.. what an incredible display of power.

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renecyberdoc

1:19AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

gorgeous shot.

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junge1

2:28AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

BTW. Wings are in the swept position!

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njb2000

6:04AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Great photo lovely information great background!

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farmerC

7:26AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Shining shot.

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debbielove

9:31AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Now I have read much about this museum and seen many pictures.. THIS is a great POV! Love it.. Love the Tomcat as well.. A very fine shot, Sig! Rob.

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bmac62

9:54AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Excellent Sig...all these babies were built on Long Island very near where I grew up...my cousin was the assistant comptroller for this project in the mid 1960s. He took me into the Grumman plant to see the very first mock-ups still being built in jigs. I'll never forget that visit...just he, me, and partially constructed aircarft under glaring lights in the empty factory after hours. Too bad I didn't have a camera...I might have even been able to use it then...security wasn't anything then like it is now.

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flavia49

10:42AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Magnificent POV!!! splendid!! Sandra46 & Flavia49 (we are in Prague and with only one free internet connection)

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Minda

11:30AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

wow! love the way u capture this sig..NICE!!!

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auntietk

11:46AM | Sat, 27 March 2010

Great image! The pov you chose is perfect for this plane. Nicely done!

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psyoshida

3:34PM | Sat, 27 March 2010

It is much smaller than I would have expected. Looks great in front of the buildings. It's very sleek looking too bad they stopped making them. Great shot.

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