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Photos by Fritz Rethage · © 2004
All Rights Reserved
Wings & Wheels Expo 2004
Teterboro Airport, September 25 & 26, 2004
Sponsored by The Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of New Jersey
F/A-14 Tomcat
Teterboro welcomes Navy pilots Lt. Tom Nagelin and Lt.JG Damon Loveless
Description: The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic,
twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place strike fighter manufactured by Grumman
Aircraft Corporation. The multiple tasks of navigation, target acquisition, electronic
counter measures (ECM), and weapons employment are divided between the pilot and the radar
intercept officer (RIO). Primary missions include precision strike against ground targets,
air superiority, and fleet air defense.
Features: As a Strike Fighter, the Tomcat is capable of deploying
an assortment of air-to-ground ordnance (MK-80 series GP bombs, LGBs and JDAM) in various
configurations, while simultaneously carrying the AIM-7, AIM-9 and AIM-54 air-to-air
missiles. The F-14 also has the LANTIRN targeting system that allows delivery of various
laser-guided bombs for precision strikes in air-to-ground combat missions and for battle
damage assessment. With its Fast Tactical Imagery (FTI) system the F-14 can transmit and
receive targeting/reconnaissance imagery in-flight to provide time sensitive strike
capability. A number of F-14s also carry the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System
(TARPS) providing in-theater tactical reconnaissance.
Background: Current plan is to have Tomcats in service until
mid-FY07. Tomcat squadrons have already started to transition to the F/A-18 E/F Super
Hornet aircraft, and will continue to transition in a phased approach. Source: US
Navy
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Landing at Teterboro Airport September 23, 2004
Landing gear retracts inward into bottom of engine air intake trucks
Inlet air duct
Exhaust
Arresting hook
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Wings & Wheels Expo 2001 @ Teterboro Airport, June 2d & 3rd, 2001
[B-17 Yankee Lady][DC-4 Spirit of Freedom][Various aircraft] [Antique Cars][General & Military]
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