Re: Can the F-14 carry six AIM-54s and land on carrier?

[Matthew G. Saroff]

Hobo > wrote:

>
>At http://www.vectorsite.net/avtomcat.html I found this:
>
>"However, the Phoenix, nicknamed the "Buffalo" because of its size, is
>so heavy that a Tomcat can't carry six of them if the aircraft is to
>land on a carrier. No such restriction exists if the Tomcat is operating
>off a land base. Another problem with carrying six Phoenix missiles is
>that the drag of the two extra missiles on the wing glove pylons cuts
>into aircraft performance and flight endurance. "
>
>Is it true that the F-14 cannont carry 6 AIM-54s and land on a carrier?
IIRC, this is true of the TF-30 engined ones, but the
F-110 engined ones can carry 6.
It was limited by go around capability, and the greater
thrust and throttle response of the F-110 made a difference.
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[John Carrier]

> >Is it true that the F-14 cannont carry 6 AIM-54s and land on a carrier?
> IIRC, this is true of the TF-30 engined ones, but the
> F-110 engined ones can carry 6.
> It was limited by go around capability, and the greater
> thrust and throttle response of the F-110 made a difference.

Actually, it was a function of maximum landing weight. That was raised
later in the program (some of which would be absorbed F110 engine weight
IIRC), but 6 Px would leave little (any?)left for fuel in any case.

R / John