F-14D Tomcat - Arnold AFB Main Gate - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

LT Kara Hultgreen USN
(10/05/65 - 10/25/94)
NAVAL AVIATION PIONEER

This F-14D Tomcat is dedicated in memory of LT Kara Hultgreen United States Navy. On 25 October, 1994 the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron 213 were conducting traing operations in preperations for deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The Tomcat she piloted that day experienced engine failure on final approach and crashed in the Pacific. Her crewman survived. LT Hultgreen's determination and perseverance helped her become the Navy's first woman Carrier based combat fighter pilot. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. A true example of courage, bravery and loyalty. Her sacrifice shall never be forgotten.

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-- Eleanor Roosevelt

• General characteristics
  
  • Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer)
  • Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.1 m)
  • Wingspan (unswept):64 ft. 1 1/5 in. (19.14m)
  • Wingspan (swept): 38 ft. 2 1/5 in. (11.65m)
  • Wingspan (oversweep): 33 ft 3 1/5 in. (10.15m)
  • Spread: 64 ft (19.5 m)
  • Swept: 38 ft (11.58 m)
  • Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
  • Wing area: 565 ft² (54.5 m²)
  • Airfoil: NACA 64A209.65 mod root, 64A208.91 mod tip
  • Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 61,000 lb (27,700 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,720 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans
    
    • Dry thrust: 13,810 lbf (61.4 kN) each
    • Thrust with afterburner: 27,800 lbf (124.7 kN) each
• Performance
  
  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at high altitude
  • Combat radius: 500 nmi (575 mi, 926 km)
  • Ferry range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km)
  • Rate of climb: >45,000 ft/min (229 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 113.4 lb/ft² (553.9 kg/m²)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.91
• Armament - 13,000 lb (5,900 kg) of ordnance including:
  
  • Guns: 1× M61 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling Gun
  • Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air
  • Loading configurations:
    
    • 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-54
    • 2× AIM-9 + 2× AIM-54 + 4× AIM-7
    • 2× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54 + 2× AIM-7
    • 2× AIM-9 + 6× AIM-7
    • 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-54
    • 4× AIM-9 + 4× AIM-7
  • Bombs: GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-24, GBU-24E Paveway I/II/III LGB, GBU-31, GBU-38 JDAM, Mk-20 Rockeye II, Mk-82, Mk-83 and Mk-84 series iron bombs

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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Grumman F-14D Tomcat Tail Number: (S/N): 163893 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Arnold Air Force Base main gate inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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