Talk:Grumman F-14 Tomcat

F110-GE-400 thrust values

I noticed that the thrust given for the F110-GE-400 in the Specifications section is the installed thrust from on the NAVAIR 01−F14AAD−1. I believe the baseline for engine thrust values in Wikipedia aviation articles is static, sea-level, uninstalled thrust in order to establish a more consistent comparison, and as far as I can tell this is the case for all of the other fighter articles. Installed thrust will vary based on the atmospheric or flight conditions. By most accounts, the uninstalled maximum thrust is 28,200 lbf.

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The F110-GE-100 on the F-16C Block 30 has a thrust of around 28,200 lbf uninstalled, the values for the F110-GE-400 fluctuated somewhat due to modifications throughout the 1990s, including a afterburner liner modification to enable safe afterburner usage under 10,000 ft (there's an infamous explosion of a -400 that destroyed an F-14B which lead to this). Generally GE puts the -400 thrust as slightly lower at the 27,000 lbf range uninstalled, and I've seen it anywhere from 26,950 to 27,600 lbf. Steve7c8 (talk) 17:12, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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DeLand Naval Air Station F-14B

Good Afternoon! I just started as a Museum Tour guide for DeLand Naval Airstation and I just noticed a possible error. The Wikipedia articles lists as displaying an F-14A but we actually display an F-14B. Is this because our F-14 was converted to a F-14B or is this an actually mistake? Thanks! EscandellJ (talk) 20:42, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

EscandellJ I know I'm a year late, and I see that you already changed the article, but yes, you are correct. The aircraft on display is BuNo 161426, c/n 436. 161426 was originally built as an F-14A-120-GR, but was later upgraded to F-14A+-120-GR standard (later redesigned to F-14B-120-GR). - ZLEA _T\^C 18:44, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah. I made this change a year ago when I first started at DNAS Museum, and I didn't know how it worked. Thank you for correcting me! 2600:1006:B168:BFC1:BC38:E337:7BB3:68A1 (talk) 19:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Requesting autoconfirmed protection?

Since the beginning of the 2026 Iran War, multiple IP edits or edits from new accounts have added unsourced/poorly sourced. information about the status of the plane's use. The reverting of all the poor edits may become a Sisyphean task should this war drag on. Would it be worthwhile to ask for AC protection for the article? The bulk of helpful edits have come from users who meet AC editing criteria. Shawtybaespade (talk) 12:57, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Stuart, FL F-14 production

There was some production that took place with Grumman’s F-14, at its Stuart, FL location. I believe this fact should be represented, for the sake of those who contributed to its production there, even as employees. The F-14 was a source of employee and company pride at their Stuart facility as well. This Wikipedia page doesn’t reflect their contribution. Thank you editors. ~2026-26926-93 (talk) 20:43, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

If you have a reliable source, we can add it. - ZLEA ^TǀC 21:53, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

fake asf

dawg I'm quiet sure half ts is fake lets be fr here I know something is fake it low-key don't feel right. ~2026-28499-11 (talk) 15:11, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Most of this article is based on what reliable sources say. Can you be a bit more specific as to what you believe is "fake"? - ZLEA ^TǀC 15:31, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

F-14s being delivered to the Soviet Union

Are there other sources to back this up? I was hoping to find further reading on this, but it would seem that this claim is disputed or rejected (from a general search). I refer to the part described in operational history under Iran, where apparently an Iranian F14 was delivered to the Soviet Union for technical assistance. ~2026-41162-10 (talk) 17:15, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

The claim was sourced entirely from airwar.ru, which is known to be unreliable and has a history of copyright violations. Therefore, I have removed it. Should a reliable source be found for the claim, I would not be opposed to re-adding it. - ZLEA ^TǀC 00:23, 25 July 2026 (UTC)