Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: fjs@floyd.ATT.COM Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: F-14 Engines, Northrop TCS Summary: F-14A to F-14A+/F-14D conversions Message-ID: <7883@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 30 Jun 89 03:19:55 GMT References: <7740@cbnews.ATT.COM> <7832@cbnews.ATT.COM> <7858@cbnews.ATT.COM> Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 42 Approved: military@att.att.com From: fjs@floyd.ATT.COM In article <7858@cbnews.ATT.COM>, dlj@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (david.l.jacobowitz) writes: > I don't think funds have been allocated to retrofit all > existing F-14As to F-14A+. Only 38 F-14A+ Tomcats are contracted to be new production aircraft, and 32 fleet aircraft are to be retrofitted to the F-14A+ variant. The last aircraft due to ship in February 1990. The NAVY _was_ supposed to buy 527 F-14D Tomcats. Of these 400 were to be fleet F-14A remanufactured to the 'D' configuration, and build only 127 brandy new aircraft. The NAVY originally asked for 18 in 1990 (12 new, 6 converts), and 24 in 1991 (12 new, 12 converts) with the first scheduled for delivery in March 1990. > There also doesn't seem to be enough money for the Northrop TCS > (Television Camera System). > While this item has been installed in a very few F-14As, funds have > not been allocated for general Tomcat installation. There were plans to have the TCS on every F-14D Tomcat, with possible enhancement for night capability. But this is going back 2 years. The NAVY changes its mind every day. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred J. Shubert | "You haven't lived until you've seen a 'cat fly!!!" AT&T Bell Labs |----------------------------------------------------- Whippany, N.J. | DISCLAIMER: All views are that of my own. PERIOD. Ma-Bell 201-386-3094 | Who else could be so 'cat crazy!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \ _ / \ /^ ^\ / F-14D ____________\_( . )_/____________ SUPERTOMCATS --*/--|_| (___) |_|--\*-- RULE * O O * (I Love 'Em) Write your congressperson and get the F-14D SuperTomcat back into the sky.