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From: Al.Conte@EBay.Sun.COM (Al Conte)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Air to Air F-15 vs. F-14
Summary: engine upgrades
Message-ID: <1991May18.051010.10964@amd.com>
Date: 17 May 91 16:03:33 GMT
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From: Al.Conte@EBay.Sun.COM (Al Conte)


> From: thi@mips2.ma30.bull.com (Saigon Smuggler)
> Would the F-15's superior flight regimes diminish when compare to the
> F-14A-Plus or the F-14D with its more powerful GE engines?  Would then
> the F-14A-Plus be able to do the accelerating vertical spiral maneuver
> due to its better than 1:1 ratio between thrust/weight?

Yes, you are correct in that assumption.
With the advent of the GE F110 turbofans now upgrading the Tomcat to
the A+ and D model designation, it moves the Tomcat into thrust to
weight ratio of the PW100 powered F-15.

I do believe however, that the USAF has been purchasing F110's as
substitute systems for the Eagles.  The F-15e model comes to mind.
Though I do not know if the F-14 practices that manuever.

Al