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From: dlj@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (david.l.jacobowitz)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: New version F-14
Summary: new engines
Message-ID: <7019@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 1 Jun 89 03:09:05 GMT
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From: dlj@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (david.l.jacobowitz)

In article <7000@cbnews.ATT.COM>, fjs@floyd.ATT.COM writes:
> 
> Grumman was awarded a $864 million contract in the summer of 1984 for dev-
> elopement of the F-14D (SuperTomcat).  In February 1984, the Navy awarded
> GE the contract for the new powerplants, F110-GE-40 (an unbelievably superior
> engine).  The heart of the new F-14D is the Hughes APG-71 radar, offering
> a 100% increase in reliability over the AWG-9, a 40% increase in detection
> and tracking ranges, and better tracking accuracy.  Cockpit changes include:

How much thrust does this new GE engine develop (assuming it's not
classified)?
How much does this improve the thrust-to-weight ratio of the F-14?
Does it improve to > 1 ?

On another note, I was reading (in the 20 lb book titled "The Great
Book of Modern Warplanes," BTW) that the F-18 Hornet is capable of
making carrier landings under autopilot control.
Is the F-14 capable of this?  Why not?
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