#SOURCE: CARRIER by Tom Clancy

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F-14 FUN FACT OF THE DAY #3

The AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the F-14 Tomcats reason for existence, weighed about 1000 lbs (500 kg to my non-US aviation enthusiasts). The F-14 was capable of carrying 6 missiles at a time and a full load of the Phoenix missiles and launch rails would weigh over 8,000 lbs (3600 kg). This was well above the allowable bringback weight for landing meaning that if no missiles were used they would have to jettison some of them before they land. This was not typical as F-14s would carry maybe two Phoenix missiles at a time.

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F—14 FUN FACT OF THE DAY #4

The F-14 Tomcat required special launch rails to be equipped for the AIM-54 Phoenix missiles. When attached, they would cover the the wells used for the AIM-7 Sparrow.