F-14 Tomcat:Other:
To extend the range and time on station of the Tomcat, a refueling probe was included in the F-14's design. The refuelling probe is not fixed, but retractable. The refueling probe bay door was deleted on those F-14s delivered to the Imperial Iranian Air Force and later it was removed on those Tomcats flying missions in the Gulf war in 1991. The reason for this is that the refuelling probe bay door might have caused problems when being refuelled by US Air Force tankers. Remember that USAF tankers usually have a fix connection to the refuelling USAF aircraft unlike the US Navy refuelling system that uses a loose hose connection.
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F-14 Tomcat Walk-Around Details:
AIM-120 AMRAAM | AIM-54 Rail | Aircraft Systems | Air Inlet | AN/ALQ-167 ECM Pod | Arresting Hook
Baggage Container | Beaver Tail | Bombracks | Carrier Landing Pattern | Chaff & Flare Dispenser
Chinpods | Cluster Bombs | Cockpit Interior | Combat Training Pod | Crew Ladder | Cut Away Drwg.
DFCS | Dimensions | ECM Fairings | Ejection Seats | Engine | Engine Compart. Ventilation
Expanded Chaff Adapter | External Fuel Tank | Fuel Tank Locations | Fuel Tank Rack | Glove Vane
Grounding | Iron Bombs | Jack & Hoist & Tie-Down Points | JDAM | LANTIRN Pod
Laser Guided Bombs | Laser Guided Training Round | LAU-138 Chaff Dispenser | M61-A1 Cannon
Mainlanding Gear | Multi-purpose Pylon | Noselanding Gear | Paint Schemes | Parachute Flares
Pocket Checklist | Practice Bombs | Radar | Refueling Probe | Sensor Probes | Speedbrake
Tact. Air Launched Decoy | TARPS Pod | Test & Eval. Equipment | Tow Bar Adapter | Tow Target
Walleye missile | Weapons List | Weapon Stations | Wing Control Surfaces
Wing Glove Sealing Plates | Zuni Rockets & Pod
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