Grumman F-14 Tomcat: libros - historia, técnica y despliegue

F-14 Tomcat - Grumman's 'Top Gun' from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf (Legends of Warfare)

El Grumman F-14 Tomcat desempeñó un papel clave en la aviación militar como defensor de la flota, avión de reconocimiento y caza de ataque. También ganó fama a través de películas como "Top Gun", "The Final Countdown" y "Executive Decision", así como series de televisión como "JAG".

Este libro ilustrado proporciona una descripción detallada pero concisa del diseño, la construcción y el servicio del Tomcat con la Marina de los EE. UU. desde 1975 hasta 2006. También explora su uso poco frecuente por parte de la Fuerza Aérea Imperial Iraní y su operación continua por parte de la Fuerza Aérea de la República Islámica de Irán.
Se incluyen todas las unidades de la Marina de los EE. UU. que volaron el Tomcat, junto con parches de escuadrón, marcas y arte de morro. El libro también cubre la historia de combate de la aeronave, incluidas las misiones sobre Libia, Irak y Afganistán.

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The F-14 Tomcat

The ideas behind the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first began to take shape back in the late 1950s when it was discovered that the Soviet Union was quickly developing an increasingly accurate airborne missile system that would pose a major threat to the US Navy's warships.
Entering service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2 on USS Enterprise, the F-14 was one of the most sophisticated, reliable and deadly aircraft of its day.

In this book, author Terry Treadwell looks at the development and evolution of the F-14 and its subsequent operational history with the US Navy, including encounters with Soviet-made Libyan MiG fighters over the Mediterranean as well as the 1991 Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan and the 2003 Iraq war.
The book also looks at the sale of the F-14 to the Shah of Iran. Including more than 100 photos covering the F-14 from development through to the final stages of its career, this book will give the reader an insight into one of the most iconic aircraft of its day.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modellers called "Spotlight On" and presents detailed illustrations of the famous Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seater, variable sweep-wing jet combat aircraft.

The Tomcat was operational with the US Navy from 1970 to 2006 and remains in service with the Iranian Air Force (having been exported to Persia before the fall of the Shah).

The book contains 40 specially-commissioned colour plan and profile views illustrating the different camouflage, colours and markings of various users.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat Manual (1970-2006) - Insights into operating and maintaining (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Famoso por su papel en "Top Gun", el Grumman F-14 Tomcat era un caza biplaza de geometría variable embarcado en portaaviones. Sirvió como principal caza de superioridad aérea marítima e interceptor de defensa de la flota de la Marina de EE. UU. entre 1974 y 2006.

Tony Holmes analiza el diseño, la construcción y el uso operativo del Tomcat, incluyendo su historial de combate en la Operación Tormenta del Desierto (1991), Operación Deliberate Force (Bosnia, 1995) y Operación Allied Force (Bosnia y Kosovo, 1999).

El F-14 también lideró algunas de las primeras incursiones en Afganistán durante la Operación Libertad Duradera (2001) y en Irak durante la Operación Libertad Iraquí (2003).

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The F-14 Tomcat Story

Designed as the ultimate long range fleet defence fighter interceptor for the US Navy, the Grumman Tomcat entered frontline service in 1973 as a replacement for the legendary F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 achieved its first aerial victories, against the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force, in August 1981, and went on to see action in Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Deliberate Force, Enduring Freedom and, finally, Iraqui Freedom. The F-14 was employed primarily as a precision bomber with the US Navy from the late 1990s until its retirement in 2006.

This book tells the story of this fascinating aircraft.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat in Combat (Great American Combat Aircraft)

Presents the career of the one of the US Navy's most legendary planes, the F-14 Tomcat, Tom Cruise's mount in the very famous film, Top Gun. From its appearance in 1972 to its withdrawal from service in 2006, this formidable fighter has flown through thirty years of history in the air. All the models - including those sold to the Iranians before the 1978 Revolution - as well as all the carrier-borne units which used them are shown, described and analysed in this book. Foreign operations, weapons, anecdotes, nothing is left in the shadows. More than 200 often unpublished photos and more than 40 profiles illustrate this tribute paid to Grumann's last Cat.

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Tomcat Alley - A Photographic Roll Call of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat

"Tomcat Alley" contains over seven-hundred images depicting the venerable F-14 Tomcat, bureau number by bureau number. Each U.S. Navy Tomcat is traced from date of delivery through February 1998.
After a brief introduction, informative captions provide details concerning every Tomcat model, modification, and the fate of each aircraft including those stricken due to operational accidents, retired to the "bone-yard", or resting as "gate guards" at military installations around the country.
The majority of Tomcats are shown in full-color with images displaying every paint scheme worn by the F-14, including many water-based schemes applied during various tactical exercises and deployments. Images also include every squadron commander's aircraft, nose art, tail colors, over 150 patches and insignia, bicentennial schemes, and Tomcats which participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

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