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From: jfb@usgp1.ih.att.com (Joe Baugher)
Subject: New Fighter Series--Grumman F-14 Tomcat (10 of 14)
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Summary: F-14 for the Air Force, never built
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In 1971, Grumman proposed the F-14 as a contender for the USAF's 
Improved Manned Interceptor program, which was an attempt to find a 
replacement for the Convair F-106 Delta Dart.  The USAF F-14 looked 
very much like the Navy F-14 but had enormous conformal fuel tank on 
the belly and four external fuel tanks.  

The USAF found this proposal attractive because of its very long range 
and the capabilities of its AN/AWG-9 fire control system and its 
associated AIM-54 Phoenix missiles.  However, the IMI F-14 proposal 
was ultimately defeated by its high cost, and nothing ever got off the 
drawing board.  

Sources:

   Grumman Aircraft Since 1919, Rene J. Francillon, Naval Institute
   Press, 1989.

   Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Doug Richardson, Osprey, 1987.

   F-14 Tomcat: Fleet Defender, Robert F. Dorr, World Airpower
   Journal, Vol 7, 1991.
 
   Grumman F-14 Tomcat Variant Briefing, World Airpower Journal,
   Vol. 19, 1994.


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