It is roughly 50 ft per second!
In US Navy service, the Tomcat was replaced by the more versatile F-18.
The FA-18E/F (Super Hornet) series has taken over the roles of the F-14D on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.
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The F-14 Tomcat was an advance fighter jet for the US Navy when it went into operation in the late 1960's. It was unique in that it had swing wings that allowed it to vary the wing span so it could fly slow and supersonic. It was made famous for the average citizen when the movie "Top Gun" was released starring Tom Cruise.
F-35 = JSF = joint strike fighter. This fighter is a low cost alternative to the F-22. Joint strike means it is designed to be used by all branches of the military (Airforce, Navy, and marines) and will be used by many foreign countries. It will be replacing the F-15, F-16, and the harrier. It has vertical takeoff landing capability like the harrier. It will be produced in larger numbers than any other jet fighter and may be the last manned fighter the USA ever builds. The future of fighters is unmanned due to limitations of speed and manueverability of having a pilot on board.
F-35 = JSF = joint strike fighter. This fighter is a low cost alternative to the F-22. Joint strike means it is designed to be used by all branches of the military (Airforce, Navy, and marines) and will be used by many foreign countries. It will be replacing the F-15, F-16, and the harrier. It has vertical takeoff landing capability like the harrier. It will be produced in larger numbers than any other jet fighter and may be the last manned fighter the USA ever builds. The future of fighters is unmanned due to limitations of speed and manueverability of having a pilot on board.
If you put a Navy Seal in the ring the UFC fighter is better. If you put the UFC fighter on the battlefield the Navy Seal is better... WAY better.
The Air Force has Aircraft not Ships. The Navy has Ships.
The famous F-14 was known as the Tomcat. -Grumman Aircraft (who designed the F-14) have a long standing tradition of naming it's fighters after cats. -Going right back to WW2's Wildcat. -This naming comes from Grumman, NOT the Navy.
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