Grumman F-14 Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American multirole fighter, interceptor, and air superiority fighter manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. The final production variant was named the F-14D Super Tomcat. The Super Tomcat 21 was a proposed variant which was never built with the United States Navy instead selecting the less-expensive Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

The F-14 is a carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. It served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform.

Summary

“	The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a two-crew, variable wing-geometry, maritime air superiority fighter that served with the US Navy for 32 years and continues to serve with the IRIAF in Iran. The F-14 was the US Navy's frontline fighter from the 1970s to the mid-2000s. Over the course of its long service it also became one of the US Navy's premier precision ground-attack platform and its lone airborne reconnaissance asset. Noteworthy features of the Tomcat are its swing-wing configuration, two-man crew, and the powerful AN/AWG-9 Weapons Control System (WCS) and radar. The AWG-9 allows employment of the long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile, and the LANTIRN targeting pod allows precision ground strikes using laser-guided bombs. The F-14 Tomcat was present in several historic events that include the two Gulf of Sidra incidents, Operations Desert Storm Iraqi Freedom, the Yugoslavian conflict, and Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan. It was also immortalized in the iconic motion picture, Top Gun, and starred in several other feature films including The Final Countdown, Executive Decision, and others. The Tomcat was also played a vital role in the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, where is flew for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.	”
	~ Digital Combat Simulator World on its F-14 Tomcat product page

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim
XP12	1
FGFS2020.3LTS			1
FS2020		1		1
XP11			3
DCS		1
P3D		1	1
XP10		1	3
FSX		1	1
FS2004			2

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

XP12FGFS2020.3FS2020XP11DCSXP10P3DFSXFS2004

X-Plane 12 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	F-14D	Laminar Research

FlightGear Flight Simulator 2020.3 LTS [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Freeware	F‑14A w/PW‑TF30‑414 F‑14B w/GE F110‑GE400 F‑14B backseat (RIO)	Richard Harrison, et. al. @FlightGear Wiki	JSBSim flight dynamics backed by windtunnel data. Multiple variants in launcher. Multiplayer: F-14B backseat, shared control (dual control), mid-air refueling. Carrier ops. Note: Bombable addon needed for combat (single-player and multiplayer). Update: v2020.3.11.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	F-14A F-14B	DC Designs @Just Flight	Available on in-sim marketplace
Payware	F-14D	IndiaFoxtEcho @FSElite	In development

X-Plane 11 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Freeware	F-14A	alpeggio @X-Plane.org
Freeware	F-14B	alpeggio @X-Plane.org
Freeware	F-14B	alpeggio @X-Plane.org	Legacy model

Digital Combat Simulator World [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	F-14A F-14B	Heatblur @DCS Store

X-Plane 10 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	F-14B	DrydenSims @X-Plane.org	Developer domain expired Purchase method unknown
Freeware	F-14A	Sailor @X-Plane.org
Freeware	F-14B	Sailor @X-Plane.org
Freeware	F-14D	Sailor @X-Plane.org

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	F-14A F-14B	Aerosoft	v4 only
Freeware	F-14D	IndiaFoxtEcho (Dino Cattaneo) @FlyAway

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	F-14A F-14B	Aerosoft
Freeware	F-14D	IndiaFoxtEcho (Dino Cattaneo) @FlyAway

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Freeware	F-14B	IndiaFoxtEcho (Dino Cattaneo) @FlyAway
Freeware	F-14B	Jeff Dobbing @Rikoooo

X-Plane 12

Included liveries

The following liveries accompany the included Laminar Research model at no additional cost.

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  Default
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  VF11 NK100 BuNo 163904
• 

  VF31 AJ105 BuNo 159619
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  VF31 NK100 BuNo 164348
• 

  VF101 AD163 BuNo 163414
• 

  VF213 AJ200 BuNo 164347
• 

  VX9 XF1 BuNo 164604

History

12.00 Beta 13:

• XPD-13268 – Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat tail hook did not ‘stop’ at the ground, but buried itself when in DSF tiles that do not contain open water.

12.00 Beta 10:

• XPD-13318 – Fixed NFREQ Assert: Bad input to set_Nfreq: Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat.

12.00 Beta 9:

• XPD-13180 – Fixed missing Grumman F-14D Tomcat preview image for livery VF31 AJ105 BuNo 159619.

12.00 Beta 8:

• XPD-13141 – Grumman F-14D Tomcat right and left engine fuel shutoff handles were inoperative.

12.00 Alphas:

• [Alpha 32] XPD-12334 Grumman F-14 Tomcat roll rate is anemic.
• [Alpha 21] XPD-11940 Incorrect Live W&B in the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11906 Grumman F-14 Tomcat HUD heading skips 345-015 interval.

Sim	Airplanes by simulator availability						Airplanes by source
XP12:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS:	All •	Included	•	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Launcher
FS2020:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
XP11:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
DCS:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
P3D:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
XP10:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FSX:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FS2004:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party

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