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Item Name: 1:72 F-14A Tomcat Recessed Line Panels Model Length: 26.5 cm SUPER Sticker The American two-engine suprasonic Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the cult aircraft of the USA. Navy hunting squirrels in the 1980s and 1990s. It is characterised by its rotating wings, its double rear and the two-seat tandem cabin. The Tomcat has been able to show impressive operational performance data. Thanks to its two turbo fans with post-combustion from General Electric, a top speed of Mach 2.34 could be achieved. Equipped with a 20mm M61 vulcan rotation cannon, a variety of weapon systems could be used, including the AIM-9 sidewinder, AIM-7 sparrow and the radar controlled long-distance missile AIM-54 Phoenix. The F-14 was serviced in the 1970s and replaced the F-4 Phantom II to take on the role of the air superiority hunter. During his operative career, it was involved in many military conflicts from the crisis at the Golf of Sidra to the Iraqi War.