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For the F-14, it depended on how much fuel was aboard. More importantly, in the underpowered F-14A could not meet the single -engine waveoff climb requirement when coming back aboard carrying six AIM-54s and two AIM-9s. The F-14B and D could ($9,000 lbs+ bringback), but by the time they entered service the kind of mission that required carrying six AIM-54s (loitering Fleet Air Defense) was not considered as relevant as it had been during the "heat" of the Cold War, and even the F-14 was "draggy" carrying that kind of load.

[QUOTE="F-14D, post: 34740, member: 851"] For the F-14, it depended on how much fuel was aboard. More importantly, in the underpowered F-14A could not meet the single -engine waveoff climb requirement when coming back aboard carrying six AIM-54s and two AIM-9s. The F-14B and D could ($9,000 lbs+ bringback), but by the time they entered service the kind of mission that required carrying six AIM-54s (loitering Fleet Air Defense) was not considered as relevant as it had been during the "heat" of the Cold War, and even the F-14 was "draggy" carrying that kind of load. [/QUOTE]

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