F-14AM Republic of Iran Air Force IRIAF 2014 Hobby Master HA5205 Scale 1:72

Highly detailed Hobby Master warbird F-14AM Republic of Iran Air Force IRIAF 2014 Hobby Master HA5205 Scale 1:72 Country: IRIAF Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Aircraft: F-14AM Tomcat Hobby Master Item#: HA5205 Scale: 1:72 Professionally painted. Great attention to detail. All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. Canopy can be displayed open or closed. Pilot figure included. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable sweep wings capable of supersonic flight. The aircraft is crewed by a Pilot and a Radar Intercept Officer who share the tasks of navigation, target acquisition, ECM and weapons usage. The Tomcat was operated by the United States Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force only. The name “Tomcat” is said to come from the call-sign used by Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly which conformed to the USN tradition of giving Grumman aircraft feline names. The first 2 of 79 Grumman F-14 Tomcats were delivered to Iran in January 1976. Along with the aircraft Iran also received 284 AIM-54A Phoenix missiles. In 1980 an eight year war broke out between Iraq and Iran where the F-18s played a major role in Iran winning the air war. Iran’s top F-14 pilot scored 11 victories. Later in an effort to extend the life of the F-14 aircraft under went a modernization program (MA) and 3-6049 / 160347 (cn H-49) was the first aircraft to receive the improvements. Specifications for the Grumman Aerospace F-14 Tomcat Role - Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter First Flight – F-14A 1970, F-14B (F-14A+) 1986, F-14D 1990 Last Production Year – F-14D July 20, 1992 Number All Variants Produced – 710 Crew - 2 (pilot and radar intercept officer).