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The Tomcat was retired from the U.S. Navy's active fleet on 22 September 2006, having been supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E and F Super Hornets. As of early 2015, the F-14 is in service with only the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, having been exported to Iran in 1976, when the U.S. had amicable diplomatic relations with Iran. | The Tomcat was retired from the U.S. Navy's active fleet on 22 September 2006, having been supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E and F Super Hornets. As of early 2015, the F-14 is in service with only the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, having been exported to Iran in 1976, when the U.S. had amicable diplomatic relations with Iran. | ||
There are two variants modeled in FlightGear | There are two variants modeled in FlightGear, both available in FGADDON. | ||
* '''F-14A''' with the {{Wikipedia|Pratt & Whitney TF30|PW-TF30-414}} engines which are susceptible to compressor stall and underpowered for the airframe) | * '''F-14A''' with the {{Wikipedia|Pratt & Whitney TF30|PW-TF30-414}} engines which are susceptible to compressor stall and underpowered for the airframe) | ||
* '''F-14B''' with the {{Wikipedia|General Electric F110|GE F110-GE400}} engines improving power and reliability. | * '''F-14B''' with the {{Wikipedia|General Electric F110|GE F110-GE400}} engines improving power and reliability. | ||