When the F-14 Tomcat first entered service, it was powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines that had been designed for the F-111B, which was more multi-role bomber than fighter. These engines ...

Noteworthy the troubles with the original Tomcat engine, the Pratt & Whitney TF30 were well publicized because of their propensity to cause stalls/spins as a result of airflow-induced engine stalls.

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. A product of the “Grumman Iron ...