Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Leading US Navy Fleet Flighter (Aerofax Series) [Paperback]

Dennis R. Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 1997 | Series: Aerofax Series

These volumes are packed with authoritative text, detailed photographs & drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN); 2 edition (June 19, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185780063X
• ISBN-13: 978-1857800630
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,179,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good book that is Justified for its Size, October 26, 2000

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NG Kwok-lun, Wilson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Leading US Navy Fleet Flighter (Aerofax Series) (Paperback)

For a book on the fleet defender that is approaching thirty years of service, a book of 88 pages is certainly insufficient. The author has made a good balance of every aspect of the aircraft to condense the materials in order to fit in the limited space. The result is --- a good book for general readers. Scale modellers may be disappointed for its lack of detail shots of different parts of the Tomcat (supplied in abundance in the old Aerofax series) and its lack of scale plans. Warplane enthusiast may not be satisfied by the black and white photos. However, I must commend on the concise unit hishory the detail written descriptions on the different variants.

Limited by its size, it comes second to the "Grumman F-14 Tomcat--Shipborne superfighter" from Aerospace in depth, number of illustrations and drawings; it gives no match to "Tomcat Alley" of Schiffer Publishing Ltd which offers photographic coverage of each unit that has flown the Cat. However, as a book for general reader and justified by its size, it is readable and informative and worths a place in the collection of even Tomcat-freaks.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid book on the F-14, June 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Leading US Navy Fleet Flighter (Aerofax Series) (Paperback)

This book contains just about every technical detail you would ever want to know about the F-14 Tomcat. The book includes a thorough description of the development of the F-14, a brief history of every Tomcat squadron, and covers every variant including those that were never produced. The avionics systems are described as in no other book. The only downsides are that most of the pictures are in black-and-white and it is told in a 3rd person-type point-of-view. For a more personal hands-on book, get "Tomcat! The Grumman F-14 Story." But for technical facts about the F-14 Tomcat, this book can't be beat.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Concise History of the Tomcat, March 14, 2003

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Airplane Enthusiast - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Leading US Navy Fleet Flighter (Aerofax Series) (Paperback)

Granted the book is limited in its scope since it is only 88 pages long but ,typical of the Aerofax books in general, a lot of information is presented in a readable fashion. There are many photos tracing the aircraft's development and service history. Detail shots are provided in abundance, although perhaps not enough to actually build an F-14 for yourself. Overall this is an excellant book on the Tomcat that provides sufficient information for most enthusiasts.