F-14 is made according to the normal scheme of high-wing variable sweep, two-keel vertical tail and two engines located in the rear fuselage. On the outer surface of the fixed part of the wing are reinforcing elements of the structure. The aircraft has a modular design; modules are the main elements of the airframe, such as the wing, fuselage sections.
For close combat, Tomcat has a built-in 20mm General Electric M61A1 Vulcan automatic gun. The basis of missile weapons were four missiles "air-to-air" AIM-54 or AIM-7, located on the pylons under the fuselage. The F-14 is the only aircraft capable of carrying the AIM-54A Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile. This missile is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 185 km. This gives the F-14 the ability to destroy most enemy aircraft before it appears on their radar screen. In addition to them, four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles could be located on the wing pylons. In addition, "Tomcat" was able to carry up to 6 576 kg of offensive weapons of various classes.
