Event Brief
F-14 Tomcat’s TF30 “temporary” engine fix lasted 30 years
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: The F-14 flew with the TF30 stopgap for decades until GE F110 engines finally replaced it.
WHO: 19FortyFive.com
WHAT: Explains how the F-14 Tomcat’s TF30 stopgap engine persisted for nearly three decades before being replaced by the GE F110.
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The F-14 was assigned the TF30 stopgap after the intended Pratt & Whitney F401 engine fell through, and the replacement with the F110 took decades.
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