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The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Aardvark comes from a South African animal that has a long nose and hugs the terrain. It is an Afrikaans word that translates literally as "earth pig"—hence the aircraft's "Pig" nickname during its Australian service.
Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics under Robert McNamara's TFX Program, the F-111 pioneered variable-sweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrain-following radar for low-level, high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have become commonplace. The F-111 suffered problems during initial development, largely related to the engines. A fighter variant intended for the United States Navy, the F-111B, was canceled before production; it was intended for aircraft carrier-based roles, including long-range interception. Several specialized models, such as the FB-111A strategic bomber and the EF-111A electronic warfare aircraft, were also developed.
Carries:24× 1000LB Bombs
AG2:Sweeped Wings
AG4:AIRBREAK
AG6:Carpet Bombing
VTOL:FLAPS
Specifications
Spotlights
- RicardoACE one month ago
- TheUltimatePlaneLover one month ago
- WinsWings one month ago
- B1 one month ago
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 64.0ft (19.5m)
- Length 73.4ft (22.4m)
- Height 18.0ft (5.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 20,089lbs (9,112kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.684
- Wing Loading 47.9lbs/ft2 (233.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 419.8ft2 (39.0m2)
- Drag Points 15119
Parts
- Number of Parts 257
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,469
Loved it but wish it was more maneuverable
The F-111B was done dirty by the US navy and to a lesser extent the government. The US navy wanted an aircraft that could fly almost twice as far as the F-4, while being shorter in length (it's worth noting the US Navy had the A-3, which was comparable in range and payload to the TFX spec, so then knew the approximate size the aircraft would need to be).
The government called them out on this and the US Navy conceded that the aircraft could have a folding nose to meet the length spec... which as you can imagine made the world of difference.
The US navy then proceeded to exclusively communicate via post and when in person meetings with the USAF did occur, they sent personnel with comparatively little authority.
Saying the US Navy had a chip off their shoulder for the F-111 and having to share the project with the USAF is putting it lightly. They seemingly actively went out of their way to hinder the project at any cost.
During the weight reduction program, General Dynamics proposed the Colossal Weight improvement program, which would shorten the aircraft by removing the internal weapons bay, replace the ejectable cockpit with standard ejection seats and reduce the range requirement to lessen fuel load for a lighter aircraft. For all intents and purposes, this was essentially and F-14 with a side-by-side cockpit and perhaps slightly less agility.
The US Navy refused this and insisted on the internal weapons bay, range and ejectable cockpit capsule.
It's also worth noting GS did not immediately bin the concept after it was rejected, but kept it around as a fallback option.
So imagine GDs surprise when the US Navy departs from the TFX program to pursue an aircraft with none of the features the US Navy originally insisted on and instead opted for an aircraft that had less payload, less range, less carrier operation flexibility (F-111B had slower wind over deck speed requirements and could land at slower speeds with a larger payload), weirdly more compressor stall issues, a much greater price tag and all for an aircraft which had the only notable improvement of being a better dogfighter with an ever so slightly smaller deck footprint (both aircraft were actually basically the same size when the F-14s wings were stowed and the F-111Bs nose was stowed). And of course all the benefits of a joint program through scale of economies went out the window too, which ironically doomed the F-14 before it even got off the ground,
@IQinventory oh ok :(
@Zeliboba all of my stuff are like that
Finally someone created tuff mobile friendly simple f-111
Indonesia meet plane this with F-16
@TheUltimatePlaneLover its according to regulations. 🤣🤣
My, that is a lot of bombs
@LettuceRob119 i had to check it a few times.
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Aardvark seems like a misspelling.. but its not somehow
@WinsWings @RicardoACE thanks for the spotlights guys
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Full loaded aardvark 😈😈🔥🔥
Can you make a version with rockets
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