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Description
| Notes: Upgraded F-111D with different engine and avionics. | ||
| Manufacturer: | General Dynamics | |
| Base model: | F-111 | |
| Designation: | F-111 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Aardvark | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
| Length: | 73' 6" | 22.4 m | |
| Height: | 17' 1.5" | 5.2 m | |
| Wingspan: | 63' | 19.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 657.3 sq ft | 61.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 46,172 lb | 20,939 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 82,819 lb | 37,559 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 98,950 lb | 44,875 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-100 (A/B 25,100 Lb) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 13,170 lb | 5,972 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 3,634 miles | 5,851 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 1,195 mph | 1,924 km/h | 1,040 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,452 mph | 2,334 km/h | 1,261 kt |
| Climb: | 25,550 ft/min | 7,787 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 60,000 ft | 18,287 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-111F on display
United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bill Lakewood, OH | To the question about "cripple 8". I can't tell you how many parts I took off that pig to keep mine flying. It was in Green section. I was a crew chief there from 81 to 83. I think thatbird only flew twice while I was there. We kept canning parts off of it. 08/29/2008 @ 22:20 [ref: 22581] |
| Ken Massey Raleigh, NC | I was a com/nav/ecm tech, known as a "C-shopper" @ 48th TFW RAF Lakenheath, UK from 1988-1992. The BEST experience of my life! What an honor to have been a part of such a great group of people. 06/20/2008 @ 04:11 [ref: 21559] |
| Gary Keefer Goldsboro, NC | Hey Roy, How's it going??
I really appreciate your patience while training me, but I must say I learned the most important thing from Leo Burpee……Don’t crush the pod connectors in the weapons bay Doors!!!!! 06/10/2008 @ 04:51 [ref: 21233] |
| Roy Walck Orlando, FL | Heh!
I'd have to agree with Keefer, but then again, I helped train him to work on 'em so I'm probably not entirely impartial! How ya doin' G??? :-p 05/27/2008 @ 21:32 [ref: 21036] |
| Gary Keefer Goldsboro, NC | Hey Pat, were you in the engine shop? If so did you know Amn Gregg Chimick or Jeff Becktel that worked there. 04/21/2008 @ 06:42 [ref: 20639] |
| Gary Keefer Goldsboro, NC | Hey Pat, were you in the engine shop? If so did you know Amn Gregg Chimick or Jeff Becktel that worked there. 04/21/2008 @ 06:40 [ref: 20637] |
| Pat Schmidtednorff , OK | I was at RAF Lakenheath 80-84 as a jet mechanic. I loved working on those engines. And I love The F111F 04/18/2008 @ 07:20 [ref: 20606] |
| Tiger , NV | I was a Pilot in the F-111F, and simply put was (along with its Aussie Cousin) ther best aircraft I have flown. Fantastic to fly, smooth to operate and a dream to sight-see from. 04/04/2008 @ 20:57 [ref: 20339] |
| N. Barrett Jefferson, GA | This was our unofficial wing patch. An F-111F flying with a mushroom cloud over Russia in the background, with the words "Warsaw Pact Central Heating".
http://www.cookieman.org/F-111F%20WPCH.jpg 08/19/2007 @ 18:24 [ref: 17685] |
| N. Barrett Jefferson, GA | I was a USAF 463X0 (Nuclear Weapons Specialist) stationed with the 48th Tac Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath from 1981 to 1986. I spent hundreds of hours in the Victor Alert area making sure the F-111Fs and their payloads were ready to go on a moment's notice. The F-111F was an awesome aircraft to be around. There was no other aircraft that was as awe inspiring to watch take off at night. When it cut loose that 11 stage afterburner, it put out a jet blue flame for at least 60 feet behind the aircraft and when the sound wave hit you it was a physical jolt.
I also humped a lot of the conventional munitions to the 18 F-111Fs that flew the mission to bomb the shit out of Libya in April, 1986. Capt. Paul Lorence, one of the aircrew members shot down over the Libyan coast, was a friend of mine. His body has never been repatriated. Paul was a former 463X0 I had been stationed with in SAC. He got his commision and became a F-111F Weapons Systems Officer (WSO). Here's to him and Maj. Ribas-Dominicci, the pilot who was shot down with him. I'll always remember when the returning F-111Fs did a flyover of the flightline in the missing man formation before landing. There wasn't a dry eye on that flightline. 08/18/2007 @ 13:30 [ref: 17673] |
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