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Description
| Notes: FB-111A aircraft modified to perform tactical mission requirements. | ||
| Manufacturer: | General Dynamics | |
| Base model: | F-111 | |
| Designation: | F-111 | |
| Version: | G | |
| Nickname: | Aardvark | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
Propulsion
Performance
Recent comments by our visitors
| Chris Edwards AFB, CA | Hendro has a F-111F picture added to this F-111G/FB-111A page. 10/26/2005 @ 16:37 [ref: 11580] |
| Adam Sydney, New South Wales, OTH | Despite the designation, the F-111G (nor any of the previous models) were concieved as fighters. While they can be equipped with AIM-9L Sidewinders on the inboard pylon, it is purely for self-defence purposes only.
In their former lives as SAC FB-111As, they were optimised penetrators, designed to infiltrate the massive Soviet V-PVO IADS and carve \"glow in the dark\" corridors through the SAM belts for the main B-52 nuclear bomber force. In 1993, the Royal Australian Air Force acquired 15 F-111Gs from the USAF to complement it\'s F-111C Strategic Strike aircraft and to extend their operating lives to 2020. The only one to be recovered from AMRAC, A8-272, is an icon within the RAAF. Known as \"The Boneyard Wrangler\", A8-272 has been applied with distinctive tail art to befit it\'s nickname. Some of the \'G\'\'s have replaced the earlier 1 Squadron F-111Cs, while others are used for training purposes with 6 Squadron and the rest are in storage. RAAF F-111 crews prefer the \'G\' as it is faster, easier to fly and has a increased rate of climb. Australia is now the sole operator of what is still the fastest aircraft in service with any Western air force; unfortunately these magnificent aircraft will be retired prematurely around 2010. 02/28/2005 @ 20:04 [ref: 9565] |
| Armstrong , ON | Seventy-six were built as FB-111s and saw service with the Strategic Air Command until 1990 when they were converted to F-111Gs and assigned to Tactical Air Command. The F-111G was assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base and was used in a training role only. The conversion made minor avionics updates and strengthened the aircraft to allow its use in a more dynamic role as a fighter aircraft. 02/13/2001 @ 07:08 [ref: 1599] |
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