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The F-111 featured numerous notable innovations, including variable-geometry wings and a cockpit escape capsule.
F-111 Aardvark Specifications
Primary Function:Multipurpose tactical fighter bomber
Contractor:General Dynamics Corporation
Crew:Two (pilot and weapon systems officer)
Unit Cost:FY98 $75 million [Total Program]
Powerplant
Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-100 turbofans rated at 25,100 lb (11,250 kilograms) each
Dimensions
Length:73 feet, 6 inches (22.0 meters)
Wingspan:63 feet (19 meters) full forward
31 feet, 11 1/2 inches (11.9 meters) full aft
Height:17 feet, 1 1/2 inches (5.13 meters)
Weights
Empty:47,481 pounds (21,367 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff:100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms)
Performance
Speed:Mach 1.2 at sea level
Mach 2.5 at 60,000 feet
Ceiling:60,000-plus feet (18,200 meters)
Range:3,565 miles (3,100 nautical miles) with external fuel tanks
Armament
Up to four nuclear bombs on four pivoting wing pylons, and two in internal weapons bay. Wing pylons carry total external load of 25,000 pounds (11,250 kilograms) of bombs, rockets, missiles, or fuel tanks
F-111 Aardvark Achievements
The F-111 featured numerous notable innovations, including variable-geometry wings and a cockpit escape capsule.
