General Dynamics F-111 Variable-Geometry Combat Aircraft Family
The General Dynamics F-111 was a two-seat, twin-engine variable-geometry aircraft developed for the United States TFX requirement and adapted into strike, reconnaissance, electronic-warfare, and other operational variants. Its December 1964 first flight and variable-sweep wing made it a defining high-speed, low-level combat-aircraft programme of the Cold War; the F-111A entered service in 1967 and the family served in the United States and Australia.
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Identity
- Aliases
- F-111F-111AF-111BF-111CF-111DF-111EF-111FF-111GEF-111AAardvarkTFX
- Family Name
- General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
- Full Name
- General Dynamics F-111 Variable-Geometry Combat Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissanceexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The General Dynamics F-111 was a two-seat, twin-engine variable-geometry aircraft developed for the United States TFX requirement and adapted into strike, reconnaissance, electronic-warfare, and other operational variants. Its December 1964 first flight and variable-sweep wing made it a defining high-speed, low-level combat-aircraft programme of the Cold War; the F-111A entered service in 1967 and the family served in the United States and Australia.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- The U.S. Air Force museum identifies the F-111F Aardvark as using two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-111 afterburning turbofans, each rated at 25,100 lb thrust. Placement and stage are left unspecified because the cited fact sheet does not state them.
- Name
- F-111F TF30-P-111 installation
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- The U.S. Air Force museum identifies the EF-111A Raven as using two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-109 turbofans at 20,840 lb thrust each. Placement and stage are left unspecified because the cited fact sheet does not state them.
- Name
- EF-111A Raven TF30-P-109 installation
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:15:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 02:24:33 UTC
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