The General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B is a long-range carrier-based interceptor aircraft that was planned to be a follow-on to the F-4 Phantom II for the United States Navy.
Variants
7 aircraft were built
1 – Prototype with heavy airframe, TF30-P-3 engines
2 – Prototype with heavy airframe, TF30-P-3 engines.
3 – Prototype with heavy airframe, TF30-P-3 engines.
4 – Prototype with lightened airframe, TF30-P-3 engines
5 – Prototype with lightened airframe, TF30-P-3 engines.
6 – Pre-production version, TF30-P-12 engines.
7 – Pre-production version, TF30-P-12 engines.
Specifications
Crew
2
Length
68 ft 10 in (20.98 m)
Height
15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Airfoil
Root
NACA 64-210.68
Tip
NACA 64-209.80
Empty weight
46,100 lb (20,910 kg)
Gross weight
79,000 lb (35,800 kg)
Max take-off weight
88,000 lb (39,900 kg)
Wing span
Spread
70 ft (21.3 m)
Swept
33 ft 11 in (10.34 m)
Wing area
Spread
655.5 ft2 (60.9 m2)
Swept
550 ft2 (51.1 m2)
Powerplant
2 × Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-3 turbofans, 10,750 lbf (47.8 kN) thrust each dry, 18,500 lbf (82 kN) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed
1,450 mph (2,330 km/h, 1,260 kn)
Maximum speed
Mach 2.2
Range
2,100 mi (3,390 km, 1,830 nmi) ; with 6 AIM-54 missiles and 23,000 lb fuel internal
Ferry range
3,200 mi (5,150 km, 2,780 nmi) ; with 2 x 450 gal external tanks
