F1 11 Aircraft
F111f the f 111f had the pave tack pod which combined a forward looking infra red flir sensor with a laser designator allowing the f 111 to be used with the guided bomb unit gbu 15 making the f 111 a precision guided munitions deliver system.
F1 11 aircraft. 21035 lb 9541 kg max takeoff weight. The general dynamics f 111 aardvark is a retired american supersonic medium range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic nuclear bomber aerial reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft in its various versions. The aircraft was one of the more controversial aircraft ever to fly yet it achieved one of the safest operational records of any aircraft in usaf history and became a highly effective all weather interdiction aircraft. 31 ft 75 in 9639 m width.
The design was based on the f 111a model but included longer wings and strengthened undercarriage. 27 ft 4 in 833 m wing tips folded height. 13810 lb 6264 kg gross weight. The f 111 was a multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of supersonic speeds.
The word aardvark is afrikaans for earth pig and reflects the look of the long nose of the aircraft that might remind one of the nose of the aardvark. The australian government ordered 24 f 111cs to equip the royal australian air force in 1963 but the aircraft were not delivered until 1973 because of long running technical problems. 13 ft 275 in 40323 m wing area. 250 sq ft 23 m 2 empty weight.
The general dynamics f 111 aardvark was a low altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing air force and navy requirementswith defense secretary mcnamara as the minister.