NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark aircraft were the fastest strategic United States bombers. It was the first production aircraft to employ variable geometry wings. The F-111 was proven in combat in Desert Storm, Libya and Vietnam.
The General Dynamics F-111 has a wide flight envelope, using its swing wings for relatively slow speeds when extended, to high supersonic speeds when the wings are folded back.
The aircraft can operate from tree top altitudes at high speeds, and climb to maximum altitudes up to 60,000 feet. An advanced avionics system allows for low altitude terrain-following and all weather operations.
Much of the fuselage interior and the wings of the General Dynamics F-111 are devoted to holding a total of 34,494 lbs. of internal fuel. That, plus an additional 16,416 lbs. of fuel carried in external tanks gives it a long range without refueling.
Of a total of 562 General Dynamics F-111 aircraft produced, 77 were lost while totaling over a million hours of flight. That makes it the safest "Century Series" aircraft produced, and one of the aircraft with the best safety records in the history of the U.S.A.F.
Missions roles for the General Dynamics F-111 included the support of ground forces, reconnaissance and strategic bombing.
Although the aircraft was retired from the USAF in 1996, it continues to operate in the Australian Air Force.
It is anticipated that the General Dynamics F-111 will start to be phased out between 2010 and 2015.
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fighter/bomber
$8.2 million
two
2- 25,100 lbs ea.
75' 8"
63' 0"
32' 0"
47,480 lbs.
98,980 lbs.
1- 20 mm
31,500 lbs.
685 mph
1,850 mph
26,000 fpm
60,000 feet
3,000 miles
12/21/64
1967
Radio Control Airplane
RC G-111 built by Franz Walti.
Radio Control Airplanes:
Pictured above and in the first picture below is the RC General Dynamics F-111 airplane built by Franz Walti from a Jet-Tech kit. The radio control airplane has a wing span of 100.5" open, and a length of 118". Power for the rc airplane comes from a single 35 lb. thrust turbine engine.
In the second picture below is the General Dynamics F-111 rc slope soarer from Phil Cooke plans. The RC Airplane is 1:20 scale with a 42.5" wing span and operates on two channels.
Airborne Plans Service has plans for a sport scale rc General Dynamics F-111. The rc airplane has a fixed open wing span of 55". Recommended power for the radio control airplane is a .46 - 2c engine in the nose.
We have heard about some individual projects for the RC General Dynamics F-111 in RC Groups. One radio control airplane was a swing wing pusher prop foam park flyer. The other RC Airplane was a ducted fan project.
If you have a favorite rc General Dynamics F-111, or if you know of a General Dynamics F-111 rc arf', kit, or plan that you would like to recommend, please tell us.
