Specifications (EF-111A)
Specifications are for EF-111A except where noted.
Data from The Great Book of Modern Warplanes General Dynamics F-111 "Arardvark" Modern Fighting Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: Two: pilot and electronic warfare officer
- Length: 76.0 ft (23.17 m)
- Wingspan: 63.0 ft spread, 32.0 ft swept (19.2 m / 9.74 m)
- Height: 20.0 ft (6.1 m)
- Wing area: 657.4 ft² spread, 525 ft² swept (61.07 m² / 48.77 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 64-210.68 root, NACA 64-209.80 tip
- Empty weight: 55,275 lb (25,072 kg)
- Loaded weight: 70,000 lb (31,751 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 89,000 lb (40,370 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-3 initially, later upgraded to TF30-P-9 turbofans with afterburner, 19,600 lbf (TF30-P-9) (92.7 kN (TF30-P-9)) each
- Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0186 (F-111D)
- Drag area: 9.36 ft² (0.87 m²) (F-111D)
- Aspect ratio: 7.56 unswept; 1.95 fully swept (F-111D)
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (1,460 mph, 2,350 km/h) ; above 30,000 ft
- Range: 2,000 miles (1,740 nmi, 3,220 km)
- Ferry range: 3,800 mi (3,300 nmi, 6,110 km)
- Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,715 m)
- Rate of climb: 11,000 ft/min (3,353 m/min)
- Thrust/weight: 0.598
- Lift-to-drag ratio: 15.8 (F-111)
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