Parade Ground Aircraft
A7	A10	B17	B24	B25	B26	B29	C45	C47	C118	C119	C121
C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
Bombers
B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
Experimental & Prototype
D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
Fighters
A1	F4	F5	F22	F84	F84F	F86	F86D	F100	F101	F102	F104
F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopters
CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark & Raven

The FB-111A was the result of a requirement, announced in December 1965, to replace aging Boeing B-52C and -F models and the Convair B-58A. General Dynamics proposed modifying its F-111A fighter as the interim strategic bomber needed by the US Air Force. The Air Force accepted the proposal and designated the aircraft FB-111A. The FB designation was nonstandard. If the USAF assigned a new designation, the aircraft would have been assigned B-1. If the USAF followed the secondary role naming convention, the aircraft would have been assigned BF-111A (for example, the reconnaissance version of the F-4 is RF-4 not FR-4). The prototype FB-111A was converted from the last pre-production F-111A (S/N 63-9783). The major changes to the aircraft included a larger wing initially developed for the F-111B (US Navy version). The wing had a span of 70 feet in the fully extended (16¡ sweep) setting -- 7 feet more than the F-111A. The aircraft also was designed with a stronger landing gear and more powerful versions of the Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines. The prototype's first flight was on 30 July 1967 when it was since equipped with F-111A engines (TF30-P-1). The USAF received a total of 76 production FB-111A's. The 340th Bomb Group based at Carswell AFB, Texas was the first unit to fly the FB-111A operationally -- beginning with the first aircraft delivered in late-September 1969. Ê

SPECIFICATIONS (production FB-111A) Span: 70 ft. 0 in. (16¡ sweep) and 33 ft 11 in. (72.5¡ sweep) Length: 73 ft. 6 in. (75 ft. 6.2 in. including nose probe) Height: 17 ft. 1.4 in. Weight: 119,243 lbs. maximum take off weight (overload); 114,300 lbs. normal max. take off weight Armament: Six AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missiles (SRAM) or up to 37,500 lbs. of conventional or nuclear weapons (B43, B61 or B77). Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-7 turbofans of 20,350 lbs. thrust ea. with afterburner; Prototype had two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-1 turbofans of 18,500 lbs. thrust ea. with afterburner. Crew: Two

PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 1450 mph. at 50,000 ft (Mach 2.2) Cruising speed: 565 mph Range: approximately 4,500 miles without refueling (using 6 600-gallon wing tanks) Service Ceiling: approximately 50,000 ft.

 

 

Parade Ground Aircraft
A7	A10	B17	B24	B25	B26	B29	C45	C47	C118	C119	C121
C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
Bombers
B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
Experimental & Prototype
D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
Fighters
A1	F4	F5	F22	F84	F84F	F86	F86D	F100	F101	F102	F104
F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopters
CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-