General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
attack aircraft family
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Summary
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,754 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Australia[3], United States Air Force[4], Royal Australian Air Force[5]
- Manufacturer: General Dynamics[6]
- Developer: General Dynamics[7]
- Subclass of: land-based attack aircraft[8], bomber[9]
- Has use: air interdiction[10]
- Commons category: General Dynamics F-111[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Powered by: TF30[13]
- First flight: December 21, 1964[14]
- Service entry: July 18, 1967[15]
- Service retirement: 1998[16]
- Commons gallery: F-111 Aardvark[17]
- Total produced: 563[18]
- Described by source: US Air Force Air Power Directory[19], Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[20], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[21]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[22]
- Wing configuration: monoplane[23]
- Length: 22.4 m[24]
- Height: 5.22 m[25]
- Wingspan: 19.2 m[26]
- Maximum operating altitude: 18,290 m[27]
- Derivative work: General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B Aardvark[28], General Dynamics EF-111A Raven[29]
Why It Matters
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]