General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark - AMC, McClellan, CA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Developed as a medium-range bomber for the Strategic Air Command, the FB-111 is based upon the F-111 fighter, which was the first production aircraft to utilize the variable-sweep wing, incorporate automatic terrain-following radar and feature a crew module escape capsule. Originally planned to replace the B-52C/F versions of the Stratofortress. Compared to the F-111, the wingspan of the FB-111 was lengthened (2' 1"), its landing gear strengthened and braking increased. Provisions were made to carry six nuclear bombs, six SRAM missiles or a combination of these weapons.

The F-111 swing wing is a feature allowing relatively low landing speeds and excellent range, while at the same time being able to sprint to more than twice the speed of sound. The F-111 had various variants including the TAC F-111D and the Australian export version, the F-111C. The last remaining operational F-111 aircraft are those in service with the Royal Australian Air Force.

USAF s/n 67-0159 is an FB-111A-CF, the first of 76 built by General Dynamics in Ft Worth, TX. It was delivered to the USAF on 4 September 1968 and assigned to the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFSC), Edwards AFB, CA. In July 1980 it was assigned to the Sacramento Air Logistics Center (AFLC), McClellan AFB, CA, to test and verify technological and weapons modifications. Originally painted in the white and orange of Sacramento Flight Test, it was retired in August 1990 and painted in the camouflaged color scheme used by strategic and tactical forces.

Specifications:
Crew: 2
Power Plant: 2× 12,500 lbf Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-7 Turbofan engines 20,350 lbf w/afterburner
Dimensions:
- Span: 70' 0"
- Length: 73' 6"
- Height: 17' 1"
Weight:
- Empty: 47,200 lb
- Maximum: 100,000 lb
Performance:
- Speed:
- - Max: 1,600 mph
- - Cruise: mph
- Range: 4,000 miles
- Ceiling: 60,000 ft
- Climb: 25,890 fpm
Armament:
- Guns:
- Internal: 2× AGM-69 SRAM missiles
- External: 31,500 lb total
- - 6× nuclear bombs or
- - 4× AGM-69 SRAM missiles

Source: aircraft placard
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark Tail Number: (S/N): s/n 67-0159 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Located at Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, CA inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Aerospace Museum of California 3200 Freedom Park Drive McClellan, CA 95652 Phone: 916.643.3192 Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday. $8.00 Adults $6.00 Senior (65+) $6.00 Youth/Student (13-17) $5.00 Child (6-12) Free Active Military w/ID Free Child 5 & under Free Museum Members Access restrictions: None

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