F-111C

This page is about the British strike aircraft F-111C. For other versions, see F-111 Aardvark (Family).

F-111C

Buccaneer S.2B

F-111C

Buccaneer S.2B

Britain

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.7	11.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:350 000

Purchase:950 000

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Description

The General Dynamics F-111C is a long-range strike that served with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The F-111C is a variant of the F-111 Aardvark and was specifically designed to meet the RAAF requirements. The aircraft has longer wings and stronger undercarriage than the F-111A Aardvark. At the time of it's inception, the "Pig" was the fastest and first to have swing-wing capabilities in RAAF history. The aircraft is nicknamed the "Pig" by many, due to it's appearance and terrain following capabilities. The aircraft never saw combat use in its 37 years of service.

In game, the F-111C Aardvark is a rank VII strike aircraft in the British tech tree with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/SB) and 11.7 (RB). It was introduced in Update "Dance of Dragons".

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 12 192 m2 448 km/h

Turn time33 s

Max altitude12 192 m

Engine2 х Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-109

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight45 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	12192	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	611	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear611 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 896 → 4 364

RB7 627 → 11 493

SB10 420 → 15 702

Total cost of modifications296 000

455 000

Talisman cost3 000

Crew training270 000

Experts950 000

Aces3 200

Research Aces1 210 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 310 / 600 %

244 / 244 / 244 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 New boosters Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 380 Wings repair Research: 25 000 Cost: 39 000 740 Engine Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 710	Fuselage repair Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 Airframe Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 380 Cover Research: 25 000 Cost: 39 000 740	Flares/Chaff Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 AIM-9L Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 Mk82 Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 Pave Tack Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 290 G-suit Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 380 M60_belt_pack Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 380 GBU-12 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 380 Mk84 Research: 25 000 Cost: 39 000 740 EFS Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 710 M60_new_gun Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 710 GBU-10/24 Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 710

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)	EEGS

Offensive armament

The F-111C is armed with:

• 240 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.

Default weapon presets

1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon (2,000 rpg) + 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles 4 x 600 gal drop tanks 4 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (12,000 lb total) 4 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (8,000 lb total) 24 x 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs (12,000 lb total) 4 x 277 kg GBU-12 Paveway II bombs (1,108 kg total) 4 x 957 kg GBU-10 Paveway II bombs (3,828 kg total) 4 x 2,000 lb GBU-24 Paveway III bombs (8,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] F-111C & F: When Pigs Fly!