The General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B is a long-range carrier-based interceptor aircraft planned as a follow-up to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II for the United States Navy.
F-111B, BuNo 151974, approaching USS Coral Sea in July 1968
F-111B, BuNo 151970 in flight over Long Island, New York, in 1965
F-111Bs, BuNo 151970 and 151971, over Long Island during testing
The F-14 that Grumman proposed as a replacement for the F-111B, was designed around the same engine/radar/missile combination.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the U
General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B
…ordered into production and the F-111B prototypes were used for testing before being retired. The planned F-111B was replaced by the smaller and lighter Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which carried over the AWG-9 radar/Phoenix missile system, engines, and a similar swing-wing configuration. The F-111B was part of the 1960s TFX…
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf region in 2005
Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A.
VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" F-14B (in the foreground) and F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2005