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‘Sea-Pig’: The US Navy’s Canceled General Dynamics F-111B Aircraft Carrier Fighter, Summed Up in 1 Word The Pentagon forced the Navy and Air Force to share one jet in the 1960s. The Air Force’s F-111A delivered 25,000 to 30,000 pounds of ordnance; the Navy’s F-111B, the Sea-Pig, hit 70,000 to 90,000 pounds against a 50,000-pound goal, too heavy for carrier elevators and arresting cables. Congress killed it in 1968 after $375 million, and Grumman flew the first F-14 Tomcat 22 months after winning the contract.
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