On 27 Jul 2003 03:18:01 GMT, in rec.aviation.military IBM wrote:

William Hughes wrote in
:

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Highly unlikely. The F-111 was much too heavy for the carrier catapult
gear, and could not attain flight speed on a runout.

Didn't the original F-111 concept include a naval version?

It did, but it turned out to be a pig - too big, too heavy and totally unsuited
for it's intended mission.