"Brett" wrote in message
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You really should define "grossly overweight" since "the replacement",
the F-14 ended up with a similar maximum weight and similar engines. The
Navy's primary concern with weight in the 1960's would have been
elevator loading, arrested landing and catapult launch. Yet the F-111B
replacement aircraft based on weight and engines had similar issues and
it was accepted.


Every source I've seen shows significantly higher weight and less power for
the F-111B compared to the F-14A. From "The American Fighter" by Enzo
Angelucci with Peter Bowers:

F-111B empty weight of 46,000 lbs and a gross weight of 72, 421 lbs, and
TF30-P-1 engines rated at 11,500 lbs s.t. and 18,500 lbs AB.

F-14A empty weight of 40,070 lbs and a gross weight of 66,200 lbs, and
TF30-P-412A engines rated at 12,500 lbs s.t. and 20,900 lbs AB.

What source shows similar figures for these aircraft?