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The General Dynamics F-111 was one of aviation history''s most promising planes when it came out in the early 1960s. Despite a rocky service career, political changes in how the military acquired its weaponry, and the addition of too much new technology, the plane provided a credible frontline deterrent in the Cold War era and was used to great effect in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. Many of the challenges faced by putting the F-111—with all of its new systems—into service are now accepted as a normal outfit in modern fighter aircraft. Although the Navy did not accept the F-111B model, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat development program was significantly assisted by prior radar and missile system testing on the F-111B airframe. The F-111 was a hugely powerful aircraft and carried devastating weaponry, but was phased out by the USAF in the mid-90s, largely due to crippling maintenance costs. The aircraft remained in Australian service until 2010.

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• Full title: F-111 Aardvark: General Dynamics' Variable-Swept-Wing Attack Aircraft
• Author: John Gourley
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 128
• EAN: 9780764361289
• ISBN: 0764361287
• ID: 33103207
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Weight: 822 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 236 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. February 2021

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