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A strategic disaster? Why the US Air Force still misses the F-111 “Aardvark”
Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was retired in 1998 primarily due to a “maintenance crisis” and the aging ...
Article Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was a revolutionary Cold War-era aircraft, renowned for its speed, payload capacity, and adaptability. Featuring the world's first variable-sweep ...
In the 1960s, the U.S. military tried to solve two problems with one aircraft. Then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara pushed the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program, hoping to create a ...
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force decided to keep the classic F-111 Aardvark all the way until 2010, yet the US Air Force retired the aircraft in the 1990s, a nearly 20-year disparity which raises ...
Often called upon to perform missions across significant distances, the F-111 had a large fuel capacity and efficient turbofan engines. The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was ahead of its time, ...
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