F-111 Aardvark : General Dynamics' Variable-Swept-Wing Attack Aircraft Hardback
by John Gourley
Part of the Legends of Warfare: Aviation series
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:128 pages, 267 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/02/2021
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- ISBN:9780764361289
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:128 pages, 267 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/02/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764361289
