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 ...
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Why the Tomcat’s AWG-9 made long-range air combat a team sport
“The F-14 Tomcat had a reputation for owning the outer edges of the sky, but it wasn’t based on speed or swing wings alone.
The F-111, with its variable sweep wing, terrain following radar, military-rated afterburning turbofan engines and self-contained escape module, was one of the most technically innovative designs seen ...
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