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F-111 Aardvark Was Sort of Like a Mini-Bomber That Could Strike Anything
It was the first production variable-geometry wing aircraft and featured terrain-following radar and afterburning turbofan engines. -Primarily serving as a bomber, the F-111 could deliver 8,000 ...
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F-111: The Air Force Warplane Built To Kill Everything (Everywhere)
The Aardvark's speed and versatility offer lessons for future aircraft design. File this under “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They ...
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Why The Military Has Retired The F-111 Aardvark
The F-111 was created in the 1960s to help establish American air dominance by producing a multi-role supersonic combat aircraft capable ... of the safest military bombers ever, maintaining ...
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The F-111 Aardvark Was a “Bomb Truck” in the Skies
When the F-111 aircraft first took to the skies during ... U.S. officials ramped up efforts to produce a fighter-bomber with deep strike/interdiction abilities. Specifically, the Air Force ...