F-111 ‘Aardvark’ fighter jet design The F-111 was given the name Aardvark due to its long and slightly overturned nose. The F-111’s design features variable geometry wings and is mostly built with aluminium, titanium steel. It has an internal weapons bay and a cockpit with side-by-si...
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The variable geometry wing became something of a fad in later years and worked well on theAir Force F-111 AardvarkandNavy F-14 Tomcat. TheB-1B Lancerbomber uses such a wing today. But in every other respect, the XF10F-1 was a mess. The J40 engine was a malignancy that could not ...
VF-111 "Sundowners" Converted from F-4N to F-14A in 1978. Plans for conversion to F-14D cancelled December 1991. Disestablised at NAS Miramar March 31, 1995 VF-114 "Aardvarks" Transitioned from F-4J to F-14A 1975-77. Disestablished at NAS Miramar April 30, 1993. VF-124 "Gunfighter...
3 Armaments 3.1 Offensive armament 3.2 Suspended armament 4 Usage in battles 4.1 Pros and cons 5 History 6 Media 7 See also 8 External linksDescriptionThe F-111C Aardvark is a rank VII British strike aircraft with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/SB) and 11.7 (RB). It was introduced in...
The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft ...
Even though replacement aircraft were being delivered from Nellis AFB, the loss of yet another Aardvark saw the halt of combat flying for the F-111 over Vietnam and a return to the US in November. While the loss of the first two aircraft is unknown, it is believed the third loss was ...
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