Pearl harbor general dynamics f111 aardvarkpig ww ii hawaii. Developed in the 1960s by general dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the united states. He flew all the way to australia in a magic aeroplane on automatic pilot. Flying the iconic swingwing f111 aardvark at the height of the. General dynamics f111a aardvark photo walk around image 04. Although manual adjustments kept the pilot busy, the pilot did not have to cope with the rapid sweep changes that would be needed in air combat. Destinctive nose profile of the f111 aardvark photo of real f111 wing glove there are various variants of the f111 represented in this package, though most of the differences are in the armaments and additional sensor packs which replace the bomb bay. In the early 1960s both the navy and the air force were shopping for new. It had huge engines and could even go slightly better than. General dynamics f111a 67 0067 aardvark walk around page 2.
These pictures were taken and shared with the web by luc colin. Hulk mounted on a engine test rig at faa atlantic city nj ron. What it was like to fly the swingwing f111 aardvark during the cold war. The aardvark s adventure an aa story a long time ago or was it yesterday. In june 1961, secretary mcnamara ordered the go ahead on tfx despite air. General dynamics f111a 670067 aardvark walk around page 2. He went for a walk around the place in the warm sunshine. An african aardvark had an absolutely amazing adventure. Here is an 88 photo walk around of the f111a 670051 aardvark. In june 1961, secretary mcnamara ordered the go ahead of tactical fighter experimental tfx, despite air force and. Here is image 03 of our f111a aardvark photo walk around. Any questions, comments, or problems, please email me. Here is a 47 photo walk around of the fb111a 680284 aardvark. The raven model however does have two rear facing exhaust vents on each side of the fuselage.
The terms aardvark and the pig were already in use in australia in 1975, so. Was used for jet blast testing at natf, naes lakehurst, nj and was probably scrapped there. General dynamics fb111a aardvark walkaround english. Here is image 04 of our f111a aardvark photo walk around. General dynamics f111a aardvark photo walk around image 03. Raafs force structure, the attempt to go nuclear as. The general dynamics grumman f111b is a longrange carrierbased interceptor aircraft that.
These photos were taken at the american air museum, duxford. Here is a 69 photo walk around of the f111e 670120 aardvark. Here is a 26 photo walk around of the general dynamics f111a 67 0067 aardvark. Photo gallery of a general dynamics fb111a aardvark, the general dynamics f111 aardvark was a supersonic, mediumrange interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic nuclear bomber, aerial reconnaissance, and electronicwarfare aircraft in its various versions.