The F-111 Aardvark pioneered a variety of new technological innovations for the US Air Force—and proved that they could be combined to make an excellent strike aircraft. The F-111 Aardvark—so named ...
Key Points and Summary - The F-111B was the Navy’s carrier variant of the TFX concept, aiming to share a common airframe with the Air Force’s F-111. -On paper it offered advanced avionics, ...
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 ...