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The General Dynamics F-111C (nicknamed the "Pig") is a variant of the F-111 Aardvark medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft, developed by General Dynamics to meet Australian requirements. The design was based on the F-111A model but included longer wings and strengthened undercarriage.
The F-111's ability with terrain-following radar ("the best in the fighter world", according to F-111 pilot Richard Crandall) to fly as low as 200 feet (61 m) above ground level at 480 knots (890 km/h) or faster in most weather conditions made it very effective; [89] missions did not require tankers or ECM support, and they could operate in ...
Designed in parallel with the F-111 "Aardvark", which was adopted by the Air Force as a strike aircraft, the F-111B suffered development issues and changing Navy requirements for an aircraft with maneuverability for dogfighting. The F-111B was not ordered into production and the F-111B prototypes were used for testing before being retired.
A 48th TFW F-111F in 1982, equipped with a Pave Tack and GBU-10s. About 150 AVQ-26 pods were built, substantially fewer than originally planned. The last USAF Pave Tacks were withdrawn with the retirement of the F-111 in 1996. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) purchased ten Pave Tack pods in 1980 for its F-111 fleet. All 24 F-111Cs were ...
F-111 Aardvark, RF-4C Phantom II: Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) AN/APQ-112: Target tracking and ranging radar: A-6 Intruder: AN/APQ-113: Ku-band multi-mode air-to-ground and air-to-air nose attack radar [86] F-111 Aardvark: General Electric: AN/APQ-114: Multi-mode nose radar, variant of the AN/APQ-113: F-4 Phantom II, FB-111A Aardvark ...
The Flying Pig's finish line was renamed “The Iris Simpson Bush Finish Swine” in 2024 to honor the former CEO. The Flying Pig Marathon, founded by Bob Coughlin, the founder of Paycor, was ...
In the English-speaking world, "F" is often now used to indicate a fighter (e.g. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II or Supermarine Spitfire F.22), though "P" used to be used in the US for pursuit (e.g. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk), a translation of the French "C" (Dewoitine D.520 C.1) for Chasseur while in Russia "I" was used for Istrebitel, or ...
The Flying Pig Marathon will help more than 300+ charities raise more than $1.4 million this year. In fact, participants of the Flying Pig Marathon represent all 50 states and 20 countries. 1.