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The F-111B was developed during the 1960s by General Dynamics in conjunction with Grumman for the U.S. Navy as part of the joint Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) with the United States Air Force (USAF) to produce a common fighter for the services that could perform a variety of missions. It incorporated innovations such as variable-geometry ...
The F-111K was based on the F-111A with longer F-111B wings, [165] FB-111 landing gear, Mark II navigation/fire control system, and British supplied mission systems. Other changes included weapons bay modifications, addition of a centerline pylon, a retractable refueling probe, provisions for a reconnaissance pallet, and a higher gross weight ...
F. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon; General Dynamics X-62 VISTA; General Dynamics F-16XL; General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark; General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B; General Dynamics F-111C; General Dynamics F-111K
F-111B: Interceptor General Dynamics and Grumman Planned as a follow-on to the F-4 Phantom II for the United States Navy (USN). 1965 Never 7 CL-1400: Lockheed Corporation: Proposed CL-1200 for the Navy. Never Never 0 XF3L / D-188A: VTOL fighter Bell Aircraft Corporation: Cancelled 1961 Never Never 0 (1 Mock-up) F6D Missileer: Fleet defense fighter
In November 1962, McNamara selected General Dynamics' proposal due to its greater commonality between Air Force (F-111A) and Navy (F-111B) versions. The Boeing aircraft shared less than half of the major structural components. General Dynamics signed the TFX contract in December 1962.
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a U.S. jet fighter-bomber aircraft. ... Combat aircraft. General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B, the navy carrier variant;
As for General Dynamics, the fourth part of this four-way dynamic could benefit most of all. GD's combat systems division would do the heavy lifting in building all these new rocket engines (I ...
The Navy's version of this replacement for the F4 Phantom II was the General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B. As American air operations in the Vietnam War ramped up, the Navy's requirements for the plane evolved to include capabilities for air combat manoeuvring, a task for which the F-111 was not designed. [3]