The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark,” born from the 1960s TFX program, was a groundbreaking tactical strike aircraft and the first production plane to feature a variable-sweep wing. -This design, ...

-Primarily serving as a bomber, the F-111 could deliver 8,000 pounds of bombs over 1,500 miles without refueling. ... It also pioneered the use of after-burning turbofan engines. ...

Revolutionary Design. The F-111 was built around two powerful yet fuel-efficient TF30 turbofan engines with new afterburner technology. A capacious fuselage could accommodate bomb loads of up to ...

It's easy to get the wrong idea about the General Dynamics F-111. Even the U.S. Military seemed to act like the cold and dismissive to it at times.

The F-111 played a variety of roles during its 30 years of service. Built primarily as a medium-range, all-weather interdictor and tactical strike aircraft, the Aardvark also acted as a strategic ...

The F-111 was the first production aircraft to use variable-geometry (“swing”) wings. NGAD may be the first production aircraft to use variable-bypass Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP ...

Repairs to the F-111 –- one of 21 active jets -– are expected to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Initially the pelican bounced off the nose before being sucked into an engine.

As a military-hardware order that had been proclaimed the richest in U.S. history, the F-111 fighter-bomber project seemed likely to set more records for hot controversy than cold cash. Air Force ...

AUSTRALIA'S fleet of 15 F-111 strike bombers has been grounded after an engine fire forced one aircraft to make an emergency landing in Singapore last week.

F-111 Aardvark: The Multi-Role Bomber That Redefined Air Warfare. ... It was the first aircraft to utilize an afterburning turbofan engine, ...