Grumman F-111b: Swing Wing - Brossura

Thomason, Tommy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0942612418 ISBN 13: 9780942612417

Casa editrice: Ginter Books, 1993

Riassunto

The Grumman F-111B was the product of the misguided mind of the Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara in his attempts to streamline military procurement. It was too big and too heavy and was shoved down the Navy's throat as a spin-off of the Air Forces General Dynamics F-111. In the end it failed. It however provided a great service as a development airframe for the Phoenix Missile System and gave Grumman the expertise needed to produce the superlative swing wing F-14 Tomcat which remained in use for almost 40 years.

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In 1960, both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy were developing requirements for new fighters. The Air Force was planning to replace the F-105 with a long-range, low-level supersonic, all-weather Tactical Strike Fighter to be operated from unpaved runways of 3,000 feet or less in length and capable to transatlantic ferry without refueling. The Navy needed an all-weather, carrier-based Fleet Defense Fighter with a big radar and six long-range air-to-air missiles. In 1961, these similar "Fighter" requirements were merged by the Secretary of Defense into one program, TFX, to save development costs and operating costs.

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• Editore: Ginter Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0942612418
• ISBN 13: 9780942612417
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 81