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Watch a 45 ton F-111 blast across the desert at supersonic speed - built for deep strike

The F-111 combined speed, range, payload and technology in a way that few aircraft had ever achieved before. Capable of ...
The National Interest

How the F-111 Aardvark Helped Pioneer Multirole Aircraft

The Aardvark was the first airplane to incorporate specific design features to make it multirole capable. When it comes to pioneering aircraft in the U.S. military’s history, the F-111 Aardvark ...
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The F-111 Aardvark was built to fly fast and low — right under Russian military radar

Summary and Key Points: The F-111 Aardvark was the world’s first production variable-sweep-wing aircraft — a Cold War bomber ...
The National Interest

The F-111 Aardvark Was a “Bomb Truck” in the Skies

The F-111 Aardvark’s fuselage could lug bomb loads up to 31,000 pounds and fuel for missions up to 2,500 miles long. When the F-111 aircraft first took to the skies during the Cold War, it represented ...