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F-111

aircraft
Also known as: General Dynamics F-111

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development of bombers

  • U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress
    In bomber

    …two countries developed the medium-range F-111 (designated a fighter but actually a strategic bomber) and Tu-26 Backfire and the long-range B-1 and Tu-160 Blackjack, respectively. These planes were designed to slip under early-warning radar at low level and to approach military targets using terrain-following radars and inertial-guidance systems. They could…

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  • Tupolev Tu-22M, a Russian variable-wing supersonic jet bomber first flown in 1969. It was designed for potential use in war against the NATO countries, where it was known by the designation “Backfire.”
    In military aircraft: Low-level penetration

    General Dynamics F-111, the first operational aircraft to use a variable-sweep wing. Variable geometry was originally intended to allow the F-111 to combine the missions of low-altitude bomber and high-altitude fleet-defense fighter, but the fighter version was eventually abandoned. After a poor showing in Indochina in 1968,…

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