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The General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Melliar and Don Richey1969-01-29

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F-111B Fighter, Variable Sweep wings, wings swept forward, landing gear down. Slat experiments. The General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B was a long-range carrier-based interceptor aircraft that was planned to be a follow-on to the F-4 Phantom II. The F-111B was developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics in conjunction with Grumman for the United States Navy (USN) 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.

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  • Title: The General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
  • Creator: Melliar, Don Richey
  • Date Created: 1969-01-29
  • Location: Ames Research Center
  • Rights: ARC
  • Album: drichey
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