The F-111, which ultimately proved to be a very capable fighter-bomber for the US and Australian Air Forces, was born out of the desire of Secretary of Defense Robert StrangeMcNamara to force the USAF and the Navy to use a single aircraft for all tactical missions - strike, close air support, air superiority and fleet air defense.The initial effort, called the Tactical Fighter Experimental, or TFX, was based largely on the Air Force's requirements, with a few adaptations to approximate the Navy's desires. InOctober 1961, requests for proposals for the TFX were sent to Boeing, General Dynamics (successor to Convair), Lockheed, McDonnell, North American and Republic Aviation.The initial selection process narrowed the contenders down to Boeing and General Dynamics. Though the Air Force favored the Boeing submission, the Navy deemed both initialofferings inadequate. Through two more rounds of updated and improved offerings, the Boeing design was favored by the selection board. McNamara, however, favored the GeneralDynamics design, which had an 80% commonality of parts between USN and USAF variants, compared to Boeing's 50% commonality between models - and thus he choseGeneral Dynamics. A Congressional investigation followed, but the decision stayed firm.
- ISBN:
- 9780897478618
- 9780897478618
- Category:
- Warfare & defence
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 18-11-2019
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Squadron Signal Publications
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 215.9x279.4x6.35mm
- Weight:
- 0.27kg
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