F-111 Aardvark: General Dynamics Technological Marvel of the Cold War

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@LordHolley 2 ай бұрын

F111 is such a unique figher jet. I like that the pilots sit side by side too, make it easier to pass a beer.

@adirondacker007 28 күн бұрын

I had an interesting encounter with an FB-111 in 1985. I was 14 at the time, working on my brother's logging crew during summer vacation. This was in the northern Adirondacks in New York before restrictions were put on low-level military flights. That day, I was in pretty thick forest, falling trees. My brother had left with the skidder, bringing a hitch of trees to the header and I stopped to gas up my saw. The woods were quiet, save for the squirrels and birds. Remember half expecting Snow White to show up singing. Instead, an FB out of Plattsburgh AFB went over me very fast and very low. I heard it just in time to look up and catch a glimpse of it and see the trees getting thrashed by the jetwash. Then the dead tree limbs started raining down around me. Being young, indestructible, and wearing a hardhat, I just laughed the whole time.

@870ChrisCook 2 ай бұрын

Love the Aardvark. First time I ever saw one close up was a flyover at Falcon Stadium before an Air Force game in the early 80’s. It went full afterburners over the stadium before peeling off towards the Front Range. It shook everything and everyone. I saw SO MANY flyovers at Falcon Stadium over 30 years and they were all so enjoyable, but I will never forget that F-111. That was awesome 👏🏻!!! Been a huge fan ever since. Miss that one for sure.

@karlreinke 27 күн бұрын

My uncle was a crew chief for one of the original Nellis ground crews that deployed to Thailand. Fascinating stories.

@georgemartin1436 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I could listen to these guy's stories all day.

@Dronescapes 2 ай бұрын

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@douglasgault5458 12 күн бұрын

Nothing but admiration for the F105 pilots that flew Nam. Was great seeing Lt Walter's after all these yrs. I knew him from Nellis in the 60s. My sister was heartbroken when he shipped out for nam.

@michaeldmckenzie 24 күн бұрын

This was the first aircraft I worked on as a crew chief in 1975.

@Idontknow4 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE the F-111 "ARDWARK"

@jimgraham6722 2 ай бұрын

In another life I flew these. F15EX could be a fitting replacement.

@cindys1819 Ай бұрын

In my college we used to deface the signs for "peace" (read: Viet Cong Communist victory) groups. We used to make more "legs" on the peace symbol so it looked like a aircraft exactly with variable wing angles and then we used to write: F-111 Stomps the Cong....needless to say this drove all the left radical groups on campus crazy and they were always complaining to the dean. Which he found amusing and without saying so, he encouraged us to do it again Wonderful memories of that crazy era.....

@danstlaurent9907 2 ай бұрын

That was the best video ever. More more more!

@mutantryeff 3 ай бұрын

I saw them constantly fly in and out of McClellan AFB in Sacramento throughout the 80s and early 90s.

@mrrcassidy 2 ай бұрын

There were F-111s stationed at Lakenheath in the early 1980s. It was a 4-5 hour trek by the world's slowest trains from my house with no guarantees that you would see one fly - but worth it!

@PropsNJets 3 ай бұрын

Best deep strike aircraft ever developed, hands down

@mrrcassidy 3 ай бұрын

TSR2 would have given it a run for its money had our stupid government not scrapped it when it was practically finished.

@Idontknow4 3 ай бұрын

@@mrrcassidy looks like someone just discovered tsr2 from found and explained

@mrrcassidy 3 ай бұрын

@@Idontknow4 Come to my local museum at Cosford and learn something.

@KillerKris13 2 ай бұрын

Nope. Only 560 ever made.... F15 will win over this

@mrrcassidy 2 ай бұрын

@@Idontknow4 I guess there's a lot you don't know. Come to my local museum at Cosford and educate yourself.

@RyanMaukStormChaser 3 ай бұрын

Best ever made

@RaviPratima-r1h Ай бұрын

The F-111 is such a unique fighter jet. I love that the pilots sit side by side-it makes it easier to pass a beer!

@joesc641 2 ай бұрын

I wonder why General Dynamics didn't incorporate an auto sweep wing system depending on the air speed, and have a switch to change it to manual control if ever needed. I'm sure they had a good reason for not doing it.

@johnholmes7342 7 күн бұрын

You know, I was standing in the middle of no where's vile Utah. 2 f-111 blew over the top of me. The plane knocked me on my ass. That was a massive aircraft, which was bas ass..

@jesseshepherd10 2 ай бұрын

My Dad worked at GD in engineering. Escape systems

@terrencejackson4587 2 ай бұрын

Respect!!!

@terrencejackson4587 2 ай бұрын

_ respect for your enemy. This is something most people want or can't understand.

@douglasgault5458 3 күн бұрын

I lived in Las Vegas during the testing of the F111A at Nellis AFB. It was ugly for tge pilots that were tasked with it. Seemed like they were constantly grounded , or pounding into the ground. Within my neighborhood we lost 3 pilots. And there were even more deaths. As it was the deadliest plane ever to be proven air worthy from Nellis. But I remember the F111 as a runway paper weight for year's. All of the men from Nellis hated the damned thing. It was high maintenance

@ChurchofnowLight 2 ай бұрын

I saw a smoking chicken fish flying a chopper last week and I think it's related ❤❤

@mebeasensei 2 ай бұрын

Australia ordered 24 in 1963. They arrived in…wait…wait…wait…1973! Australia eventually got over 40. The last served until 2010.

@ahmadtheaviationlover1937 3 ай бұрын

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@shanemac1111 2 ай бұрын

Australia just buried them.

@Leon1Aust 21 күн бұрын

Wish the Aussies would have refurbished the F-111C with new engines, new weapon systems, multi mode radar like on the newest F-15ES new 1760 weapon wiring bus, and a total rebuild for the 6 to 8 billion they paid for the super hornets spares and training etc. Buy extra F-111 from the boneyard for spares and rebuild 28 or 32 x RAAF F-111C+ and 8 x EF-111C+ SEAD DEAD aircraft. Even though not stealth if fitted out with extensive ESM, ECM and escort by EF-111 it could go low and hard hit the enemy and upon egress had the speed to out run even a F-15C during war games.

@herbertwilliams1608 2 ай бұрын

HUMBLY SALUTE

@marcusalmeida1254 4 күн бұрын

I believe that this video should be better labeled! I think it would explain the content of the video better if were labeled "F-111 Aardvark/ F-105 Thunderchief Technological Marvel of the Cold War"

@RafiRizqullah-qn2rb 2 ай бұрын

yes

@robwernet9609 2 ай бұрын

It still pisses me that the French refuseğ guy's fly thru thejr airspace to steike Libya in '81. They had to fly around France adding several hours to their already very long sortie.