{"product_id":"f-111-aardvark-general-dynamics-variable-swept-wing-attack-aircraft-legends-of-warfare-aviation-43-0764361287","title":"F-111 Aardvark: General Dynamics' Variable-Swept-Wing Attack Aircraft (Legends of Warfare: Aviation, 43)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0764361287\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gourley, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe General Dynamics F-111 was one of aviation history's most promising planes when it came out in the early 1960s. Despite a rocky service career, political changes in how the military acquired its weaponry, and the addition of too much new technology, the plane provided a credible frontline deterrent in the Cold War era and was used to great effect in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. Many of the challenges faced by putting the F-111-with all of its new systems-into service are now accepted as a normal outfit in modern fighter aircraft. Although the Navy did not accept the F-111B model, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat development program was significantly assisted by prior radar and missile system testing on the F-111B airframe. The F-111 was a hugely powerful aircraft and carried devastating weaponry, but was phased out by the USAF in the mid-90s, largely due to crippling maintenance costs. The aircraft remained in Australian service until 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959646159136,"sku":"NEW0764361287","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/f-111-aardvark-general-dynamics-variable-swept-wing-attack-aircraft-legends-of-warfare-aviation-43-0764361287","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}