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... )'' DOD directive that General Dynamics Corp. halt development of USN F-111B aircraft because of weight problem would not affect USAF's F-IIIA program or Hughes Aircraft Co. development of Phoenix air ... , which presumably would be installed in replacement air­craft, Wall Street Journal reported. Of 17 F-111B prototypes planned, 8 had been produced and 6 delivered ''(one of which had crashed)''. Gen ...

... )'' USN F-111B variable-sweep-wing fighter flew supersonically for the first time, reaching speed of mach 1.2 and 30,000-ft, altitude. During the 54-min, flight, the F-111B for the ... , Inc. ''(NASA Release 65-216; Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC Release 15-65)'' Gen. William F. McKee (USAF, Ret.) was sworn in as Federal Aviation Agency Administrator-less than 24 hrs ...

... be published before launch in a Notice to Airmen. ''(FAA Release 67-78)'' Progress in F-111B aircraft development was discussed by Assistant Secretary of Navy (R&D) Robert A. Frosch, at ... , Washington, D.C.: ". . , we are convinced that in its primary air defense interceptor role the F-111B, equipped with the PHOENIX airborne missile control system, and firing multiple shots of the long ... meets our fleet air defense requirements better than any competing system available for study." ''(Text)'' F-5 supersonic fighter aircraft manufactured by Northrop Co. could be sold to Latin American governments ...

... ., General Dynamics Corp., North American Rockwell Corp., and McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp. Sub­stitute for F-111B, designated VFX-1, would have vertical sweep wings and same jet engine. ''(AP, NYT, 7 ...

... awaiting target assignments from the local ground commander. Combined with this low altitude capability, the F-111 requires a very high altitude capability for reconnaissance flexibility and air superiority missions. It ... providing optimum combat effectiveness at the lowest cost and with the greatest possible flexibility. "The F-111B - the Navy version-has a primary role of air superiority. It will be armed with ...

... be more critical of NASA in the future. In response to charges by Rep. William F. Ryan (D-N.Y.) that Webb had "an obsession with secrecy," Webb asserted that NASA ... production of 493 F-111 aircraft: 331 F-111As for USAF; 64 F-111 strategic bombers for SAC; 24 F-111Bs for USN; 24 F-111Cs for Royal Australian Air Force; and 50 F-111Ks for British ... fully determined and were not included. There was speculation that congressional opposition to adaptation of F-111 (formerly TFX) as an all-purpose military aircraft-heightened by large increases in estimated ...

... /67, 1; NYT, 6/2/67,17)'' F-111B was "a very easy plane to fly" with outstanding low-speed qualities, V/Adm. T. F. Connolly, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), said ... aerospace research and development programs enhancing national security and advancing space technology." ''(NGS Release)'' Robert F. Allnutt, assistant general counsel of NASA, was named NASA's Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs ...

... 61 to 28 rejected amendment proposed by Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.) to terminate USN F-14 fighter aircraft pro-gram by deleting $801.6 million from H.R. 8687, $51 ... , B3)'' Washington Post editorial questioned need for F-14 USN fighter aircraft: "The F-14 has too many attributes of another great defense turkey F-111B to be approved at this time by the Senate. We believe the Senate should send the Navy back to the drawing board to come up with either an improved F-4 ...

... to maintain the desired level of safety pending long range solutions." ''(FAA Release 68-1)'' F-111A aircraft crashed near Edwards AFB, Calif., on test flight. Crew­men, Col. Henry W ... B. Jordon ''(USAF)'' , parachuted to safety in escape compartment. Crash was fourth for F-111; one F-111B and two F-111As had crashed previously. ''(AP, NYT, 1/4/68, 74)'' AFSC awarded United ...

... of the F-111 . New version would be called the R F-111A and would be developed by General Dynamics Corp., prime contractor for the USAF F-111A and USN'S F-111B tactical aircraft ...

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