indeed different from other FBs drawings or models. The engines are more widely spaced, and the volume usually placed on the big dorsal spine/ tail cone on the FB-111H, is replaced by that boat tail. much nicer.
 
Wow thanks a lot.
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I also find this picture.

No problem. Note that the second picture is from the F-14, which is somewhat different. The hydraulic servos are behind the wing pivots instead of in front of them as in the F-111, for example. And of course, the F-14 used a computer intermediary (the Mach Sweep Programmer) to match wing sweep to aircraft speed, while the F-111 has a simple mechanical linkage (the cable in your first drawing) controlled by the pilot.
 
IIIRC, the FB-111 model shown in Allysonca's post is one of the extended range FB-111's, in that it has greatly increased internal volume for fuel. It still has the standard cockpit.
 
Also, here is one that everyone missed on eBay. It's the large in-house that was a super bargain. It was nasty and I planned to restore it but it arrived broken as you can see., With a bit a TLC, paint matching, and new decals, here it is restored. Irked me to no end to put the tail markings on crooked, but hey, restored is restored to what the factory produced.
 

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Also, here is one that everyone missed on eBay. It's the large in-house that was a super bargain. It was nasty and I planned to restore it but it arrived broken as you can see., With a bit a TLC, paint matching, and new decals, here it is restored. Irked me to no end to put the tail markings on crooked, but hey, restored is restored to what the factory produced.

Is that the model of the F-111 Mission Adaptive Wing version?
 
Also, here is one that everyone missed on eBay. It's the large in-house that was a super bargain. It was nasty and I planned to restore it but it arrived broken as you can see., With a bit a TLC, paint matching, and new decals, here it is restored. Irked me to no end to put the tail markings on crooked, but hey, restored is restored to what the factory produced.

Is that the model of the F-111 Mission Adaptive Wing version?
yes, the TACT F-111
 
Ohhhhhh, I can fix that..... is it for sale?
 
I'm going to hold on to it for now, but I will keep you in mind if it ever has to leave my mess of airplanes.
 
(about #50) The FB-111B and FB-111C had no canards, as far as I can tell. Any idea if a mistake was made in the illustration above?
 
(about #50) The FB-111B and FB-111C had no canards, as far as I can tell.

You are aware , that this is an illustration of some kind of proposal for a F-111with a longer tail, fitted with 2D thrust
vectoring ? Unfortunately we don't know the source , but though Scott is quite right about the differences in top and
side view, I think, it looks as from some kind of report, maybe not about just the F-111, but about the use of 2D thrust
vectoring.
 
And of course, the F-14 used a computer intermediary (the Mach Sweep Programmer) to match wing sweep to aircraft speed, while the F-111 has a simple mechanical linkage (the cable in your first drawing) controlled by the pilot.

Thought the F-111D also had it's own version of a computer intermediary for wing control? Possibly the FB-111A as well.
 
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And of course, the F-14 used a computer intermediary (the Mach Sweep Programmer) to match wing sweep to aircraft speed, while the F-111 has a simple mechanical linkage (the cable in your first drawing) controlled by the pilot.

Thought the F-111D also had it's own version of a computer intermediary for wing control? Possibly the FB-111A as well.

Not that I've seen. There was an automatic trim adjustment to compensate for wing sweep.
 
Hello to all.

Could someone please tell me whether titanium was considered to be utilized for the F-111's Wing Carry-through Box (WCB)?

With the F-111's WCB being made of D6AC steel, on strip-down for its major servicing, each aircraft underwent a
deep freeze, where its structure was put through a number of tests to see whether a major fault in the WCB would be found.

I am assuming that the F-14's use of titanium, meant that there was no requirement for a similar activity.

Thank you in advance.

Gusmobile
 
I don't know if these have been posted elsewhere but they are the only colour concept art pictures of the f-111K to my knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong.
One is from one of the information boards in the Cold War Hall at Cosford - I presume it was made during the acquisition process of the f-111; the other is in British Secret Projects 2 and I assume it is from the original Brochure.
 

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It seems the RAF were quite keen on the F-111K since it was advertised in this poster in 1966. I cannot read the writing but if anyone else can I would appreciate it very much. You can buy it at
 

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Not necessarily keen, more like they needed something, anything, yesterday.
 
I disagree, there was just as much publicity for the f-111k as the tsr2.

Even more material, not sure about the origin of this one, just found it on Google.
 

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I don't know if these have been posted elsewhere but they are the only colour concept art pictures of the f-111K to my knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong.
One is from one of the information boards in the Cold War Hall at Cosford - I presume it was made during the acquisition process of the f-111; the other is in British Secret Projects 2 and I assume it is from the original Brochure.
Ask @TsrJoe, he's been researching this topic for a while.
 
Before or during the Enhanced Tactical Fighter program was there ever consideration in unifying the F-111 fleet into a single version? Or was it by 1980 that throwing serious money into the Aardvark was political poison?
 
OK pundits.... what version is THIS one????? Did a little paint touch up and reproduced the wheels on one side that had gone astray. Sadly the wings are fixed, but neet as all get out none the less. A tad smaller than the usual in-house GD models. Camo IS original and matches the AMSA model that came with this gem. Pardon all of the clutter... we just moved but I just had to share.
 

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OK pundits.... what version is THIS one????? Did a little paint touch up and reproduced the wheels on one side that had gone astray. Sadly the wings are fixed, but neet as all get out none the less. A tad smaller than the usual in-house GD models. Camo IS original and matches the AMSA model that came with this gem. Pardon all of the clutter... we just moved but I just had to share.

FB-111H?
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It was truly something to see...

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