Evil Australian Corporation??

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I like Australians generally ....I especially like that famous speech by some Aussie politician on immigration. I can't find it right now-wish I could but it was EXCELLENT. Is heracles Booyah? if he is, he does have quite alot of interesting stuff to say ( even if some of it I don't agree with ).

I stand totally corrected on RR avionics.

That F100 looks like something from 'Thunderbirds are go!'. OMG-I am old too.

I lived a few miles south of Dyess AFB as a kid and saw plenty of the F100s and the B58 Hustlers (OMG I AM old!) and lots of C-119 "flying boxcars". The B-52s roared over every day. I really don't remember seeing the B-36s but according to the museum placard they were flying over my house as a kid also.

Hercales is not BooYah. Booyah (BY) converted to being a Libertarian and is now a bodyguard for Rand Paul. He became a US citizen and denies he ever heard of Australia. But he still has that accent from English not being his native language.

He is the guy you saw in the video stepping on that woman's head at one of Rand Paul's rallies.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

don't feel alone, i know what every one of those is, gary.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Hercales is not BooYah. Booyah (BY) converted to being a Libertarian and is now a bodyguard for Rand Paul. He became a US citizen and denies he ever heard of Australia. But he still has that accent from English not being his native language.

He is the guy you saw in the video stepping on that woman's head at one of Rand Paul's rallies.

:lol:

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

don't feel alone, i know what every one of those is, gary.

My all time favorite though was the F-101 "Voodoo" I always liked that name. Mostly relagated as a recon plane for doing BDAs but stil a neat name. And, to me, the best looking of them all was the F-106

I saw some of those still operational with the Montana Air Guard in 1990. I think it is the plane GW Bush flew also.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

My all time favorite though was the F-101 "Voodoo" I always liked that name. Mostly relagated as a recon plane for doing BDAs but stil a neat name. And, to me, the best looking of them all was the F-106

I saw some of those still operational with the Montana Air Guard in 1990. I think it is the plane GW Bush flew also.

f-111 was a pretty plane too

[spookyturtle 9,465]

f-111 was a pretty plane too

China and Australia have way better planes, and prettier too.

[Pooky 3,783]

My all time favorite though was the F-101 "Voodoo" I always liked that name. Mostly relagated as a recon plane for doing BDAs but stil a neat name. And, to me, the best looking of them all was the F-106

I saw some of those still operational with the Montana Air Guard in 1990. I think it is the plane GW Bush flew also.

Of the Century series planes, my Fave was the F105 "Thud" Thunderchief.

I still want to know how the USAF display team, the Thunderbirds, thought they could do aerobatics in them.

f-111 was a pretty plane too

Pretty ugly, you mean. There was a good reason it got it's official name the day it retired. "Aardvark" is just soooooooo inspiring.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

China and Australia have way better planes, and prettier too.

Especailly Aus. We should never have gotten rid of propeller planes.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Pretty ugly, you mean. There was a good reason it got it's official name the day it retired. "Aardvark" is just soooooooo inspiring.

watching them screaming overhead about 100 feet off the deck is awe inspiring.

(aardvark, i've heard, was an unofficial nickname, it never had an official nickname)

[Pooky 3,783]

watching them screaming overhead about 100 feet off the deck is awe inspiring.

(aardvark, i've heard, was an unofficial nickname, it never had an official nickname)

F-111 Aardvark

Nicknamed 'Aardvark' because of its long, slightly upturned nose, the F-111 evolved in response to a joint services requirement in the 1960s for a long range interceptor (US Navy) and deep-strike interdictor (USAF). The F-111 was a multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of supersonic speeds. The aircraft was one of the more controversial aircraft ever to fly, yet it achieved one of the safest operational records of any aircraft in USAF history and became a highly effective all-weather interdiction aircraft. The F-111 provided many firsts among weapons systems. It was the first production aircraft with variable swing wings that could be swept back or brought forward to increase efficiency. It also had the first terrain-following radar, allowing it to fly at night at high speeds and low altitudes, as well as the first crew escape module. The aircraft was produced in seven different variants with the first production aircraft delivery in October 1967 and the last delivery in September 1976. F-111's are no longer in the Air Force inventory but were a major part of the fighter force for many years.

The Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) Program called for developing a single aircraft to fulfill a Navy fleet defense interceptor requirement and an Air Force supersonic strike aircraft requirement. The mission requirements were impossible to achieve, especially since planners placed priority upon the Air Force requirement, and then tried to tailor a heavy land-based aircraft to the demands of carrier-based naval aircraft. The naval version, the F-111B, was never placed into production. The Air Force aircraft was produced in a variety of models, including the F-111A, F-111D, F-111E, and F-111F fighter-bombers; the FB-111A strategic bomber; the F-111C for the Australian Air Force; and an EF-111 electronic warfare version. The US Air Force versions were retired in 1996, but the Australians plan to operate their fleet until well into the twenty-first century.

This aircraft was one of the more controversial aircraft ever to fly, yet it achieved one of the safest operational records of any aircraft in USAF history and became a highly effective all-weather interdiction aircraft. The last four F-111Fs in the United States Air Force returned to their birth-place for the F-111's retirement and naming ceremony 27 July 1996 at Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Ft Worth, Texas, where the first F-111 rolled out of the (then) General Dynamic's mile-long plant Long known unofficially as the "Aardvark," the name became official at the ceremony.

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The official name "Aardvark" was officially bestowed on the F111 on the day the USAF retired the last of theirs.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

The official name "Aardvark" was officially bestowed on the F111 on the day the USAF retired the last of theirs.

ah so they finally gave it an official name. about time!

[Pooky 3,783]

ah so they finally gave it an official name. about time!

You do realise that the second picture you posted was of an RAAF F111C? As in Royal AUSTRALIAN Air Force?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

You do realise that the second picture you posted was of an RAAF F111C? As in Royal AUSTRALIAN Air Force?

OH #######! The propellers fell off and it is on fire!

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

You do realise that the second picture you posted was of an RAAF F111C? As in Royal AUSTRALIAN Air Force?

they are the only ones still flying them.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

they are the only ones still flying them.

Their economy is in the tank and they can't buy new planes. They also have a bunch of Jap Zeros they got cheap.