ever know an F111 mech name of John Mushak(sp) while in Saudi?After they built it they realized the tail hook wasn’t any good for its weight. Whenever the tail hook was used it would tear up the belly fairing. Also, it was totally mechanical. Once it was down, you had to physically reinstall it.
Since the USAF doesn’t require a tail hook, except in an emergency, they went with the F-111. They Navy went with the F-14.
ever know an F111 mech name of John Mushak(sp) while in Saudi?I forgot to mention that the F-111 was an attempt to build a weapons platform for multi service use. The thought process was it would be cheaper if both the AF and Navy could use the same aircraft. It never works.