Delivery of the F-111 to the Royal Australian Air Force was held up until General Dynamics could iron out a fatal flaw in the wing pivot design.
Delivery of the F-111 to the Royal Australian Air Force was held up until General Dynamics could iron out a fatal flaw in the wing pivot design.
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I flew this aircraft in the USAF.
While working at Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne, I saw the remains of a 111 crash. If I remember correctly, metal had been removed from the pivot mechanism of the swing wing to reduce weight to satisfy the US Navy.