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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Yes it is a swing wing,but it is manual not computer controled.Pilot had to manually adjust wing sweep with speed.Great jet but was ahead of its time.


24 posted on 04/18/2008 7:25:11 PM PDT by noutopia (Home of the brave,not the spineless.)
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To: noutopia

Many years ago, in the mid 80s, I saw a swing wing bird doing touch and goes at Wichita. Was this a F-111 or a B-1 ?


25 posted on 04/18/2008 7:26:44 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: noutopia
I was going to ask if this was the fore runner of the F-14 Tomcat, but, the Tomcat has 2 vertical fins in the back.

53 posted on 04/18/2008 8:58:23 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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