GENERAL DYNAMICS F-111 AARDVARK TERRAIN FOLLOWING RADAR TRAINING FILM 80070

Didn't the 111 have pave tac and pave low?

Dad helped develop that system among other things.

Why all Periscope Films got the numbers and time at the bottom?

This could work with today's tech but with 1950s and 1960s tech, this is madness.

The FB-111A, my first love in the USAF - Pease AFB 1988-1990 - ECS -Electrician (E/E). Even back then I recall hearing of mishaps/fatalities because pilots didn't fully trust the TFR and tried to pull the stick but their reaction reflex couldn't match the TFR speed/accuracy. Either way, would hate to be on the receiving end of this monster!

But can it detect and avoid power-lines and masts?
Edit: Nevermind I thought it guided the aircraft 30 feet above ground.

I flew from Stanstead to Alicante on a One Eleven in the 1980's, don't remember if looking like this thou.

F 111 is copy of Russian Su 24

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This is definitely in my top 40 of F-111 Aardvark Terrain Following Radar Films.

It's kind of crazy to think this was only about 30 years after WW2 ended.

I heard the F-111 was a fuel pig at speed. Must of burned a butt load of fuel down low?

These planes played a major part of the first Iraq war, the one where we had reason to be there. The second bush war was a crime. One where not a single person was held responsible. Putin starting the war on feb 24th, dame ad the start date as the second Iraq war, doesn’t escape me. However, two wrongs don’t make a right, cept in math.

'60s technology

I LOVE THE VARK!!!!!!

Imagine the feelings of those dudes who coded and programmed the radar after seeing NodeJS and digital T/S modules...

Was a sad day to see them scrapped in Australia. Could fly lower than a wombat’s nut sack and shoot over a ridge and disappear before the enemy had time to soil his underwear…

Too many ads.

And then 5G came along.

Technology at it's best

Monk ompnknknnopno kkn

What if there is a very high mountain immediately proceeding low hills? Where because of the hills the radar cannot see the upcoming high terrain.

Nice

Nice plane, verry acurate radar system in the 70s.

Wow i always love F-111

military still the same; redundant systems to back up primary, just in case 👌 and dummy proof

My Grandpa used to tell me how he used to drink at this pub, and there was this dirty big mountain/ hill close to it. He said the F-111s used to blitz in past them, let their autopilot fly over the mountain almost vertical, then it would level itself out once it was over the mountain and keep going. Some real cool shit.

SECURE AND CONTAIN

So boring!

Control, radars stop working when I switch to the OFF position. Whats wrong with this plane ? Hard ride hurts, and soft ride flies me too high on the back end. I am going to pull this handle that says EGRESS.

I worked on the avionics systems on the F-111F, F-111E and FB-111A from 1972 to 1978.
I get a kick out of your comments. For the time, it was the best there was for its mission. The first true TTL avionics and flight controls.
These videos bring back alot of memories. 😊

Yeahhhh, those commie bastards will never see us coming with a bomb bay full of nukes! 🤘😎🤘

In the 1980's the F-14 swept wing design was revolutionary. 40 years later no one has yet to ask why someone named Goose forgot too duck duck.

I was waiting for Adam 12 to show up in a bad ass black and white !!

The "D" model had the most advanced avionics, unfortunately it didn't work very well

Why don't you start with more of your cigarette ads for kids?

When I was 21 I was an intern at Texas Instruments in Dallas where the APQ -110 TFR was manufactured. Cool stuff at the time!

Father to the B1-B GRR system. Ground recognizing radar. I love this stuff.

This narrator is so gangsta

What’s your vector, victor?

What a joke. It's terrain following radar did not have the capabilities to process fast enough to keep these things from crashing into the side of mountains.

This was quite helpful.
I lost the owners manual when I had my f-111 detailed.

My friend and classmate in college at the University of Texas at Austin, 1Lt Albert Torn, was killed in the crash of F-111D 68-0164 in 1984. It was a night training mission at low level. I was told the TFR was cited as the cause, but I've never seen the report to confirm.

Dad flew these in Nam

On an exercise in Malaysia, it whacked a hill on small island in the South China Sea (RAAF F-111). Not too sure of whose fault it was. RIP

The EF-111 electronic jamming attack aircraft was the best. They retired the F-111 variants without a replacement, now that is stupid.

is it me of these documentaries from the 60s 70s are far better quality than what we see today?

my father in law, Harvey, was in charge of this project...:)