The U.S. Navy Never Wanted the F-111B. Its Failure Gave Them the F-14 Tomcat
The F-111B was supposed to be the Navy's long-range fleet defender. Shifting Cold War priorities and unhappy aviators killed it in 1968, and everything that worked about it was reborn in the F-14…
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Historical Development of the World's First Microprocessor for the F-14A Tomcat Fighter Jet (1968-1970)
Design and development of the World's First Microprocessor. F-14 Tom Cat fighter jet. 1968-1970.
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