FB-111A "Aardvark" 67-0159

General Dynamics FB-111A "Aardvark" 67-0159

 

History:

67-0159 (MSN B1-01)

Converted to F-111G.

1980: To SM-ALC (Sacramento Air Logistics Center).

Used as an Engineering Flight Test Aircraft by the 2874th Test Squadron until 1987

1984: Received the orange and white paint scheme for conspicuity during testing

1987: Grounded, it was used in support of the N-Ray facility and used as the prototype for F-111 bead blast and polyurethane paint

This aircraft was used to test:

1. New operational flight programs

2. Prototypes of new systems

3. New wing seals

4. Terrain following radar (TFR) humidity testing in support of the SM-ALC Blue Ribbon Panel 1n 1984

5. Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) attack radar test in 1985 and 1986

6. First Air Force Weapon System to flight test a polyamide composite - installed in the left hand translating cowl in July 1969

7. Used as photo and safety chase until grounded in 1987

Retired to McClellan AFB CA Museum.

Unusually fitted with Triple Plow I intakes instead of TP II.

Now on display at Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, California.

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