FB-111H

[McColm]

I read somewhere that the F-111Ks would be built as three seaters and that the escape pod would be ditched in favor of three ejector seats instead. Pilot and two Navigators/WSOs.

[Thorvic]

Where ? you need to have a genuine reference for that as there's enough misconceptions surrounding the F-111K program without introducing more !.

I think you'll find the additional crew was propossed for the developments of the larger FB-111G/H to bring it up to the realm of a B-1 alternative with the extra crewman doing the EW role.

[McColm]

Where ? you need to have a genuine reference for that as there's enough misconceptions surrounding the F-111K program without introducing more !.

I think you'll find the additional crew was propossed for the developments of the larger FB-111G/H to bring it up to the realm of a B-1 alternative with the extra crewman doing the EW role.

There is a draft proposal that was circulated by Robert McNamara who recommended funding for the FB-111M-3 project (3 seater alternative to the Rockwell B-1A) back in  November 1965 for the FY budget of 1967-71.
All the details can be found on the Secrete Projects website.

[Gondor]

There is a draft proposal that was circulated by Robert McNamara who recommended funding for the FB-111M-3 project (3 seater alternative to the Rockwell B-1A) back in  November 1965 for the FY budget of 1967-71.
All the details can be found on the Secrete Projects website.

And that is not what I am building.

The aircraft I am building are variations of the F-111 that if not real proposals are based on what happened to real aircraft using the same systems.

So please no second guessing about extra seats and such.

Gondor

[Green Dragon]

I'll be watching this with interest Gondor, my FB-111H got stalled a while ago. Base kit was the Italeri /Esci kit. Want to see how you tackle the intakes! 
Good luck with the builds. 

Paul Harrison

[Gondor]

I'll be watching this with interest Gondor, my FB-111H got stalled a while ago. Base kit was the Italeri /Esci kit. Want to see how you tackle the intakes! 
Good luck with the builds. 

Paul Harrison

Paul, the way things are going this is more a letter of intent to build the FB-111H as it could take some considerable time before I put saw to plastic on this one. I do have an idea or two about the intakes though but need to gather more data about the actual interface between the outside air and the intake tunnels.

Gondor

[Gondor]

I am changing the title back to just the FB-111H as I have started a separate build thread for the F-111K all on it's own so no one gets confused about what is being build at what time.

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

So they are both on the go now ? Excellent news.

[Gondor]

So they are both on the go now ? Excellent news.

Nope, I am simply separating the threads at the moment so there is no confusion between which aircraft is being built as there are TWO aircraft in the topic

Gondor