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The
General Dynamics F-111 Collection |
The F-111 was first modelled for PSS by Martin
Whitelaw in the late eighties. Here are a few other examples of
the type seen on the slopes.
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Glenn Salisbury holds his General
Dynamics F-111C aloft for the camera.
This model was built from the Phil Cooke plans but enlarged to 150%
scale.
It has blue foam cored, balsa veneered wings with a balsa
fuselage and glassed blue foam intakes. The model is covered
in Solartex and sprayed to represent a RAAF machine. |
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Glenn Salisburys F-111C in flight. |
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General Dynamics FB-111 Aardvark, designed
and built by Phil Cooke, seen here at the Great Orme PSS
Event in 1998. As originally drawn, the
model was fitted with a true-scale wing. Here it is modified
and flown with a 115% area wing to improve soaring performance.
The model was formed using a conventionally
built up fuselage and foam/veneer wings. The canopy was cut
out and formed using a plastic pop bottle. |
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Rez Manzoori launches Phil
Cooke's FB-111 out over the sea cliffs on the Great Orme, Llandudno. |
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Martin Whitelaw poses with his original
own design F-111A (far left) on the Great Orme, Llandudno.
Seen here with fellow 'swing-wingers' Andy
Conway (centre) with Tornado and Ron Collins with his
F-14 Tomcat. |
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