Swing-wing aircraft Swing-wing aircraft The Boeing IDS (formerly Rockwell) B-1B Lancer is a long-range strategic bomber in service with the United States Air Force (USAF). Together with the B-52 Stratofortress, it is the backbone of the United States's long-range bomber force. ...more on Wikipedia about "B-1 Lancer"
The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft capable of changing the sweep of its wings in flight. It was inspired by the untested war-time P.1101 design of the German Messerschmitt company. However, whereas the German design could only be adjusted on the ground, the Bell engineers devised a system of electric motors to adjust the sweep in flight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell X-5"
The Dassault Mirage G was a design for a fast swing-wing multirole fighter, capable of both interception and ground attack with a nuclear missile. The Mirage G was a single-engine prototype testing variable-geometry techniques. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dassault Mirage G"
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat (the F-13 designation was skipped over by DoD) is a United States Navy supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-seat strike fighter. The Tomcat's primary missions are air superiority, fleet air defense, and precision strike against ground targets. The first F-14 flight was in 1970. ...more on Wikipedia about "F-14 Tomcat"
The General Dynamics F-111 was a long-range strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and tactical strike aircraft. The plane was officially named Aardvark, its longtime nickname, at its 1998 retirement ceremony for the United States Air Force. The F-111 project was long considered by some to be an expensive failure, but it eventually produced an outstanding deep interdiction/strike aircraft that more than paid for itself in several conflicts. ...more on Wikipedia about "General Dynamics F-111"
The Mikoyan MiG-27 (МиГ-27 in Cyrillic script) ( NATO reporting name 'Flogger') is a ground attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later licence-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur ("Valiant"). It is based on the MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for the air-to-ground role. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mikoyan MiG-27"
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (МиГ-23 in Cyrillic script) ( NATO reporting name 'Flogger') is a swing-wing fighter aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. Produced in large numbers, it remains in limited service with various export customers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23"
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The Panavia Tornado is a jet engine fighter-bomber and interceptor jointly developed as the Multi-role combat aircraft - or MRCA - by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. It first flew on August 14, 1974. International co-operation continued after its entry into service within the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment, a tri-nation training and evaluation unit operating from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland in the English Midlands. Including all variants, 992 aircraft were built for the three partner nations and Saudi Arabia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Panavia Tornado"
The Tornado F3 is a fighter/interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. The aircraft's first flight was on October 27, 1979 and entered service in 1986. It is a long ranged twin engine aircraft, originally designed to intercept Soviet bombers as they came in from the east to strike the United Kingdom. The Tornado Air Defence Variants (ADV) for the Royal Saudi Air Force are produced to the F3 standard. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Tornado F3"
The RAF Tornado GR1 was the first generation version of the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft of the Royal Air Force. The first of 228 GR1s was delivered on June 5 1979 and the type entered service in the early 1980s. 142 aircraft were upgraded to GR4 standard from 1997 to 2002, after which time the GR1 designation was abandoned. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Tornado GR1"
The Tornado GR4 is a Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) originally designed for low-level penetration to attack ground targets, now increasingly used to deliver stand-off weapons and guided bombs at medium altitude. The GR4 is the British variant of the "Inderdictor/Strike" (IDS) model of the Panavia Tornado. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Tornado GR4"
The Tornado GR.4A, an upgrade of the Tornado GR1.A, is a dedicated version of the Panavia Tornado used for all weather, day and night tactical reconnaissance. The GR4A retains all the offensive capabilities of the standard GR4 and is in service with the Royal Air Force. A similar model, the GR1A is in service with the Royal Saudi Air Force. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Tornado GR4A"
Two aircraft share the designation Su-17. This article deals with the aircraft that reached operational status in the 1970s. For the earlier aircraft, see Sukhoi Su-17 (1949). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sukhoi Su-17"
The Sukhoi Su-24 ( NATO reporting name Fencer) was the Soviet Union's most advanced all-weather interdiction and attack aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s. The two-seat, twin- engined aircraft, which carried the USSR's first integrated digital nav/attack system, resembles the American General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, although its capabilities are more comparable to the European Panavia Tornado IDS. It remains in service with the Russia and various export nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sukhoi Su-24"
A swing-wing is a type of pivoted wing planform that takes advantage of the aerodynamics of a swept wing at high speeds while avoiding the drawbacks of such a design at lower speeds. It is successful in this respect, but the added mass and complexity required are currently believed to outweigh any advantages. The term variable-geometry is often used synonymously with swing-wing, though strictly speaking swing-wing is a specific type of variable geometry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swing-wing"
The Tupolev Tu-160 ( NATO reporting name Blackjack) is a supersonic, swing-wing heavy bomber designed in the Soviet Union. It was the last Soviet strategic bomber design and the heaviest combat aircraft ever built. Introduced in 1987, small numbers remain in service in Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tupolev Tu-160"
The Tupolev Tu-22M ( NATO reporting name 'Backfire') is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Significant numbers remain in service with the CIS. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tupolev Tu-22M"
The Grumman F10F Jaguar was a prototype swing-wing fighter aircraft offered to the US Navy in the early 1950s. Although it never entered service, it pointed the way towards the later, abortive General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B and F-14 Tomcat. ...more on Wikipedia about "XF10F Jaguar"
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