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Next day, a Navy Grumman aircraft on antisubmarine patrol from the carrier Lake Champlain crashed at sea, killing all four crewmen.* Change of Plans. Navy admirals grumbled that they needed faster transport vessels; they had been able to move across the Atlantic at a top speed of only 14 knots. But they proudly pointed out that they had put 28,000 men ashore at a cost of $10,300,000, given them enough supplies to fight self-sufficiently for nearly a month. The Air Force's Operation Big Lift in October 1963 had required $20 million to fly some...
...Force Systems Command: "The F-111 represents a quantum step forward in the development of tactical air weapon systems." Despite all the claims that Defense Secretary Robert McNamara made an expensive mistake when he insisted on a single basic plane for both Air Force and Navy, the General Dynamics-Grumman partnership that was chosen for the job has managed to match both versions of their fighter to an astonishing degree. The F-111 construction pro gram is not only meeting a tight schedule that was set when the contract was signed two years ago, it is also running below...
...permitted to refuel, it can fly to any part of the earth in one day. It can land much more slowly than other jet fighters, which will permit it to operate from small, poorly surfaced fields. Its Navy version, the F-111 B, which is being built by Grumman, should encounter no trouble in landing and taking-off from present-day carriers...
...better landing craft for today's troubles. The Bell Aerosystem's Hydro-skimmer was built for the Navy, but it is only one of a score of air-cushion vehicles now being developed for military and commercial usage by such old-hand defense contractors as Republic Aviation, Grumman Aircraft, General Dynamics and Martin-Marietta...
...start, one plucky aviatrix banked so boldly that she clipped a wing on the ground, somehow landed safely, and climbed out cursing her evil luck. But all that was minor compared to the big show: the pylon race for unlimited class planes, souped-up World War II Mustangs and Grumman Bearcats capable of speeds up to 450 m.p.h...