by | December 22, 2012 · 9:12 am

From TFX to Turkeys


In honor of the 42 anniversary of the first flight of the F-14, SteeljawScribe linked his three part series on the TFX programmatic disaster that lead to the Turkey. It’s a great read. Grab a cuppa, and settle in.

Part I

Part II

Part III

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  1. azmrmacs
    December 22, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    And DoD didn’t learn from the TFX program, hence we have the Turkey II. Er, um, Lightening II a.k.a. JSF, F-35.

  2. Esli
    December 22, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    I like seeing the competitors in the third installment. Funny how none of them look as nice as a Tomcat. I’m curious just how much aesthetics ultimatey plays into the final decsion.