Tailhook Topics
by Tommy H. Thomason
Monday, July 6, 2026
F-111B Conversion Part Three - Inlets
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A work in progress... An unexpected F-111 issue was the significant time and effort required to develop the engine inlet, an unintended co...
Saturday, June 27, 2026
F-111B Conversion Part Two: Landing Gear
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A work in progress The nose gear of the F-111B was very different but so was the main landing gear to a degree. As it happened, with two ex...
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
F-111B Conversion Part One
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A matrix of the seven different F-111Bs by Bureau Number is provided HERE along with a illustrations of the features and/or links that desc...
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Sunday, April 5, 2026
An F-111B Configuration Update
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6 April 2026: I should have prefaced this post as being a preliminary draft, i.e. corrections and additions to come. The Configuration Dif...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Douglas F3D Skyknight 20 mm Cannon Installation
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12 November 2025: Corrected cannon case/link ejection location Thanks to Smellybeard (obviously a nom de plume ), I know more about this su...
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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Sikorsky HH-3A Sea King for Combat Rescue
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This is a work in progress... With the advent of the Korea War in mid-1950, enemy-opposed rescue of pilots who had been shot down had beco...
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