6-609: TFX may refer to: TFX Program , a fighter aircraft requirement for the United States that led to the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark TFX (video game) , a combat flight simulation game (full title TFX: Tactical Fighter eXperiment ) Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), a futures exchange for trading futures contracts TAI TFX , a proposed fighter aircraft for Turkish Air Force service TFX ,
12-513: A power supply specification TFX (TV channel) , French TV channel, previously NT1 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title TFX . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TFX&oldid=1027121302 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-584: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages TFX Program The United States Air Force and Navy were both seeking new aircraft when Robert McNamara was appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense in January 1961. The aircraft sought by the two armed services shared the need to carry heavy armament and fuel loads, feature high supersonic speed, twin engines and two seats, and probably use variable geometry wings . On 14 February 1961, McNamara formally directed
24-460: The Navy found both submissions unacceptable for its operations. Two more rounds of updates to the proposals were conducted, with Boeing being picked by the selection board. In November 1962, McNamara selected General Dynamics' proposal due to its greater commonality between Air Force and Navy versions. The Boeing aircraft shared less than half of the major structural components. General Dynamics signed
30-528: The proposals lacking, but Boeing and General Dynamics were selected to submit enhanced designs. The Boeing 818 was recommended by the selection board in January 1962, with the exception of the engine, which was not considered acceptable. Switching to a crew escape capsule instead of ejection seats and alterations to radar and missile storage were also needed. Both companies provided updated proposals in April 1962. Air Force reviewers favored Boeing's offering, while
36-605: The services to study the development of a single aircraft that would satisfy both requirements. Early studies indicated that the best option was to base the design on the Air Force requirement, and use a modified version for the Navy. In June 1961, Secretary McNamara ordered the go ahead of Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) despite Air Force and Navy efforts to keep their programs separate. Proposals were received from Boeing , General Dynamics , Lockheed , McDonnell , North American and Republic . The evaluation group found all
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