GRUMMAN TFX(N) CUTAWAY MISSILE DESIGN MODEL. Model in wood and metal, with cutaway details and labeled sub-assemblies, on painted wooden stand, with aluminum plaque engraved with Grumman logo, "TFX(N) Missile — Design 327" and the words "Confidential" at top and bottom, 39 inches x approximately 3-1/2 inches diameter main fuselage, in custom wooden box. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. In February 1961 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara directed the Air Force and Navy to undertake a joint effort to develop an aircraft to meet both of their requirements. Dubbed the Tactical Fighter Experiment (TFX), the contract for what was to become the F-111 was awarded to General Dynamics, opening up an opportunity for design of weapons systems for the new aircraft by other contractors. This design would probably have been an air-to-air missile proposal for the F-111. Disputes between Air Force and Navy requirements for the F-111A and F-111B led to the abandonment of the latter, and the eventual development of the F14 Tomcat by Grumman to meet the Navy's requirement.
GRUMMAN TFX(N) CUTAWAY MISSILE DESIGN MODEL. Model in wood and metal, with cutaway details and labeled sub-assemblies, on painted wooden stand, with aluminum plaque engraved with Grumman logo, "TFX(N) Missile — Design 327" and the words "Confidential" at top and bottom, 39 inches x approximately 3-1/2 inches diameter main fuselage, in custom wooden box. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. In February 1961 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara directed the Air Force and Navy to undertake a joint effort to develop an aircraft to meet both of their requirements. Dubbed the Tactical Fighter Experiment (TFX), the contract for what was to become the F-111 was awarded to General Dynamics, opening up an opportunity for design of weapons systems for the new aircraft by other contractors. This design would probably have been an air-to-air missile proposal for the F-111. Disputes between Air Force and Navy requirements for the F-111A and F-111B led to the abandonment of the latter, and the eventual development of the F14 Tomcat by Grumman to meet the Navy's requirement.
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