Airplane Talk, Why are Swing Wings not used anymore?

2 years ago
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Ever wonder why so many Fighter and Bomber during the 1970's and 1980's had Swing Wing tech and why it was not incorporated into morder fifth Gen aircraft?
Tu-22 Backfire https://www.tupolev.ru/en/planes/tu-22m3/
Tu-160 Blackjack https://www.tupolev.ru/en/planes/tu-160/
Panvia Tornado https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198063/panavia-tornado-gr1/
Su-22 https://aeropedia.com.au/content/sukhoi-su-22/
F-14 Tomcat https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a35099818/how-f-14-tomcat-fighter-became-bombcat-bomber/
F-111B https://usaf.com/plane/f-111

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