An aircraft whose wings can be moved in flight, to change the
amount of sweep. When flying at high speed, the wings are swept
back. For low speed flying, such as takeoff or landing, the wings
are much straighter to maximize lift. Examples are the F-14 Tomcat,
F-111 Aardvark, and B-1 Bomber.
"We know which pilots own which aircraft. The next step
would be to know who is on the runway in that
aircraft."
Source: Kip Hawley, assistant secretary of the
Transportation Security Administration. This Orwellian quote comes
as personnel with the Department of Homeland Security are
crisscrossing the country, meeting with trade groups and elected
officials to gauge reaction to proposed changes for the operators
and passengers of and in millions of small planes and recreational
boats.
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