Northrop YF-17
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northrop-yf-17-186-9568528
title:
Northrop YF-17
text:
The Northrop YF-17 was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed by Northrop aviation for the United States Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) technology evaluation program. The LWF was initiated because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the F-15 Eagle were too large and expensive for many combat roles. The YF-17 was the culmination of a long line of Northrop designs, beginning with the N-102 Fang in 1956, continuing through the F-5 family. Although it lost the
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Prototype fighter aircraft for the US military
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-17
date created:
2004-02-29T19:31:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:54:43Z
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