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.infobox-above{line-height:1.6em;background-color:#eee}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-header{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;line-height:23px;background-color:#eee}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-label{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">YF-17 "Cobra"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Northrop_YF-17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Northrop_YF-17.jpg/300px-Northrop_YF-17.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Northrop_YF-17.jpg/450px-Northrop_YF-17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Northrop_YF-17.jpg/600px-Northrop_YF-17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2964" data-file-height="2169" /></a></span> <div class="ib-aircraft-caption">YF-17 in 1976 during a demonstration flight</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Prototype <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Retired</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary user</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (intended)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">9 June 1974</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-18L" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop F-18L">Northrop F-18L</a><br /><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Northrop YF-17</b> (nicknamed <b>"Cobra"</b>) was a <a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">prototype</a> lightweight <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a> designed by <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a> aviation for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lightweight_Fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightweight Fighter">Lightweight Fighter</a> (LWF) technology evaluation program. The LWF was initiated because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15 Eagle</a> were too large and expensive for many combat roles. The YF-17 was the culmination of a long line of <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a> designs, beginning with the <a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-102_Fang" title="Northrop N-102 Fang">N-102 Fang</a> in 1956, continuing through the <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> family. </p><p>Although it lost the LWF competition to the <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a>, the YF-17 was selected for the new Naval Fighter Attack Experimental (<a href="/wiki/VFAX" title="VFAX">VFAX</a>) program. In enlarged form, the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18 Hornet</a> was adopted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> to replace the <a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7 Corsair II</a> and <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4 Phantom II</a>, complementing the more expensive <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14 Tomcat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jenkins_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jenkins-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This design, conceived as a small and lightweight fighter, was scaled up to the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet</a>, which is similar in size and weight to the F-15 and ultimately replaced the F-14. A non-naval, export variant developed and marketed by Northrop, the <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-18L" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop F-18L">F-18L</a> failed to attract buyers; nevertheless, many air forces have operated the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 as a purely land-based fighter. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northrop_P-530_Cobra_top-view_silhouette.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Northrop_P-530_Cobra_top-view_silhouette.png" decoding="async" width="219" height="344" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="344" /></a><figcaption>P-530 concept</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The aircraft's main design elements date to early 1965, from the internal Northrop project N-300. The N-300 was derived from the <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5#F-5E_and_F-5F_Tiger_II" title="Northrop F-5">F-5E</a>, and features a longer fuselage, small <a href="/wiki/Leading_edge_extension" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading edge extension">leading-edge root extensions</a> (LERX), and more powerful GE15-J1A1 <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojets</a>, rated at 9,000 <a href="/wiki/Pound-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound-force">lbf</a> (40 kN). The wing position was raised slightly to increase ground clearance for ordnance. The N-300 further evolved into the P-530 Cobra, which uses 13,000 lbf (58 kN) GE15-J1A5 engines, with a very small 0.25:1 <a href="/wiki/Bypass_ratio" title="Bypass ratio">bypass ratio</a> leading to the nickname "leaky turbojet".<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bypass air was required for cooling the afterburner and nozzle and the cool bypass duct surface allowed the engine bay to be constructed of lighter, cheaper materials.<sup id="cite_ref-Jenkins_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jenkins-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The P-530 wing planform and nose section were similar to the F-5, with a trapezoidal shape formed by a sweep of 20° at the quarter-chord line, and an unswept <a href="/wiki/Trailing_edge" title="Trailing edge">trailing edge</a>, but was over double the area, with 400 sq ft (37 m<sup>2</sup>) as opposed to 186 sq ft (17.3 m<sup>2</sup>) of the F-5E.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially shoulder mounted, the wings were lowered to the mid position.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its most distinctive new feature were the LERXs that tapered into the fuselage under the cockpit.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They added about 50% additional lift at <a href="/wiki/Angle_of_attack" title="Angle of attack">angles of attack</a> exceeding 50°, improving maneuvering.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The extensions also aligned airflow into the engines at high angles of attack.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The resemblance to the head of a <a href="/wiki/Cobra" title="Cobra">cobra</a> led to the adoption of the nickname "Cobra" for the P-530.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lightweight_Fighter_program">Lightweight Fighter program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lightweight Fighter program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Jet fighter over-flying desert. The jet has black nose and two outward-canted vertical stabilizers between which lay two engines." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg/220px-Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg/330px-Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg/440px-Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_060810-F-1234S-033.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1439" data-file-height="1530" /></a><figcaption>Frontal view of Northrop YF-17</figcaption></figure> <p>When the <a href="/wiki/Lightweight_Fighter_program" title="Lightweight Fighter program">Lightweight Fighter program</a> was announced in 1971, Northrop modified the P-530 into the P-600 design that would be designated YF-17A. Whereas the P-530 was intended as a multi-role aircraft, the P-600 was to be strictly an air-to-air demonstrator, and consequently the cannon moved from the underside of the fuselage, to the upper part. Design of the YF-17 and the prototype YJ101 engine, a development of the GE15 engine, consumed over a million man-hours, and 5,000 hours of wind tunnel testing. </p><p>The YF-17 was primarily constructed of <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminum</a>, in conventional semi-<a href="/wiki/Monocoque" title="Monocoque">monocoque</a> stressed-skin construction, though over 900 lb (408 kg) of its structure comprised graphite/epoxy composite. The small nose contained a simple ranging-radar. The cockpit had an <a href="/wiki/Ejection_seat" title="Ejection seat">ejection seat</a> inclined at 18°, a <a href="/wiki/Bubble_canopy" title="Bubble canopy">bubble canopy</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Head-up_display" title="Head-up display">head-up display</a> (HUD). The thin wings carried no fuel, and in areas such as the leading and trailing edge and the LERX, were composed of a <a href="/wiki/Nomex" title="Nomex">Nomex</a> honeycomb core with composite facesheets. The rear of the aircraft had twin all-moving stabilators of aluminum over a honeycomb core, and twin vertical stabilizers of a conventional construction. Like the wings, the leading and trailing edges were constructed of composite facesheets over honeycomb core. A composite speedbrake was located on top of the fuselage between the engines.<sup id="cite_ref-Winchester_p._191_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winchester_p._191-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aircraft was powered by two 14,400-pound-force (64 kN) <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_YJ101" title="General Electric YJ101">YJ101-GE-100</a> afterburning turbojets,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> installed next to each other to minimize thrust asymmetry in the event of an engine failure. To minimise engine removal time they were removed from below the aircraft without disturbing the empennage controls. Each engine drove an hydraulic pump for independent aircraft systems. Unlike the P-530, the YF-17 had partial fly-by-wire, called an electronic control augmentation system (ECAS), which used ailerons, rudders, and stabilators for primary flight control.<sup id="cite_ref-Winchester_p._191_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winchester_p._191-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two jet aircraft flying together over mountain range and cloud." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg/220px-YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg/330px-YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg/440px-YF-16_and_YF-17_in_flight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2544" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>An air-to-air right side view of a YF-16 aircraft and a YF-17 aircraft, side-by-side, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles</figcaption></figure> <p>Studies showed a single vertical stabilizer was insufficient at high angles of attack, and it was changed to twin <a href="/wiki/Vertical_stabilizer" title="Vertical stabilizer">vertical stabilizers</a>, canted at 45°, resulting in a "relaxed longitudinal stability" design, which enhances maneuverability. Northrop was not yet confident in <a href="/wiki/Fly-by-wire" title="Fly-by-wire">fly-by-wire</a> controls and retained mechanically actuated flight controls. The resulting aircraft, unveiled on 28 January 1971, had a maximum weight of 40,000 lb (18,144 kg) and maximum speed of <a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach</a> 2, but stirred little interest among foreign buyers.<sup id="cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first prototype (<a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_serials" class="mw-redirect" title="United States military aircraft serials">serial number</a> <i>72-1569</i>) was rolled out at Hawthorne on 4 April 1974; its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">first flight</a> at Edwards AFB came on 9 June with Henry "Hank" Chouteau at the controls<sup id="cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J&L_p._228-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> flying for 61 minutes reaching an altitude of 18,000 feet and a maximum speed of 610 miles per hour.<sup id="cite_ref-AFA_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chouteau afterwards remarked that, "When our designers said that in the YF-17 they were going to give the airplane back to the pilot, they meant it. It's a fighter pilot's fighter."<sup id="cite_ref-AFA_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second YF-17 (s/n <i>72-1570</i>) first flew on 21 August.<sup id="cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J&L_p._228-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through 1974, the YF-17 competed against the <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a> <a href="/wiki/F-16_Fighting_Falcon" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16 Fighting Falcon">YF-16</a>. The two YF-17 prototypes flew 288 test flights, totaling 345.5 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J&L_p._228-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The YF-17 attained a top speed of Mach 1.95, a peak load factor of 9.4 <i>g</i>, and a maximum altitude of over 50,000 ft (15,000 m). It demonstrated a maximum angle of attack of 68 degrees at 28 kn IAS.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naval_Fighter_Attack_Experimental">Naval Fighter Attack Experimental</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Naval Fighter Attack Experimental"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially, the U.S. Navy was not heavily involved as a participant in the LWF program. In August 1974, Congress directed the Navy to make maximum use of the technology and hardware of the LWF for its new lightweight strike fighter, the <a href="/wiki/VFAX" title="VFAX">VFAX</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As neither contractor had experience with naval fighters, they sought partners to provide that expertise. General Dynamics teamed with <a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">Vought Model 1600</a>; Northrop with <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas" title="McDonnell Douglas">McDonnell Douglas</a> for the F-18. Each submitted revised designs in line with the Navy needs for a long-range radar and multirole capabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flight_testing">Flight testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Flight testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prototype YF-17 72-1569 was sent to NASA's <a href="/wiki/Dryden_Flight_Research_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Dryden Flight Research Center">Dryden Research Center</a> for base drag studies from 27 May to 14 July 1976 prior to the first F/A-18 prototype under development.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:YF-17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/YF-17.jpg/220px-YF-17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/YF-17.jpg/330px-YF-17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/YF-17.jpg/440px-YF-17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2268" /></a><figcaption>YF-17 72–1570 at <a href="/wiki/Battleship_Memorial_Park" title="Battleship Memorial Park">Battleship Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a></figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>YF-17</dt></dl> <ul><li>72-1569 – <a href="/wiki/Western_Museum_of_Flight" title="Western Museum of Flight">Western Museum of Flight</a> in <a href="/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California">Torrance, California</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>72-1570 – <a href="/wiki/Battleship_Memorial_Park" title="Battleship Memorial Park">Battleship Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(YF-17A)"><span id="Specifications_.28YF-17A.29"></span>Specifications (YF-17A)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Specifications (YF-17A)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Diagram showing planform views of three jet aircraft, showing any differences between the three." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png/220px-Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png/330px-Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png/440px-Northrop_YF-17_McDonnell_Douglas_FA-18_Boeing_FA-18EF_Super_Hornet.png 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>Size and physical comparison between YF-17, <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18A</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F</a></figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Northrop YF-17: The fighter they didn't want<sup id="cite_ref-WoF1p40_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoF1p40-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Northrop YF-17 Pilot Flight Manual</p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 1</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 55 ft 6 in (16.92 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 350 sq ft (33 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 17,390 lb (7,888 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 24,760 lb (11,231 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 34,430 lb (15,617 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 6,400 lb (2902.99 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 2 × <a href="/wiki/General_Electric_YJ101" title="General Electric YJ101">General Electric YJ101</a>-GE-100 <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a>, 9,479 lbf (42.16 kN) thrust each dry, 15,000 lbf (67 kN) with afterburner</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 1,320 mph (2,120 km/h, 1,150 kn) at 40,000 feet (12,000 m)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 2,800 mi (4,500 km, 2,400 nmi)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 60,000 ft (18,000 m)</li> <li><b>g limits:</b> 9.4</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> 1× 20 mm (0.79 in) <a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61 Vulcan Gatling gun</a>, 500 rounds</li> <li><b>Hardpoints:</b> 4 , with provisions to carry combinations of: <ul><li><b>Bombs:</b> 2x Mk-84 LDGP</li> <li><b>Other:</b> 2x ECM pods, 2x 600 gallon fuel tank</li></ul></li> <li><b>Missiles:</b> 2× <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-07-140037-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-07-140037-0">0-07-140037-0</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-baugher_f17-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baugher_f17_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Baugher, Joe. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f17.html">"Northrop YF-17 Cobra"</a>, 20 July 2009. Retrieved: 4 August 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Winchester_p._191-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Winchester_p._191_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Winchester_p._191_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Winchester 2005. p. 191.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1975-76< <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0%2B531%2B03250%2B7" title="Special:BookSources/0+531+03250+7">0 531 03250 7</a>, p.748</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-J&L_p._228-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J&L_p._228_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jenkins and Landis 2008, p. 228.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFA-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFA_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFA_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSimonsen" class="citation journal cs1">Simonsen, Erik. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/2017/February%202017/0217lightweigh.pdf">"Legacy of the Lightweight Fighter Competition"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Air Force</i> (magazine). <b>100</b> (2). Arlington, Virginia: Air Force Association: 62. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0730-6784">0730-6784</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/5169825">5169825</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Air+Force&rft.atitle=Legacy+of+the+Lightweight+Fighter+Competition&rft.volume=100&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=62&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F5169825&rft.issn=0730-6784&rft.aulast=Simonsen&rft.aufirst=Erik&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airforcemag.com%2FMagazineArchive%2FDocuments%2F2017%2FFebruary%25202017%2F0217lightweigh.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANorthrop+YF-17" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Flight International, 2 December 1978, p.2023</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Miller 1986, p. 5.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wooldridge, E.T., ed. with John S. McCain. <i>Into the Jet Age: Conflict and Change in Naval Aviation, 1945–1975: An Oral History</i>. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-932-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-932-8">1-55750-932-8</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/YF-17/HTML/EC86-33524-02.html">"YF-17 Cobra Photo Collection."</a> <i>NASA Dryden Photo Collection.</i> Retrieved: 4 August 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wmof.com/yf17.htm">"YF-17 Cobra/Prototype #1."</a> Western Museum of Flight via wmof.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ussalabama.com/explore/aircraft/">"YF-17 Cobra/Prototype #2."</a> USS Alabama park via USSAlabama.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WoF1p40-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WoF1p40_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gunston 1995, p. 40.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_YF-17&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li>Gunston, Bill. "Northrop YF-17: The fighter they didn't want". <i>Wings of Fame</i>, Volume 1, 1995. London: Aerospace Publishing. pp. 34–47. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:1361-2034">1361-2034</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-874023-68-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-874023-68-9">1-874023-68-9</a>.</li> <li>Jenkins, Dennis R. and Tony R. Landis. <i>Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters.</i> North Branch, Minnesota, USA: Specialty Press, 2008. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-111-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-111-6">978-1-58007-111-6</a>.</li> <li>Miller, Jay.<i> McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Aerofax Mingraph 25)</i>. Arlington, Texas, USA: Aerofax, 1986. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-942548-39-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-942548-39-6">0-942548-39-6</a>.</li> <li>Wilson, Stewart. <i>Phantom, Hornet and Skyhawk in Australian Service</i>. Weston Creek, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1993. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-875671-03-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-875671-03-X">1-875671-03-X</a>.</li> <li>Winchester, Jim. "Northrop YF-17". <i>Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft</i>. 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Foreign<br />production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><small><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Industrial_Development_Corporation" title="Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation">AIDC</a><br />(Taiwan)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">Chung Cheng</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><small><a href="/wiki/Canadair" title="Canadair">Canadair</a><br />(Canada)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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T-38 crash">1966 NASA T-38 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Thunderbirds_Indian_Springs_Diamond_Crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash">1982 Thunderbirds T-38 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Diego_F/A-18_crash" title="2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash">2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Virginia_Beach_F/A-18_crash" title="2012 Virginia Beach F/A-18 crash">2012 Virginia Beach F/A-18 crash</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CF-18_Demonstration_Team" title="CF-18 Demonstration Team">CF-18 Demonstration Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet_in_Australian_service" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service">F/A-18 in Australian service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Wolf_F/A-18C_simulator" title="Hugo Wolf F/A-18C simulator">Hugo Wolf F/A-18C simulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_in_fiction#F-5_Freedom_Fighter.2FTiger_II" title="Aircraft in fiction">In fiction</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_in_fiction#F/A-18_Hornet" title="Aircraft in fiction">F/A-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_in_fiction#F-20_Tigershark" title="Aircraft in fiction">F-20</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Northrop_aircraft_and_aircraft_engines158" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">'Greek' series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Alpha" title="Northrop Alpha">Alpha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Beta" title="Northrop Beta">Beta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">Gamma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Delta" title="Northrop Delta">Delta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">'N' series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><i>Note: Northrop company designations include a wide variety of technologies. Only aircraft, aero engines, and missiles are linked here.</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-1" title="Northrop N-1">N-1</a>/<a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-1M" title="Northrop N-1M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">N-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-3PB_Nomad" title="Northrop N-3PB Nomad">N-3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-4 (page does not exist)">N-4</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-5 (page does not exist)">N-5</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-6&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-6 (page does not exist)">N-6</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-7&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-7 (page does not exist)">N-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">N-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">N-9</a>/<a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-9M" title="Northrop N-9M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop-Hendy_XT37" title="Northrop-Hendy XT37">N-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">N-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">N-14</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-15&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-15 (page does not exist)">N-15</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_JB-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop JB-1 (page does not exist)">N-16</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_JB-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop JB-1 (page does not exist)">N-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop-Hendy_XT37" title="Northrop-Hendy XT37">N-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">N-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">N-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">N-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-25A</a>/<a href="/wiki/SSM-A-5_Boojum" title="SSM-A-5 Boojum">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_X-4_Bantam" title="Northrop X-4 Bantam">N-26</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-29 (page does not exist)">N-29</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-31&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-31 (page does not exist)">N-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">N-32</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-34&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-34 (page does not exist)">N-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">N-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">N-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">N-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">N-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">N-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">N-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-54</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-55&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-55 (page does not exist)">N-55</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-59&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-59 (page does not exist)">N-59</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-60&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-60 (page does not exist)">N-60</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-63&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-63 (page does not exist)">N-63</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-65&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-65 (page does not exist)">N-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-72</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-73&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-73 (page does not exist)">N-73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">N-74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-87</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-94&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-94 (page does not exist)">N-94</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-96&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-96 (page does not exist)">N-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-102_Fang" title="Northrop N-102 Fang">N-102</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-103&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-103 (page does not exist)">N-103</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armour_Research_Foundation_T-131&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armour Research Foundation T-131 (page does not exist)">N-105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-124</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-132&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-132 (page does not exist)">N-132</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-133&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-133 (page does not exist)">N-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">N-134</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-135&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-135 (page does not exist)">N-135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">N-141</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-144&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-144 (page does not exist)">N-144</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-149&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-149 (page does not exist)">N-149</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dervish_(rocket)" title="Dervish (rocket)">N-150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-35" title="Northrop AQM-35">N-151</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-155&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-155 (page does not exist)">N-155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-156</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-165&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-165 (page does not exist)">N-165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-204" title="Northrop N-204">N-204</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">N-205</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_X-21" title="Northrop X-21">N-250</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-251&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-251 (page does not exist)">N-251</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">N-267</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-285&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-285 (page does not exist)">N-285</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">N-300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-301</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-302</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-303</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-304</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-305</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-306</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-307</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">N-311</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-9" title="Northrop YA-9">N-320</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">N-321</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_P610&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop P610 (page does not exist)">N-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIDC_AT-3" title="AIDC AT-3">N-330</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-353&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-353 (page does not exist)">N-353</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-137_TSSAM" title="AGM-137 TSSAM">N-370</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-381&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-381 (page does not exist)">N-381</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">'P' series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P530</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P600</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_P610&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop P610 (page does not exist)">P610</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">P630</a></li> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By role</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Attack</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-13" title="Northrop YA-13">YA-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-13" title="Northrop YA-13">XA-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_A-17" title="Northrop A-17">A-17/Nomad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-3PB_Nomad" title="Northrop N-3PB Nomad">N-3PB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YA-9" title="Northrop YA-9">YA-9</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">YB-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">YB-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">B-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">BT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">B2T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_B-2_Spirit" title="Northrop B-2 Spirit">B-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Drones</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-35" title="Northrop AQM-35">Q-4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">3A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">XP-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">XP-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">XFT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F2T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a>/<a href="/wiki/Canadair_CF-5" title="Canadair CF-5">CF-5/CF-116</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">YF-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F-18L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">F-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-23" title="Northrop YF-23">YF-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">F-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">RF-5</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northrop_N-165&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northrop N-165 (page does not exist)">N-165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-204" title="Northrop N-204">N-204</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Trainers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">T-38</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Alpha" title="Northrop Alpha">Alpha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Beta" title="Northrop Beta">Beta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">Gamma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Delta" title="Northrop Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_C-19_Alpha" title="Northrop C-19 Alpha">C-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">C-100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">YC-125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Delta" title="Northrop Delta">RT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-1M" title="Northrop N-1M">N-1M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-9M" title="Northrop N-9M">N-9M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_JB-1_Bat" title="Northrop JB-1 Bat">JB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">MX-324</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">MX-334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_M2-F2" title="Northrop M2-F2">M2-F2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_M2-F3" title="Northrop M2-F3">M2-F3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_HL-10" title="Northrop HL-10">HL-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue" title="Northrop Tacit Blue">Tacit Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_X-4_Bantam" title="Northrop X-4 Bantam">X-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_X-21" title="Northrop X-21">X-21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Aircraft<br />engines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop-Hendy_XT37" title="Northrop-Hendy XT37">XT37</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Names</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Alpha" title="Northrop Alpha">Alpha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_X-4_Bantam" title="Northrop X-4 Bantam">Bantam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Beta" title="Northrop Beta">Beta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">Black Bullet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">Black Widow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-A-5_Boojum" title="SSM-A-5 Boojum">Boojum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BQM-74_Chukar" title="Northrop BQM-74 Chukar">Chukar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Delta" title="Northrop Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dervish_(rocket)" title="Dervish (rocket)">Dervish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_N-102_Fang" title="Northrop N-102 Fang">Fang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">Freedom Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">Gamma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">Hornet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_A-17" title="Northrop A-17">Nomad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">Pioneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">Raider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">Reporter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">Scorpion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">Snark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_B-2_Spirit" title="Northrop B-2 Spirit">Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon" title="Northrop T-38 Talon">Talon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">Tigershark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/TR-3_Black_Manta" class="mw-redirect" title="TR-3 Black Manta">TR-3</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF_fighter_designations_1924–1962,_and_Tri-Service_post-1962_systems615" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USAF_fighters" title="Template:USAF fighters"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USAF_fighters" title="Template talk:USAF fighters"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USAF_fighters" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USAF fighters"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF_fighter_designations_1924–1962,_and_Tri-Service_post-1962_systems615" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service" title="United States Army Air Service">USAAS</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">USAAC</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">USAAF</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> fighter designations 1924–1962, and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> post-1962 systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1924 sequences<br />(1924–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit (1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-3</a></li> <li>P-4<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">Curtiss P-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-4" title="Boeing XP-4">Boeing P-4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-7" title="Boeing XP-7">P-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-8" title="Boeing XP-8">P-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-9" title="Boeing XP-9">P-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">P-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-12" title="Boeing P-12">P-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-15" title="Boeing XP-15">P-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">P-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">P-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">P-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">P-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">P-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">P-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter" title="Boeing P-26 Peashooter">P-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">P-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedell-Williams_XP-34" title="Wedell-Williams XP-34">P-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">P-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-39</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-39E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_XP-41" title="Seversky XP-41">P-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">P-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">P-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP-48" title="Douglas XP-48">P-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-49" title="Lockheed XP-49">P-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">P-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">P-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender" title="Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender">P-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">P-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_XP-57" title="Tucker XP-57">P-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning" title="Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning">P-58</a></li> <li>P-59<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">XP-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">P-59</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">P-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">P-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-64" title="North American P-64">P-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_P-66_Vanguard" title="Vultee P-66 Vanguard">P-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67" title="McDonnell XP-67">P-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-68_Tornado" title="Vultee XP-68 Tornado">P-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-69" title="Republic XP-69">P-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">P-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-72" title="Republic XP-72">P-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">P-73</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">P-74</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle" title="Fisher P-75 Eagle">P-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-77" title="Bell XP-77">P-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">P-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">P-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">P-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">P-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">P-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">P-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">P-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">P-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">P-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">P-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">P-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">P-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">P-92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter (1948–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">F-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">F-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F-61</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">F-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">F-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">F-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F/J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">F-84H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">F-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-86C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-86D/G/K/L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">F-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">F-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">F-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">F-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">F-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">F-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">F-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-100B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-102B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-103" title="Republic XF-103">F-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter">XF-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter" title="Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter">F-104S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A" title="Lockheed NF-104A">NF-104A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105</a></li> <li>F-106<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">XF-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">F-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F-109</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit, biplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">PB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">PB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">PB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter, multiplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_YFM-1_Airacuda" title="Bell YFM-1 Airacuda">FM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">FM-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">F-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F-1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">F-1C/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">F-1E/F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service" title="McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service">F-4K/M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">F-9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">F-9F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight" title="Douglas F3D Skyknight">F-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12" title="Lockheed YF-12">F-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">F-12C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II" title="Boeing F-15EX Eagle II">F-15EX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-15J" title="Mitsubishi F-15J">F-15J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_STOL/MTD" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD">F-15 STOL/MTD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL" title="General Dynamics F-16XL">F-16XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA" title="General Dynamics X-62 VISTA">NF-16D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler" title="Boeing EA-18G Growler">EA-18G</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-19</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">F-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Kfir#United_States" title="IAI Kfir">F-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor" title="Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor">F-22</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22" title="Lockheed YF-22">YF-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22" title="Lockheed Martin FB-22">FB-22</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-23" title="Northrop YF-23">F-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">YF-110B/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengdu_J-7" title="Chengdu J-7">YF-110C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_DRILL" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE DRILL">YF-113 (I)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-113A</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-113 (II) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23">YF-113B/D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_Privilege" class="mw-redirect" title="Have Privilege">YF-113 (III)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shenyang_J-5" title="Shenyang J-5">YF-113C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_FERRY" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE FERRY">YF-114</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-114C/D</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-117 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">YF-117A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue" title="Northrop Tacit 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