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The YF-17 Cobra Lost to the F-16 Fighter (But Became the F/A-18 Hornet)

Northrop’s YF-17 “Cobra” lost the U.S. Air Force’s 1970s Lightweight Fighter competition to the YF-16, but it went on to ...
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18,000 Feet Per Minute: The Deadly Secret of the Starfighter's Engine and Spin

Lockheed needed a revolutionary engine for the XF-104, ultimately choosing the 15,000 pound thrust General Electric J-79 with ...