Northrop YF-17 Racing and Unusual it went into large-scale operations

it went into large-scale operations during the North African campaign where the German Luftwaffe named it "Der Gabelschwanz Teufel"- "The Forked-Tail Devil

Planned as an attack aircraft with four 20mm guns

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a lightweight

the aircraft is equipped with underwing strong points to carry bombs

The heavily armed Black Widow was the United States' first aircraft specifically designed as a night-fighter

Northrop YF-17 Racing and Unusual it went into large-scale operationsNorthrop YF 17 airplane model. In 1972, the USAF sought proposals for a new fighter under the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program. The LWF prototype program called for a small, lightweight, low cost, air superiority day fighter designed for high performance and ease of maintenance. The Northrop YF 17 was tested against the General Dynamics YF 16 in the LWF fly off competition. The F 16 won and entered production starting in 1975. The US Navy also