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Northrop YF-17, the Glossary

The Northrop YF-17 (nicknamed "Cobra") was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed by Northrop aviation for the United States Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) technology evaluation program.^[1]

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1970s United States attack aircraft
1970s United States fighter aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1974
Fourth-generation jet fighter
Northrop aircraft

AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder ("AIM" for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile.

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Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Angle of attack

In fluid dynamics, angle of attack (AOA, α, or \alpha) is the angle between a reference line on a body (often the chord line of an airfoil) and the vector representing the relative motion between the body and the fluid through which it is moving.

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Armstrong Flight Research Center

The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA.

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Battleship Memorial Park

Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama.

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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, in service with the armed forces of the U.S., Australia, and Kuwait. Northrop YF-17 and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet are Fourth-generation jet fighter and Twinjets.

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Bubble canopy

A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often providing 360° all-round visibility.

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Bypass ratio

The bypass ratio (BPR) of a turbofan engine is the ratio between the mass flow rate of the bypass stream to the mass flow rate entering the core.

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Cobra

Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes, most of which belong to the genus Naja.

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Ejection seat

In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.

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Fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.

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Fly-by-wire

Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface.

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General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Northrop YF-17 and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon are 1970s United States fighter aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1974 and Fourth-generation jet fighter.

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General Electric

General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston.

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General Electric YJ101

The General Electric YJ101 was an afterburning turbojet engine, as signified by its "J" designation, in the 15,000 lbf class.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. Northrop YF-17 and Grumman F-14 Tomcat are 1970s United States fighter aircraft, Fourth-generation jet fighter and Twinjets.

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Head-up display

A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints.

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Leading-edge extension

A leading-edge extension (LEX) is a small extension to an aircraft wing surface, forward of the leading edge.

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Lightweight Fighter program

The Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program was a United States Air Force technology evaluation program initiated in the late 1960s by a group of officers and defense analysts known as the "Fighter Mafia".

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List of fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-air combat.

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Lists of military aircraft of the United States

Lists of military aircraft of the United States cover current and former military aircraft of the United States Armed Forces.

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LTV A-7 Corsair II

The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).

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M61 Vulcan

The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 3 rounds at an extremely high rate (typically 6,000 rounds per minute).

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Mach number

The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.

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Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.

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McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell Douglas Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967.

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Northrop YF-17 and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle are 1970s United States fighter aircraft, Fourth-generation jet fighter and Twinjets.

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. Northrop YF-17 and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II are Twinjets.

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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Northrop YF-17 and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet are 1970s United States attack aircraft, 1970s United States fighter aircraft, Fourth-generation jet fighter and Twinjets.

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Mikoyan MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Northrop YF-17 and Mikoyan MiG-29 are Fourth-generation jet fighter and Twinjets.

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

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Monocoque

Monocoque, also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell.

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Nomex

Nomex is a flame-resistant meta-aramid material developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967.

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Northrop Corporation

Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman.

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Northrop F-5

The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. Northrop YF-17 and Northrop F-5 are Northrop aircraft and Twinjets.

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Northrop N-102 Fang

The Northrop N-102 Fang was a fighter aircraft design created by Northrop Corporation and proposed to the United States Air Force in 1953. Northrop YF-17 and Northrop N-102 Fang are Northrop aircraft.

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Pound (force)

The pound of force or pound-force (symbol: lbf, sometimes lbf) is a unit of force used in some systems of measurement, including English Engineering units and the foot–pound–second system.

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Prototype

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.

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Torrance, California

Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwest Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Trailing edge

The trailing edge of an aerodynamic surface such as a wing is its rear edge, where the airflow separated by the leading edge meets.

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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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United States military aircraft serial numbers

In the United States, all military aircraft display a serial number to identify individual aircraft.

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Vertical stabilizer

A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft.

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VFAX

VFAX for Naval Fighter Attack Experimental was actually two specifications for two US Navy fighter projects.

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Vought

Vought was the name of several related American aerospace firms.

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Vought Model 1600

The Vought/General Dynamics Model 1600 series was a fighter aircraft proposal for the United States Navy's Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) program.

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Western Museum of Flight

The Western Museum of Flight (WMOF) is an aviation museum located at Zamperini Field, the municipal airport in Torrance, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-17

Also known as F-17 Cobra, Northrop F-17, Northrop F-17 Cobra, Northrop N-300, Northrop N-321, Northrop P-530, Northrop P-530 Cobra, Northrop P530, Northrop P600, Northrop YF-17 Cobra, Northrop YF-17A, P-530 Cobra, YF-17, YF-17 Cobra, YF17.

Northrop YF-17, the Glossary

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1970s United States attack aircraft

1970s United States fighter aircraft

Aircraft first flown in 1974

Fourth-generation jet fighter

Northrop aircraft

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