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YF-17

37.7k Decrepit  8.1 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Decrepit's YF-17 Private flight test 1

fas: The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet traces its direct ancestry to the Northrop Cobra, a twin engine multimission fighter design developed for the export market in the late 1960s. In the early 1970s the Air Force pressed for development of a new generation of lightweight fighters-single-seat jet aircraft "optimized" for agility and air combat maneuvering, with high thrust-to-weight ratios (above 1 to 1), and good acceleration. Out of this interest came the so-called "Lightweight Fighter" program. In January 1972, the Lightweight Fighter Program solicited design specifications from several American manufacturers. Participants were told to tailor their specifications toward the goal of developing a true air superiority lightweight fighter. General Dynamics and Northrop were asked to build prototypes, which could be evaluated with no promise of a follow-on production contract. These were to be strictly technology demonstrators. The two contractors were given creative freedom to build their own vision of a lightweight air superiority fighter, with only a limited number of specified performance goals. Northrop's entry was derived from the Cobra design. Northrop produced the twin-engine YF-17 using breakthrough aerodynamic technologies and two high-thrust General Electric YJ101 engines. General Dynamics countered with the compact YF-16, built around a single F100 engine.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor YF-17 Private flight test 1
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 38.9ft (11.9m)
  • Length 46.5ft (14.2m)
  • Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 11,554lbs (5,240kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,736lbs (8,498kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.598
  • Wing Loading 43.2lbs/ft2 (211.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 433.5ft2 (40.3m2)
  • Drag Points 3084

Parts

  • Number of Parts 97
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 587
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    37.1k Rohan

    I was born October 17th

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    @Nickasaurus 🙌

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    @3133 thanks man and congrats on bronze

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    👍👍💚

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    @Nickasaurus nk problem!

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    @SyntaxError thanks!!!

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    Awesome!

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    @SelectAKey thanks!

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    3,485 SelectAKey

    Excellent build!

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    37.7k Decrepit

    Thanks @agdynamics

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    37.7k Decrepit

    @Tyty05 you don't have any planes uploaded

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    0 Tyty05

    I made a plane just like this!

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    Np @Nickasaurus

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    37.7k Decrepit

    @Hadesrocks cool thanks!

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    Nice! They all look amazing! @Nickasaurus

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    37.7k Decrepit

    @Hadesrocks cool great! Btw it's a full series that we're doing. I've created the two Northrop ones, Skua did the lockheed and our newest member is doing the Boeing.

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    Np, i follow him/her, so i get notified @Nickasaurus

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    37.7k Decrepit

    @Hadesrocks @tuco @zap210 thanks a bunch guys! Be sure to check out @skua 's!

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    37.7k Decrepit

    @FlOu Thanks! I tried to keep the part count low while maintaining a good look. Glad you like it! @SteadfastContracting that's great! Hope you like the series!

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    9,382 FlOu

    Wow so uncomplicated beautiful

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    Really good.

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    56.7k zap210

    really great craftsmanship.

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    10.1k tuco

    This is GREAT!!!

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    Nice

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