YF-17 Cobra

Here is a look at Northrop's YF-17 Cobra prototype on display at the
Western Museum of Flight in Hawthorne, CA. This was the unsuccessful
competitor to the F-16 Fighting Falcon in the Air Force's Lightweight Fighter
program, but later selected by the US Navy and subjected to a major redesign
and a new contractor, McDonnell Douglas, to become the F/A-18 Hornet.

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Unless otherwise indicated, all photos by Michael Benolkin.
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