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[Moderator note - added in some older posts of earlier STOVL designs from Northrop, McDonnell-Douglas from the "US VTOL Projects" topic. I think these are interesting to consider in the light of the combined JAST design]
I want to add the Northrop-Grumman ALF. Pictures from Air&Cosmos Nº1482 August 1994. In this article, the aircraft is called X-32 and the program was Affordable Lightweight Fighter. Other X-32 candidates came from McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed.
The STOVL version was to be designed around a concept similar to that of the Yak-141. The engine selected was the P&W F119. Empty weight was estimated at 10,9 t. Dimensions similar to F-18. Demonstrator first flight was scheduled for 1996. At that stage, the ALF was to be melted with the JAST (Joint Advanced Strike Technology).
I want to add the Northrop-Grumman ALF. Pictures from Air&Cosmos Nº1482 August 1994. In this article, the aircraft is called X-32 and the program was Affordable Lightweight Fighter. Other X-32 candidates came from McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed.
The STOVL version was to be designed around a concept similar to that of the Yak-141. The engine selected was the P&W F119. Empty weight was estimated at 10,9 t. Dimensions similar to F-18. Demonstrator first flight was scheduled for 1996. At that stage, the ALF was to be melted with the JAST (Joint Advanced Strike Technology).