lightweight fighter

  1. VTOLicious

    Design Challenge: Lightweight Multirole Fighter (LMF)

    XY: "A stealth fighter in the size of a Saab Gripen is impossible without compromising its performance to a point where it becomes useless". Me: "Hold my beer..." :) Everyone is welcome to join! But be aware, this is intended to be beyond napkin sketches. You may need some CAD skills or access...
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    • enclosed weapons pod f414 far-21 gripen jas39 lightweight fighter lightweight multirole fighter lmf mrf stealth fighter
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    • Forum: Aircraft Design
  2. overscan (PaulMM)

    Boeing Lightweight fighter design to LWF requirement

    Boeing's LWF design was rated very highly in the LWF competition. It has been suggested it came second in the evaluation to General Dynamics Model 401 (F-16), but Northrop's P-610 was given the second contract because it was twin engined and hence represented a different approach. Boeing's...
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    ADF to LWF: Evolution of the General Dynamics F-16

    The F-16 has its origins in General Dynamics studies for the FX program. An RFP was issued in December 1965 for a Tactical Support Aircraft, specifying dual air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. The Air Force was thinking of a 60,000lb VG aircraft at this time. Grumman submitted a variable...
  4. overscan (PaulMM)

    Lockheed CL-1200 / X-27 Lancer

    Air Enthusiast, September 1971
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    • cold war ifa international fighter aircraft lancer lightweight fighter lockheed lwf north atlantic treaty organisation skunk works tactical air command united states air force western europe
    • Replies: 84
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    Mikoyan LFI (4.12)

    The LFI was supposed to be developed alongside the MFI as a lightweight, single engine, cheaper version. To save money, however, the LFI program was suspended, as it shared the MFI configuration the initial 1.44 prototype would serve to verify the basic airframe design. The intention was that...
  6. P

    Northrop P-530 / P-600 / P-610 / YF-17 Design Evolution

    Northrop P-610 single-engine variant of the YF-17 Cobra (later F/A-18 Hornet) At the time of the USAF’s ‘Light Weight Fighter’ (LWF) Request for Proposal, Northrop attempted to cover its bases, by submitting both a single-engine design, the P-610, and the twin-engine design, the P-600 Both the...
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