| Northrop's Yf-17 Cobra: A Pictorial History Contributor(s): Logan, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887409105 ISBN-13: 9780887409103 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - Aviation |
| Dewey: 623.746 |
| LCCN: 95071769 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Carvers |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" (0.80 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Northrop YF-17 holds a special place in aircraft history. The YF-17 was one of the two prototypes tested in the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Fighter competition, a program which attempted to reverse the trend of increasing cost and complexity of new fighter aircraft, and which resulted in the selection and manufacture of the F-16 as the next generation free world fighter. Even though the YF-17 lost the USAF competition, it was the prototype for the U.S. Navys F/A-18 aircraft. Don Logan is also the author of Rockwell B-1B: SACs Last Bomber, The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing: At Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 1972, and Northrops T-38 Talon: A Pictorial History(all three available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.). |