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A QUICK LOOK AT THE YF-16 TEST PROGRAM AND AT THE USAF DECISION TO BUY THE LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER - The Aviation Geek Club
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![Northrop YF-17 Cobra at the Western Museum of Flight in Torrance, California. The YF-17 was a prototype in the USAF's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program, but lost out to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Northrop YF-17 Cobra at the Western Museum of Flight in Torrance, California. The YF-17 was a prototype in the USAF's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program, but lost out to the F-16 Fighting Falcon.](https://preview.redd.it/zwvs2ulft8691.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c5dcc4963c0d37c4d5f576a9dfbf308a5269710)