The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately ...

Even when we're in the shadows. The original YF-16. (Lockheed Martin) The next step was trying to find a place to paint the airplane, which is more involved than people might think. My first call ...

In 1986, as speculation about Lockheed’s Northrop built what it called the YF-17 technology demonstrator to compete with General Dynamics’ YF-16 in the lightweight fighter program. When the F ...