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NORTHROP YF-17 COBRA
FLIGHT TEST PROGRESS REPORT - 14 NOVEMBER 1974 |
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YF-l7 prototypes maneuver against each other as part of flight test
program at Edwards Air Force Base, California. |
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Summary of flight test data as of 13 November 1974 |
| Total flights: |
192 |
| Total flight time: |
217 hours 56 minutes |
| Total supersonic time: |
Approx. 8 hours |
| AIM—9 missile firing: |
Started 8 November |
| MK-84 stores separation: |
7 bombs dropped |
| 100% symmetrical loads: |
Completed 8 November |
| USAF-piloted flights: |
106 made by six USAF pilots |
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In two days (8 and 9 November) nine YF-17 sorties flown by five
different pilots for total of nearly 7 hours. |
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