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NORTHROP YF-17 COBRA
FLIGHT TEST PROGRESS REPORT - 3 OCTOBER 1974 |
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YF-17 unique wing-root slots provide maximum
air flow stability for combat maneuvering at high angles of attack. |
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Summary of Edwards AFB Flight Test Data as of 2 October 1974 |
| Total flights: |
121 (#001 - 96 flights since 9 June; #002 - 25 flights since 21 August) |
| Total flight time: |
130 hours 37 minutes |
| Maximum airspeed to date: |
Mach 1.92 |
| Wind-up turns: |
To 8.5 G's |
| Angle of attack (AOA): |
63° at 50 knots with full control |
| Side-slip angle: |
36° yaw at 58° AOA with full control |
| Stall/post stall test phase: |
100% complete 26 September |
| In-flight refuelings: |
89 hookups since 5 September in 25 missions |
| Airstarts: |
25 |
| USAF-piloted flights: |
58 made by four USAF pilots |
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YF-17 #001 takes off on test flight. |
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