<p>This case study outlines the development of the Lightweight Fighter program, including the development, technology, and flight test history of the YF-16 and YF-17. The streamlined and highly successful Lightweight Fighter program effectively used "experimental prototypes" to introduce a set of new and advanced technologies to fighter aircraft, and serves as an excellent example of technology management, risk reduction in the development process, and acquisition philosophy.</p>

The Lightweight Fighter Program: A Successful Approach to Fighter Technology Transition (Case Studies)

Engineering & Transportation

D. Aronstein

A. Piccirillo

Transportation

AIAA

This case study examines the German V/STOL fighter and strike aircraft development efforts, the VJ 101 and the VAK 191 programs. The VJ 101C and the VAK 191B design approaches are described and the results of their flight test efforts are summarized. Designers specializing in V/STOL aircraft design and flight testing will find the lessons of this case study relevant to future ASTOVL fighter and attack aircraft developments.

The German V/STOL Fighter Program: A Quest for Survivability in a Theater Nuclear Environment (Case Studies)

<p>The authors have been intimately involved in the acquisition and development of the advanced tactical fighter (ATF) programme from its inception through today. This book traces the history of the ATF programme and the evolution of the ATF requirements from the beginning of the programme through the start of the engineering and manufacturing development.</p>

Advanced Tactical Fighter to F-22 Raptor: Origins of the 21st Century Air Dominance Fighter (Library of Flight) (AIAA Education)

M. Hirschberg

AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast.

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