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Fighter Mafia

The Fighter Mafia was a controversial group of United States Air Force officers and civilian defense analysts who, in the 1960s and 1970s, advocated for fighter design criteria in opposition to those of the design boards of the time, and the use of John Boyd and Thomas P. Christie's energy-maneuverability (E-M) theory in designing fighter aircraft. The…

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Fighter Mafia

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples49
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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related to Bibliography · 22
Fighter Mafia → An Airpower Projection Magazine, April, Archived, Code One, Edwards Air Force Base, Eric, F-16, F16, Father, February, Harry, Harry Hillaker, Hehs, Hillaker, January, John Boyd, July, March, Retrieved, September
related to Criticism · 8
Fighter Mafia → Critics, F-15, F-16, F-35, Fighter Mafia's, Proponents, Red Bird, The
related to Legacy · 8
Fighter Mafia → As, Boyd's E-M, Red Bird, The, The F-15, The Fighter Mafia's, The Mafia, USAF's
related to External links · 7
Fighter Mafia → F-16, Legacy, Military Aviation History, Nostalgia, The F-15, Weaponization, YouTube

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fighter air force mafia f-15 design aircraft f-16 would combat yf-16 defense theory hillaker designed riccioni radar boyd e-m weight

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active radar.In light of the Mafia's disappointment with the F-15instance ofthat is a design that would lower weight by stripping the plane of extraneous equipment0.80text
the lightweight fighter was supposed to be the air-to-air superiority fighter that they wantedinstance ofthat is a design that would lower weight by stripping the plane of extraneous equipment0.80text
rangeinstance ofthat also greatly outperformed both the YF-16 and the production F-16 in fields0.80text
speedinstance ofthat also greatly outperformed both the YF-16 and the production F-16 in fields0.80text
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyThe0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyEdwards Air Force Base0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyJanuary0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyArchived0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyMarch0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyRetrieved0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyHehs0.60section
Fighter Mafiarelated to BibliographyEric0.60section

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