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Lightweight Fighter program

The Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program was a United States Air Force technology evaluation program initiated in the late 1960s by a group of officers and defense analysts known as the "Fighter Mafia". It was spurred by then-Major John Boyd's 'energy-maneuverability' (E-M) theory, which indicated that excessive weight would have severely debilitating…

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Issued by
United States Air Force
Outcome
F-16 selected for production
Project for
Light fighter
Proposals
Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop, and Vought
Prototypes
General Dynamics YF-16 Northrop YF-17
Related
Navy Air Combat Fighter

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Lightweight Fighter program

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Lightweight Fighter program

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Issued by · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → United States Air Force
Outcome · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → F-16 selected for production
Project for · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → Light fighter
Proposals · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop, and Vought
Prototypes · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → General Dynamics YF-16 Northrop YF-17
Related · 1
Lightweight Fighter program → Navy Air Combat Fighter

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fighter air would force program combat yf-16 yf-17 design 1974 northrop acf general dynamics navy aircraft douglas lightweight theory lwf

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Lightweight Fighter programIssued byUnited States Air Force1.00infobox
Lightweight Fighter programOutcomeF-16 selected for production1.00infobox
Lightweight Fighter programProject forLight fighter1.00infobox
Lightweight Fighter programProposalsBoeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop, and Vought1.00infobox
Lightweight Fighter programPrototypesGeneral Dynamics YF-16 Northrop YF-171.00infobox
Lightweight Fighter programRelatedNavy Air Combat Fighter1.00infobox

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