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Lightweight Fighter

1960s-1970s fighter aircraft development and acquisition program, led to F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft development
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Facts

6 properties
Instance of
aircraft program
Inception
1960[5]
Owned by
United States Air Force[4]
Country
United States[3]
Participant
General Dynamics YF-16, YF-17 Cobra[6][7]
Winner
General Dynamics YF-16[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en ACF en Air Combat Fighter en Lightweight Fighter en Light Weight Fighter en Light-Weight Fighter en Lightweight Fighter program en LWF es ACF es Air Combat Fighter es Lightweight Fighter es Light Weight Fighter es LWF es Programa ACF es Programa Lightweight Fighter es Programa LWF fr Programme Light Weight Fighter he מטוס קרב קל משקל ja 軽量戦闘機計画 pl Program Lightweight Fighter uk Програма «Lightweight Fighter»
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/m/08ltt_

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Country 1
United States
Owned by 1
United States Air Force
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
United States Air Force
Participant 1
YF-17 Cobra
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Summary

Lightweight Fighter is an aircraft program[1].

FAQs

What awards did Lightweight Fighter receive?

Honors received include General Dynamics YF-16[2].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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