No, the F18L was NOT the YF-17 it was a land-based version of the F-18, but this was still a F-18, not a return to the YF-17!! I mean, bigger wing, more powerful engines, etc.

Ok so there’s a problem with technology tranfers from the USA to Great Britain…
that very bad for the JSF, because the aim of this program is to kill the european fighter industry, by pumping R&D funds into the JSF, not in the Neuron for example 🙂 ! The arms to reach this goal are precisley the waivers. UK buy the wivers with its R&D funds… But you can’t do that if you don’t agree to give waivers at the same time!!
I totally agree with tomcats for the USAF it would have been be much simpler than navalizing the Eagle. More, the AWG-9 was a AN/ASG-18 derivative (the YF-12 radar). YF-12 was a USAF program!!
– with a lighter undercarriage and structure, the USAF Tomcat weight 2 metric tons less.
– More, it’s TF-30, prone-to-stalling engines are replaced by powerful and reliable
F-100 (9500 to 10800 kgp of thrust!)
So the Thrust to weight ratio is much better…
– and the Tomcat flew 18 months earlier : every month count against the powerful MIG-25
The Tomcat was perfectly able to kill MIG-25 (ask the Iranians…)

Hey matej I love your website! I saw the pages on the Breguet VTOL (1110 to 1116 )that’s a very good job! Where do you find all these plans and pictures ???!!!

Could you explain me what a waiver is?

Ok so let’s go for the Sea Typhoon (I saw the name on another thread..logical) on the CVF… if Great Britain cancell it’s order for the F35 (unlikely alas??) . I heard GB was a bit angry about technology transfers from the USA on the JSF program. Do you think it can led to a cancelation of the JSF order ? And on this case what happen? a Sea Typhoon or even Rafale M (a common fighter on both CVFs…) 🙂