http://www.revistanaval.com/armada/buques2/ta11.htm

The ship has no name to date. Aragón once again?. It is a possibility…people who christen our ships seems to work with a short name list, despite Spanish Language is a very rich one and we have a long History.

I think this thread is a good idea but tittle is not very fortunate…can we choose it for “second rank aircraft industries or something similar”…It is a question of production not economical power.

For me, China or Sweden have relevant aerospace industries comparable to USA, Russia or France.
UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea can be considered in the second rank.

From Aerograph 1. F-16. Jay Miller. ISBN. 0-942548-01-9. pg 14

” In February of 1971, Boeing became the third firm to submit a proposal (to F-XX program). Teaming with Dassault, whose attempts to warm the AF to the idea of buying the Mirage F-1 had met with a rather cool reception, Boeing proposed reengining the F-1 with a GE J79-19.
The AF reaction to his idea was also less than enthusiastic. The F-1, even with the J79 engine, offered no apparent improvement over the F-4 and, in some areas was actually a step backward in capability. Shortly thereafter, the Boeing team was convinced to abandon further work and concentrate on a totally new airplane”

From US Army Aircraft since 1947. Stephen Harding. Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-102-8. Pg 122 and 123.

“Like the Douglas A4D-2N and Northrop N-156, the Fiat G.91 was evaluated by the Army in 1961 as a possible FAC and tactical reccon platform. The Army arranged to borrow two German machines (G.91R-1 and G.91R-3. The type was found more than capable of fulfilling the roles envisaged for it”.
The crash of the G.91R-1 and AF pressure led to the cancellation of Army’s plans to operate fixed wing aircraft.
The G.91R-3 was returned to Germany in 1962.
Both aircraft were tested under US Army markings.

Jazz,

You’re right. It is not a McDD design. The same aircraft is on Roy Braybrook’s book “V/STOL The Key to survival”. On page 198 there is a pic showing it in RAF markings.

No identification is given, just “A RR artist’s impression of possible supersonic V/STOL fighter configuration”.

On page 199 there is a drawing of McDD Model 279-3 for USN. I can also remember a 279-4 variant with intakes “á la F-15” from other source.

It is very interesting to see this BAe design in USN Markings…

McDonnell Douglas ATF proposal: third place behind the YF-22 and YF-23. It must be pretty galling to be third in a two-horse race.

Quoted text from Bill Sweetman’s F-22 Raptor. Motorbooks 1998. ISBN 0-7603-0484-X

“It was one of the heavier ATF designs, and its performance was not promising. McDonnell Douglas was shocked to be placed fifth in the evaluation, behind Boeing.”

“Runner-up to Lockheed and Northrop was General Dynamics, with a tailless delta design that reflected the success of the arrow-winged F-16XL”.