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From: terryy%earthquake.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Terry Yeung)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: F-19 vs. F-117
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Date: 27 Jul 90 01:55:46 GMT
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From: terryy%earthquake.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Terry Yeung)
In article <1990Jul24.024951.21186@cbnews.att.com> adrian@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk (Adrian Hurt) writes:
>
>Also, can someone explain to me the way the USAF numbers its aircraft?  I
>can account for most of the numbers 1 to 20, thus:
				[stuff deleted]
>10: ?
>11: ?

I believe there was an F11 called the Tiger.  I'm not sure on the name but I
am sure that an F11 exists.

                                [stuff deleted]
>20: Northrop's private follow-up to the F-5, which no-one would buy.
>21: ?

The F-21 is the designation of the Israeli Kfir C-2.  The US Navy and the
Marines both borrowed some for aggresser training.  I believe they've 
returned them by now.

				Terry Yeung
				terryy@ocf.berkeley.edu