On 2 May 1975, Navy ku dhawaaqay doorashada ee YF-17. Tan iyo LWF ma wadaagaan shuruudaha design ee VFAX ah, Navy weydiiyay McDonnell Douglas iyo Northrop si ay u horumariyaan diyaarad cusub ka design iyo mabaadi'da ee YF-17. On 1 March 1977, Xoghayaha Navy W. Graham Claytor ku dhawaaqay in F-18 loo magacaabi doonaa "Hornet". Northrop la iskaashiga McDonnell Douglas sida qandaraasle labaad on NACF si ay uga faa'iideystaan waayo-aragnimo dambe ee dhismaha side, oo ay ku jiraan Fantom II. On YF-18, laba shirkadood ku heshiiyeen in ay ku darto fuselage ballaaran oo ku salaysan shidaalka fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage fuselage f
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