Northrop N-102 Fang
The Northrop N-102 Fang was a fighter aircraft design created by Northrop Corporation and proposed to the United States Air Force in 1953. The Fang was explicitly designed as a ”light” or “lightweight fighter” in direct response to what Northrop saw as the ever-increasing weight, size, complexity, and cost of Western fighter designs. While the Fang was ultimately overlooked in favor of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Northrop’s interest in the lightweight fighter concept would ultimately come to fruition with the F-5 Freedom Fighter, itself spawning a moderately successful fighter family.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Northrop
- Country of origin
- United States
Specifications
- Max speed
- 2 kt
- Range
- 340 nm
- Service ceiling
- 59,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 44,500 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 18,735 lb
- Powerplant
- General Electric J79-GE-1
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 42.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 30.7 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.