Comment on The F-15 Eagle: Origins and Development, 1964-1972 [pdf]Comments−knolan3yI don’t think I’ve ever seen the competing designs to the McDonnell Douglas design before. Were these public at the time like with later aircraft competitions? I’m thinking of the YF-17, YF-23 and X-32.−belter3yLooks like this is the best you are going to get, some photos in the answer: https://www.quora.com/Did-the-F-15-fighter-plane-have-any-co...Fairchild Republic F-X: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5032893d14a8556ef65b4...General Dynamics F-X: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-725ce5a1fe83a987224ca...North American Rockwell NA-335: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-aad2b19e0e947f1cc2a4a...−icegreentea23yThere are drawings of the Fairchild and North American ones in the PDF (page 60) as well.The Fairchild one looks incredibly Ace Combat (I think it's the super wide engine pods).−knolan3yThat’s what I meant. The PDF is the first I’ve seen.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen the competing designs to the McDonnell Douglas design before. Were these public at the time like with later aircraft competitions? I’m thinking of the YF-17, YF-23 and X-32.
Looks like this is the best you are going to get, some photos in the answer: https://www.quora.com/Did-the-F-15-fighter-plane-have-any-co...
Fairchild Republic F-X: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5032893d14a8556ef65b4...
General Dynamics F-X: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-725ce5a1fe83a987224ca...
North American Rockwell NA-335: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-aad2b19e0e947f1cc2a4a...
There are drawings of the Fairchild and North American ones in the PDF (page 60) as well.
The Fairchild one looks incredibly Ace Combat (I think it's the super wide engine pods).
That’s what I meant. The PDF is the first I’ve seen.