Left top to
bottom: An
AIM-120A
AMRAAM is
test fired over
the Point Mugu
range, under
the watchful
eye of an F-15D
photo chase.
The stripped
out cockpit
of the YF-
after the test
programme
was completed.
USA
The YF-
obviously
shows the
Raptor’s
design traits,
but it was
dramatically
revised for the
production
aircraft. USAF
N22YF (PAV-1)
went to the
Air Force
Museum in
Dayton, Ohio,
after the test
programme,
with PAV-
being used as
a static test
airframe. USAF(^14) RAPTOR
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