The YF12-A was a two-seat prototype interceptor designed to carry 3 AIM-47 air-to-air missiles.[1] This program was cancelled due to the high cost of the aircraft, only 3 were built.[1] 2 of the 3 aircraft were lost due to accidents.[1] This aircraft was revealed to the public in February of 1964 by president Lyndon B. Johnson.[1] This aircraft exhibited an early example of a severe category 3 PIO.[2]
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- [1] Not What You Think, How Was The Blackbirds Program Kept Secret?, (Dec. 02, 2022). Accessed: Dec. 02, 2022. [Online Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWGmBaxLNlw
- [2] NATO, Ed., Flight Vehicle Integration Panel Workshop on Pilot Induced Oscillations: = (Atelier sur le Pompage Piloté). in AGARD advisory report, no. 335. Neuilly-sur-Seine: AGARD, 1995.
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