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...Northrop Corp. bills its F-20 Tigershark jet as a lean, mean, less costly fighting machine. Its rival for the affections of Pentagon purchasers is General Dynamics' F-16 Fighting Falcon, the trim singleengine warplane that has been an Air Force staple for 2 1/2 years. Originally designed primarily for foreign sales, the F-20 has not sold a single plane; apparently foreign buyers are not interested in a plane that the Pentagon will not buy. In an attempt to crack the market, Northrop made an extraordinary offer to sell 396 F-20s to the Pentagon at $15 million apiece...
...that it had "no idea of the origin of the figures quoted." The Pentagon is undecided as to how it will recoup the money. Said a Pentagon spokesman: "We could continue to withhold overhead payments until the account is filled, or we could ask for a lump payment." The Northrop Corp., a competitor, last week suggested one form of punishment for General Dynamics: to share some of the Government contracts with it. Northrop offered to sell the Pentagon about 400 of its newly developed F-20s, sleek fighter jets it is having trouble marketing, for substantially less than General Dynamics...
McDonnell Douglas explained that the Hornet was developed from a prototype designed by Northrop, the YF-17. In the process, the shape of the wing extensions that give the plane its high maneuverability was changed and a different engine was used. When prototypes were tested ten years ago, McDonnell Douglas did not notice that the modifications put additional stress on the tail assembly. The reason, according to the company, was partly "a real squeeze on development money." Despite the problems, the Navy expects to begin deploying the Hornet aboard the carrier U.S.S. Constellation in the fall. Nor has it changed...
...classic analysis of biblical narrative, The Great Code, Critic Northrop Frye finds that the Book of Job is "classified among the tragedies, but it is technically a comedy by virtue of its 'happy ending,' with Job restored to prosperity...
...Reagan Administration. Eventually, Washington not only agreed to share U.S. technology with Israel but earmarked nearly $1 billion in development funds for the Lavi. When it finally comes on the market, it may be in direct competition with several U.S. jets, including the F-20 fighter plane designed by Northrop...