Talk:ADFX-01 -Block1-/@comment-2069956-20140701220916/@comment-24737663-20140702233103

think of this version as a 'test bed' or a 'demonstrator' aircraft. got plenty of actual aircraft that were built off of test models. case in point, the YF-17 'Cobra'  was designed to compete in the Lightweight Fighter Program (LWF) against the F-16 'Fighting Falcon'. even though she lost the competition to the Falcon, she was redesigned into the F/A-18A 'Hornet' and improved for the USN to replace its A-7 'Corsair II's and F-4 'Phantom II's and to work in tandem with and eventually replacing the F-14 'Tomcat'.

for more details on the YF-17 'Cobra': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-17