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McDonnell Douglas would build the wings, stabilators, and forward fuselage; while Northrop would build the center and aft fuselage and vertical stabilizers. McDonnell Douglas was the prime contractor for the naval versions, and Northrop would be the prime contractor for the F-18L land-based version which Northrop hoped to sell on the export market.
The following year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued Lockheed Skunk Works a contract to build and test two Stealth Strike Fighters, under the code name "Have Blue". [ 18 ] [ 19 ] These subscale aircraft incorporated jet engines of the Northrop T-38A , fly-by-wire systems of the F-16 , landing gear of the A-10 , and ...
Zimmerman was born on January 5, 1981 [8] in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. [9] His mother, Nancy (née Johnson), is a visual artist, and his father, Rodney Thomas "Rod" Zimmerman, is a General Motors plant worker.