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  F/A-18 Hornet

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  Harrier Jump Jet

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  McDonnell Douglas DC-9

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  F-4 Phantom II

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  McDonnell Douglas MD-12

  The McDonnell Douglas MD-12 was an aircraft design study undertaken by the McDonnell Douglas company in the 1990s for a "superjumbo" aircraft. Had it been built, it would have been similar in size to the Boeing 747, but with a higher passenger capacity. McDonnell Douglas studied improved, stretched...
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  Douglas DC-8

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  YF-23 Black Widow II

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