Aircraft was a company demonstrator. DND photo.

Also had military serial 82-0064. The third of three built and only survivor of the type. The project was cancelled in 1986 as no orders had placed. Preserved at the California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA from 1991.

Northrop demonstrator marked with its c/n. Later converted to c/n TR1001 with USAF serial 84-0194 and delivered to Royal Saudi Air Force as 1708 in 1985. Withdrawn from use in 1998.

F/A-18 Prototype Photographer: David Ostrowski.

Photographer: David Ostrowski.

Photographer: Steven Zink.

Photographer: David Ostrowski.

This Tigereye (FMS serial 84-0194) became 1708 in Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) service. The aircraft was withdrawn from use from 10sq (operating out of Taif/King Fahd Air Base) in the late nineties. Northrop used the aircraft in 1983 during its promotion campaign for the type at the international trade show at Le Bourget.

The Northrop Model 1 Mockup Flying Wing was Northrop's natural progression towards an aerodynamically clean design in which the drag caused by protruding engine nacelles, fuselage and vertical and horizontal tail surfaces is eliminated. However, the N-1M was plagued by poor performance as it was both overweight and underpowered. Nevertheless, Northrop convinced the AF that the N-1 M was successful enough to serve as the forerunner of more advanced flying wings and led ultimately to the B-2 bomber.