I photographed the Northrop YF-17 Cobra prototype at the USS Alabama Memorial in Mobile, Alabama. The only other prototype (72-1569) is in Torrence, Calif.
However, I did photograph a Northrup prototype at the Museum of Flight that was marked “F-18” on the tail, but with straight landing gear and wearing the Northrop corporate colors. I was told by the Museum of Flight that they later cut the mockup aircraft apart to more easily display the cockpit/nose section. I have left that photo at the top of the F-18 Hornet page for now, but may move it to this page as I feel it is much more Cobra than Hornet.