U.S. F-47’s “Buddy” YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin” Crashes During Test Flight; CCA Program Testing Paused

The CCA prototype developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the YFQ-42A, crashed during a routine test flight at a peculiar time, as it is competing for the US Air Force’s (USAF) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contract. The YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin” is GA-ASI’s production-representative prototype for the USAF’s CCA Increment 1 program. It is a jet-powered, […] The post U.S. F-47’s “Buddy” YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin” Crashes During Test Flight; CCA Program Testing Paused appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.