In 1954 the Northrop Aircraft Co. became aware, as a result of its studies for a lightweight low-cost fighter, of a new range of small, high thrust-to- weight ratio turbojets which were being developed by General Electric. Although these turbojets were being developed for missile application, Northrop recognised their potential for use in manned combat aircraft By strange coincidence such aircraft was already under study and designer Welko Gasich soon produced a preliminary design for a small supersonic fighter powered by a pair of small turbojets. The project was christened "Tally Ho".
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