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Top Secret Stealth Fighter Jet... We Never Got - YF-23 Black Widow 2
The YF-23 was the main competitor to the ... Government started a new program called ATF or Advanced tactical fighter with several famous American aircraft manufacturers applying for the job.
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YF-23 Black Widow: The Fighter Jet That Could Have Replaced the F-22 Raptor
The aircraft packed a pair of Pratt & Whitney YF119-PW-100 engines that gave the YF-23 to supercruise at Mach 1.43 (or about ...
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Northrop’s YF-23 Black Widow II Might Be Making a Comeback
and Italy will have difficulty moving forward on a sixth-generation fighter because of the sheer complexity of designing one from scratch. But they could start with the proven YF-23 instead.
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F-23 Stealth Fighter
the Air Force ended up with an excellent plane with the Raptor—but both the YF-22 and YF-23 were outstanding designs. Had Northrop won the competition, the F-23 might... Here’s What You Need ...