The Northrop YF-23 “Black Widow II,” a prototype developed for the US Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter competition in ...

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The YF-23 Black Widow was a stealth fighter ahead of its time, yet it lost to the F-22 Raptor in the Advanced Tactical ...

Credit: Illustration by Colin Throm/AW&ST based on drawings by Darold B. Cummings/ForzAero. When the U.S. Air Force announced Boeing as the winner of the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter ...

In 1991, Lockheed Martin’s fighter triumphed over the Northrop Grumman/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 in the Pentagon’s ATF (Advanced ... the stealth aircraft to potential buyers. The F-22 “Raptor” ...

The YF-23, unofficially dubbed the Black Widow II, ended up losing an intense competition with the YF-22A – the prototype for the current F-22 Raptor – to become the first stealth air ...

The Raptor (which was originally intended to be ... the slightly stealthier and faster, but less agile YF-23 from Northrop (the maker of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber) and McDonnell Douglas.

Competing against Lockheed Martin’s YF-22, which became the F-22 Raptor, the YF-23 showcased superior supersonic cruise performance, better stealth capabilities, and advanced YF120 variable ...

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The YF-23 was designed to carry an M61 Vulcan as its primary weaponry ... Its design, which later became the F-22 Raptor, was seen as more adaptable, should it be changed in the future, and the ...

beating out Northrop’s YF-23. This victory marked the beginning of a journey that would lead to the creation of the world’s most advanced air superiority fighter. The F-22 Raptor’s ...

the USAF selected the YF-22 Raptor as the winner. This decision was influenced by various factors, including cost considerations, maintainability, and the perceived advantages of the YF-22's ...