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The YF-23 prototype still presses the Air Force’s hardest question
What does a “better” fighter mean when the real constraint is everything that has to follow it into the fight? The YF-23 Black Widow II has been an ongoing talking point within the aerospace community ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
The YF-23 still whispers what stealth fighters should become
“Was the Air Force picking a fighter or picking a future?” The Advanced Tactical Fighter competition was meant to be a clean, ...
Japan, Britain, 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 ...
Meet the YF-23: During the 1980s, while the Cold War was peaking and the US was fervently investing in weapons technology sufficient to maintain an edge over the Soviets, the... Here’s What You Need ...
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