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The Navy’s F/A-XX could have YF-23 Black Widow II stealth fighter DNA
The YF-23, known as the Black Widow II, remains one of the most intriguing “what ifs” in US aviation history and continues to ...
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The YF-23 Black Widow II could have flown from a US Navy aircraft carrier
When the United States Air Force was looking for a fifth-generation air superiority fighter, the two competing planes were ...
Summary: In the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force sought to replace the F-15 with a new fighter jet, spurring a competition between the YF-23 and YF-22. Northrop Grumman’s YF-23, known for its stealth and ...
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 US Air Force began ...
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