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, ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
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 ...
The YF-23’s emphasis on stealth and long-range engagements over dogfighting cost it the race with the YF-22—but in hindsight, its vision was the more influential one. The YF-23 Black Widow II is a ...
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 ...
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