The jet that DOMINATED every performance metric in 1991 is now a museum piece while China scales up stealth production at ...
Summary: Among aviation enthusiasts, Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 has achieved legendary status due to its performance and the fact that only two prototypes were built before the program was discontinued.
Key Points and Summary - Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” was arguably faster, longer-ranged, and stealthier than the YF-22, but Lockheed’s jet won with superior maneuverability, thrust-vectoring, ...
Silhouette with starburst effect on the 3 Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23 sculpture - Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock Built by Northrop and McDonnell Douglas for the Air Force's Advanced Tactical ...
The Northrop Grumman YF-23 has attained something of a mythical status among aviation enthusiasts – because of the jet’s performance and because only two were ever made. During the Cold War’s ...