The Northrop YF-23 Made a Flawless Flight Over the Aircraft Carrier | Edna Mello

Any fans of the YF-23??? The YF-23A competed in the late 1980s/early 1990s against the YF-22A in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program. During the late 1970s, a new generation of Soviet fighters and Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) prompted the US Air Force to find a replacement for the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. In 1986, the USAF awarded demonstration contracts to two competing industry teams—Lockheed-Boeing-General Dynamics (YF-22A) versus Northrop-McDonnell Douglas (YF-23A). The

YF-23 Black Widow II, conducting flight testing somewhere over the Western United States. The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 “Black Widow II” was a stealthy, twin-engine fighter prototype built for the USAF’s Advanced Tactical Fighter competition in the late 1980s. Designed to replace the F-15 against advanced Soviet threats, the YF-23 faced off against the Lockheed YF-22. While faster and stealthier, it was less agile, and in 1991 the YF-22 was chosen to become the F-22 Raptor. Only two known

YF-23 Black Widow II ⚡ The Stealth Beast That Lost 😱