Yet, beneath the surface of the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II’s ...

Japan has revived the YF-23, a legendary prototype fighter that was developed in the early 1990s by Northrop and McDonnell ...

The first element that aircraft designers demanded of the YF-23 was stealth. At the time of the ATF, stealth technology was relatively new. The US did have stealth aircraft in the inventory.

The first YF-23, with Pratt & Whitney engines, supercruised at Mach 1.43 on Sep. 18, 1990, while the second, with General Electric engines, reached Mach 1.6 on Nov. 29, 1990. By comparison, the YF ...

YF-23 re-emerges for surprise bid. 2004-07-13T00:00:00+01:00. ... The company says it "drew upon a wide range of experience for its response to the interim bomber RFI, and the YF-23 is one".

Despite a few early issues, like cracked windscreens and a plugged air sense line, both aircraft performed well. In just over 90 days, the YF-23 completed dozens of supersonic flights, hitting ...

Brigadier General Douglas “Beaker” Wickert and some of the aircraft he talked about in the interview on Episode 147 of the TALK4 ... Just like we did with the YF-22 and YF-23 in the 1990s, ...

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The two YF-23 demonstration aircraft. However, Northrop brought some baggage of its own to the table back in the 90s. The company had reputation for "test fraud, contract suspension, and fines ...