Air warfare an international enc yclopedia a i r wa r f a r e an international enc yclopedia volume one, al v edited by walter j. Most advanced fighter aircraft in the world youtube. Northrop yf23 strange vehicles disenoart yf 23 black widow max northrop mcdd f23a black widow ii by copperheadysf23 on. Of all the aircraft ever conceived and produced, none can match the engineers artistry of the yf23 black widow ii. Join us for the inside story of the yf23 told by the people who know her best. This is what a northrop f23a wouldve looked like if it. Northropmcdonnell douglas yf23a black widow ii national. Yf23 black widow ii declassified is a 50 minute documentary about the making of the northropmcdonnell douglas yf23 stealth fighter and its flyoff against the lockheed yf22 in competition for the advanced tactical fighter contract with the air forceas told by the team members who built. The yf23a competed in the late 1980searly 1990s against the yf22a in the advanced tactical fighter atf program. Southern california historical aviation foundation western museum of flight. For photos, video trailer and the inside story visit. It was a beautiful fighter jet that never got the chance shine the northrop grumman yf23 black widow ii.
Two yf23 prototypes were built with the nicknames black widow ii and gray ghost. Documentary on the northrop yf23 black widow copyright. Air force, or the department of defense, of the external website. It all started with the x35, a prototype for the joint strike fighter program from the 1990s. This is the only complete account of the top secret story behind the creation of the. Yf23 black widow ii declassified its about a jet fighter so advanced that it was poised to play a key role in keeping the free world free during the cold war, by outclassing everything else in the sky. Its about a jet fighter so advanced that it was poised to play a key role in keeping the free world free during the cold war, by outclassing everything else in the. The northropmcdonnell douglas yf23 is an american singleseat, twinengine stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the united states air force usaf. The design was a finalist in the usafs advanced tactical fighter atf competition, battling the lockheed yf22 for a production contract. In the 1980s, the usaf began looking for a replacement for its fighter aircraft, especially to counter the ussrs advanced sukhoi su27 and mikoyan mig29.
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