The U.S. Air Force’s YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter Mistake Still Stings Hard

The U.S. Air Force’s YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter Mistake Still Stings Hard

Summary and Key Points: The Northrop YF-23 “Black Widow II” is often remembered as the loser of the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition against the Lockheed F-22, but experts argue it offered a superior—albeit different—vision of future air combat. -Prioritizing extreme stealth and supercruise speed over the F-22’s agility and thrust vectoring, the YF-23 featured […] The post The U.S. Air Force’s YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter Mist…