The Air Force in 1971 began studying requirements for a new fighter to succeed the F-15, which itself at the time was still in development, recalled Paul Metz, a former Northrop test pilot who flew ...
From the YF-23 and CF-105 Arrow to experimental stealth, VTOL, and next generation air superiority concepts, this is a deep ...
Summary and Key Points: The YF-23 Black Widow II remains the most debated “what-if” in aviation history, not for its specs, ...
What You Need to Know: The Northrop YF-23, nicknamed “Black Widow II,” was a stealth fighter prototype developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Tactical ...
Built by Northrop and McDonnell Douglas for the Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program in the late 1980s, the YF-23 Black Widow II was a fifth-generation fighter jet that ticked all the ...
Northrop Grumman's "forgotten" advanced tactical fighter leaves museum and could be heading for bomber contest Northrop Grumman's long-abandoned YF-23A advanced tactical fighter (ATF) is emerging as ...