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Spectacular?: The Chengdu J-36, debuting on December 26, represents China’s largest combat aircraft and a bold step in stealth and supersonic aviation. Key Points: Featuring...
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Spectacular?: The Chengdu J-36, debuting on December 26, represents China’s largest combat aircraft and a bold step in stealth and supersonic aviation. Key Points: Featuring...
Key Points and Summary: The YF-23 prototype, a stealth fighter with a top speed of Mach 2.25 and advanced stealth features, competed against the...
Key Points: The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is celebrated as the ultimate air superiority fighter, but the 1990s competition with Northrop’s YF-23 told a...
Expert to 19FortyFive: "The YF-23, or what would have been the F-23, had some amazing capabilities. I would argue the YF-23 was the better...
The YF-23 could have been a truly powerful U.S. Air Force stealth fighter. She had the looks, power, and stealth capabilities. We asked a...
YF-23 – The Stealth Fighter The Air Force Could Be Flying Today – In the 1980s, with the Cold War crescendoing, the US Air...
While surpassed by the F-22 Raptor, the YF-23 is a legendary fighter for many reasons: In the collection of National Museum of the United States...
The YF-23 is a legend in many military circles. So why did the Air Force pass on it?: For every winner, there is also...
X-44 Manta: The Old Experimental Plane That Could Shape the Air Force’s New Fighter? Way back in 1999, Lockheed Martin had a plan to field...
For every winner, there is also a second best. When it comes to military hardware there are plenty of designs that were very good,...