Many aviation enthusiasts believe the YF-23 was superior to the F-22 and that the Air Force made a historic mistake by not ...

Even if the faster, stealthier YF-23 Black Widow II had won the competition against the F-22, it still would have been a failure. The “Black Widow” was the superior aircraft, better suited for modern ...

The YF-23 emphasized stealth characteristics: in fact to lessen weight and increase stealth, Northrop decided against using thrust vectoring for aerodynamic control as was used on the Lockheed YF-22A.

-The YF-23 competed in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program during the Cold War but lost to Lockheed’s YF-22, which became the F-22 Raptor. The YF-23 was admired for its stealth, speed ...

The YF-23 had a greater flight range, giving the fighter the potential to strike much further targets. The F-22 Raptor had a more conventional design and more effective program management, and was ...

Northrop Grumman's long-abandoned YF-23A advanced tactical fighter (ATF) is emerging as the possible basis for a surprise contender for the US Air Force's interim bomber requirement.

It also flew more test flights than the YF-23 — 72 over three months. The YF-22 and Lockheed received another advantage thanks the F-117s stellar performance in Operation Desert Storm.

The YF-23, arguably far more futuristic looking than the F-22, never made it to production, but the two prototypes still exist, and one of them is in Torrance at the Western Museum of Flight.