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The stealth fighter that got away: Why the YF-23 Black Widow II lost to the F-22 Raptor

Lockheed’s YF-22 wasn’t the inevitable winner of the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter contest. -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black ...
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The Big Reason Why the YF-23 Black Widow II Won’t Ever Fly for the Air Force

-Northrop’s YF-23 dazzled with speed and stealth, but Lockheed’s YF-22 won the Advanced Tactical Fighter crown for pragmatic reasons. -Beyond thrust-vector agility and a more mature avionics suite, ...