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YF-23: Could This Fighter Have Really Replaced the F-22?
The first YF-23, nicknamed Black Widow II, was built around two Pratt & Whitney engines that enabled supercruise at Mach 1.43. The Pratt & Whitney engines were swapped out in the second YF-23 ...
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YF-23 Black Widow: The Fighter Jet That Could Have Replaced the F-22 Raptor
Despite the YF-23's ability to supercruise at Mach 1.6 and its superior stealth characteristics, the Air Force ultimately chose the YF-22, now known as the F-22 Raptor, due to its maneuverability ...