YF-23 Black Widow - could it return? A defense update in aviation news:
#BlackWidow #fighter

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The YF-23 was Northrop and McDonnell Douglas's entry into the Advanced Tactical Fighter or ATF competition, which went up against the Lockheed YF-22. Notable features of the YF-23 include twin angled tails, a trapezoidal shaped wing, underwing engine air intakes, and engine exhaust channels. Let's take a look at some key specifications for the YF-23:

Specifications
Length: 67 FT 5 IN (20.55 M)


Wingspan: 43 FT 7 IN (13.28 M)
Height: 13 FT 11 IN (4.24 M)
Empty weight: 29,000 LB (13,154 KG)
Max Takeoff weight: 62,000 LB (28,123 KG)



Maximum speed: CLASSIFIED, ESTIMATED ABOVE MACH 2 WITH MACH 1.6 SUPERCRUISE


RANGE: 2,424 NMI (2,789 MI, 4,489 KM)


Engines: Each General Electric YF120
produces


23,500 LBF (105 kN) thrust dry, or
35,000 LBF (156kN) with afterburner


Thrust to weight Ratio: 1.36




Design support provided by BVR:
https://bvr.design/

Northrop Grumman has been in talks with Japan regarding their 6th generation stealth fighter, which some speculate could be a reemergence of the YF-23 Black Widow with even more advanced electronic warfare capability than the 1990 version.



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