Friday Video: The YF-23 and Test Pilot Comments
I worked at Northrop during the time the ATF competition was in full swing. I remember watching the videos and getting the promo materials on the YF-23. Today's video is all about the YF-23 with commentary by test pilot Paul Metz.
When I look at the YF-23, it reminds me of the SR-71. I wanted it to win the competition but it lost out to the YF-22, which we know today as the F/A-22 Raptor. In the end, the F/A-22 is an incredible plane, but I still wish some F-23s would have been built.
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The comments made by pilots about the planes they fly, you just gotta love it. If you have more of these, don't hesitate to put em up here :) Doing a great job Thomas, as always :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, gorgeous airplane. We'd have had a winner either way, honestly, but I can't help but wonder how flights of F-23s would have looked.
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