Northrop’s YF-23 team was made up of brilliant engineers,” remembered test pilot Paul Metz, among only a handful of pilots to ...

This analysis provides a deep dive into the revolutionary stealth features of the YF-23 Black Widow II, the legendary ...

The YF-120 might be more difficult, and more expensive, to develop for mass production. When the Air Force tapped the YF-22 as the basis for its next fighter, it also selected the YF-119 as that ...

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.

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 took 4 years and over 10,000 hours of volunteer work to get the YF-16 #72-01568 to its original appearance. On Saturday, June 1, 2024, the Fort Worth ...