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    The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 is an American single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for...
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    The Northrop YF-17 (nicknamed "Cobra") was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed by Northrop aviation for the United States Air Force's Lightweight...
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    their proposals. Northrop and McDonnell Douglas submitted the YF-23. Lockheed, Boeing and General Dynamics proposed and built the YF-22, which, although...
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  • YF-23 may refer to: Northrop YF-23, an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States...
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    the two competing technology demonstrator aircraft, the Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23. Pratt & Whitney's competing F119 was selected over the F120 to...
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    and stealth technology. Lockheed and Northrop were selected in 1986 to respectively develop the YF-22 and the YF-23 technology demonstrator aircraft and...
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    Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. The...
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    Tactical Fighter program flyoff competition between the Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23 prototypes. Following the completion of the competition, the squadron...
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    The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. As part...
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    Pratt & Whitney F119 (redirect from YF-119)
    engines for both the Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22 and the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 ATF technology and flight demonstrators. The ATF's increasing...
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    Goodall, James C. "The Northrop B-2A Stealth Bomber." America's Stealth Fighters and Bombers: B-2, F-117, YF-22, and YF-23. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI...
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    the second Northrop YF-23 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) 5th generation stealth fighter demonstrator. Also on display is the first Northrop YF-17 Cobra...
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  • Boeing Bird of Prey (redirect from YF-118G)
    airbrakes) for yaw control. The aircraft, which had given the designation "YF-118G" as a cover, was made public on October 18, 2002. The Bird of Prey was...
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    The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a low-observable stealth surveillance aircraft with a...
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    awarded to the industry teams of McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics, and Northrop/Grumman/Vought in November 1984. The teams were awarded contracts for further...
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  • The Northrop Grumman RQ-180 is an American stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance aircraft intended for contested airspace. As of 2019[update]...
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    Sukhoi/HAL FGFA Chengdu J-20 Shenyang J-31 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Northrop YF-23 Related lists List of fighter aircraft Notes Also "Object/Article 1...
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    Stealth Fighter". America's Stealth Fighters and Bombers: B-2, F-117, YF-22 and YF-23. St. Paul, Minnesota, US: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-87938-609-2...
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  • Lockheed YF-22 (First Flight: 1990, developed into F-22) Mikoyan LMFS (cancelled) Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin (First flight: 2016) Northrop YF-23 (First Flight:...
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    series of design studies which resulted in the Northrop YF-17 and the F/A-18 naval fighter aircraft. The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was an advanced variant to...
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    a conventional empennage, the Su-75 has a v-tail similar to that of Northrop YF-23. Instead of a set of elevators and a tail separately controlling pitch...
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    The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier-based operations. Developed by the American...
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  • Jenkins & Landis 2008, p. 236. Paul Metz, Jim Sandberg (27 August 2015). YF-23 DEM/VAL Presentation by Test Pilots Paul Metz and Jim Sandberg. Western...
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    after another merger, retired from Boeing. The concept was used in the Northrop YF-23 fighter. However, it has been considered or included in design specifications...
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    performance, and launch and recovery systems. On 23 July 2020, the Air Force gave contracts to Kratos, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics to compete...
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  • selection in 2024. On 27 July 2023, Kathy Warden, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman, confirmed that the company notified the U.S. Air Force that it...
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    increased fuel efficiency and greater agility. Related development Lockheed YF-22 – Prototype fighter aircraft for the US Air Force Advanced Tactical Fighter...
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    Stingray request for proposals in October 2017 to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics. Boeing secretly finished building its wing-body-tail...
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    December 2020[update], the only combat-ready stealth aircraft in service are the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (1997), the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (2005), the...
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    portal Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Tupolev PAK DA Related lists List of...
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