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YF-23 Black Widow II: A Navy Aircraft Carrier Fighter to Replace the F-14 Tomcat?

The NATF-23 envisioned a carrier-capable YF-23 Black Widow II to replace the F-14: stealth shaping, internal bays, strengthened gear, twin tails, canards, and thrust-vectoring for low-speed control at ...
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What If the YF-23 Had Won? The Untold Engineering Edge Behind America’s Lost Stealth Fighter

How could a faster, stealthier, longer-ranged fighter than its competitor lose the most important aircraft contest of the late 20th century? The Northrop YF-23 “Black Widow II” continues to be a topic ...