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The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 Black Widow II Lost In The USAFs Advanced Tatical Fighter Competition To The The F-22 Rapier. It Was Aminly Turned Down Because The Budget For Designing The Aircraft Was High. To Try Reduce Costs, It Uses The Nosewheel Of The F-15 Eagle And The Undercarrige Of The F/A-18 Hornet And They Had To Use Non-Thrust Vectoring Engines. But Is Is Technically Better Than The YF-22, Being 10% Stealthier. The Two Prototypes Are Currently In Storage. They Have Been Bought By NASA, Who Will Probably Destroy Them.
Specs: YF-23A
Type: Advanced Technology Prototype Fighter
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney YF119 Turbojets
Top Speed: Mach 1.8
Ceiling: 65,000 FT
Range: 2,790 MI
Armament: 20mm Vulcan Cannon, 4 AIM-120 AMRAAMs, and 2 AIM-9 Sidewinders
Weights: Empty-36,900 LBS, Loaded-63,866 LBS
Dimensions: Wing Span-44 FT, Length-67 FT, Height-14 FT, Wing Area-945 Sq. FT