Key Points and Summary - Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” was arguably faster, longer-ranged, and stealthier than the YF-22, but Lockheed’s jet won with superior maneuverability, thrust-vectoring, ...
The YF-23 Black Widow was faster, stealthier, and more advanced than the F-22, yet politics ended it in 1991. This breakdown reveals how its design quietly returned through the Navy’s FA-XX program, ...