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The YF-23 Couldn't Beat the F-22 Raptor for This One Reason

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One Thing Kept This Stealth Fighter From Beating the F-22 Raptor

Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23 in-flight refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo)

"Black Widow": Meet the Stealth Fighter the Air Force Passed Up (In Favor of the F-22)

This Was the Strange Looking Plane That Nearly Replaced the F-22 Raptor

Study This Picture: It Might Be a Preview of What A 6th Generation Fighter Looks Like

The YF-23 Stealth Fighter Can Teach Us About America's Next Air Superiority Fighter

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The Mysterious F-52 Fighter: The Stealth Jet Iran or Russia Will Never Fight

USAF Museum

The F-23/YF-23: The Plane The Air Force Turned Down (But Won't Go Away)

The F-22s Competition: YF-23A Thermal Designer Tells Us Some Very Interesting Details

The Stealth Fighter the Air Force Said 'No' To: Why the YF-23 Still Matters

The F-22 Raptor vs. the F-23: A Stealth Showdown That Doesn't Matter

Study This Plane: It Could Be Japan's New Stealth Fighter

The Mighty F-52 Fighter: The Story of a Stealth Jet That Never Happenned

The "What-If" YF-23 Stealth Fighter Debate: We Are All Missing a Bigger Point

This Is the Deadly F-52 Stealth Fighter (That Doesn't Exist)

Meet the F-52 Stealth Fighter (That Doesn't Exist)