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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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Stealth Death Match: How the F-22 Raptor Permanently Defeated the YF-23

YF-23 Stealth Fighter: The Military Marvel That Won't Go Away

Alternate History: This Jet Almost Stopped the F-22 from Existing

This Stealth Fighter Was Rejected in Favor of the F-22

YF-23: The Sleek Stealth Fighter That Lost to the F-22

YF-23: The Killer Stealth Fighter The Air Force Said 'No' To

What Can the U.S. Air Force Learn from the Failure of the YF-23?

YF-23: Could This Failed Prototype Be Reborn as a Sixth Generation Stealth Fighter

This Failed Plane May Live Again Within the 6th Generation Stealth Fighter

5 Crazy Aircraft the U.S. Air Force Almost Went to War With