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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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Don't Worship the F-23 (Or Even the F-22 Raptor)

F-22 Raptor vs. the Mythical YF-23: Why the F-23 Never Happened

Northrop's F-23 Stealth Fighter Would Have Been a Killer. (And Japan Might Be Interested In It.)

This Might Have Become the F-52 Fighter

Northrop's F-23 Stealth Fighter Might Have Been Better Than the F-22. We Might Just Find Out.

This Is the 'F-52' Fighter

This Is the Odd-Looking Fighter That Could Have Replaced the F-22 Raptor

YF-23: The Stealth Super Plane the U.S. Air Force Almost Built Instead of the F-22

F-23: The Only Plane That Could Kill the F-22 Raptor Is the One That Almost Replaced It

YF-23: The Almost Forgotten Plane That Could Have Replaced the F-22 Raptor