Summary: Among aviation enthusiasts, Northrop Grumman's YF-23 has achieved legendary status due to its performance and the fact that only two prototypes were built before the program was discontinued.

The YF-23 was the main competitor to the legendary F-22 Raptor, or at the time YF-22,in a contest to create the future air ...

the Air Force ended up with an excellent plane with the Raptor—but both the YF-22 and YF-23 were outstanding designs. Had Northrop won the competition, the F-23 might... Here’s What You Need ...

Summary: The YF-23, displayed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, represents a pinnacle of design that narrowly missed becoming the USAF’s premier fighter. In the late ’80s ...