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Aircraft Wallpapers > Military > YF-23 Gray Ghost (lost contest with F 22 Raptor)

YF-23 Gray Ghost (lost contest with F 22 Raptor)

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The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American prototype fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force. The YF-23 was a finalist in the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter competition. Two YF-23s were built and were nicknamed "Black Widow II" and "Gray Ghost", respectively. The YF-23 lost the contest to the Lockheed YF-22, which entered production as the F-22 Raptor

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Posted by kildrgn on 08/23/11 at 07:45 PM

only reason this "lost" to the F22 was cost of production and maintenance. YF-23 was faster, more stealthy, and by far looked so much better. RIP YF-23