>>30041322
There wasn't really any problem with the YF-23. It was just seen as the riskier of the two designs. In retrospect, it might have been better overall, but the Air Force saw the YF-22 as being closer to completion and thus a less risky investment. Don't worry, she'll be back someday.
>>30041322
Shame that it didn't get the same chance the YF-17 got with the Navy
>>30041605
Maybe it was pulled out because of the reminiscent profile of that of the SR-71 wich suffred from several technical issues and crashed a lot.
>>30041678
I think the Y-F17 was aerodynamically much better than the F-18
>>30041322
because it was less complete/ready than the F22 prototype
>>30041777
Being better aerodynamically means shit if the design isn't big enough to carry serious weapons.
>>30041605
More stealthy (but we don't know how much by) but less agile.
Which is fine in a strike fighter, but not for an air superiority fighter.
Then again, we don't really know the fact figures as far as I know.
>>30041322
Had a friend that worked at NG and a number of old timers that worked on the 23. He said it was surprisingly evenly divided whenever a conversation about the competition came up and that any kind of talk about it was pretty much used as a way to get out of working for a day due to the arguments the old timers would have about it.
>>30041605
The USAF supposedly had issues with where the missile bay was and raised issues with how their models showed the airframes would wear out faster than the YF-22 due to longitudinal stress during maneuvers.
>>30041727
>crashed a lot
na
sure 12 seem like a lot but when you consider it was cutting edge tech and had a 30+ year service life and over 50,000 flight hours of which about 20% was above mach 3 i'd say it did ok
>>30041834
It was more than that.
The F-22 was small enough to fit into existing hangars for fighters like the F-15, while the YF-23 wasn't. It also had flaws in the structure of the weapons bays that would have been a structural liability during heavy maneuvering and over the lifetime of the aircraft. Also, IIRC, the YF-22 demonstrated missile firings, while the YF-23 never did.
