Yf 23 plane

    • Did YF-23 fly together?

      PAV-1 The two YF-23 prototypes were only flown together ended its flight testing career the following day with a six-flight once for a 20 minute photo session on November 29, surge and flutter test out to Mach 1.8, the highest speed attained 1990. Paul Metz flying in PAV-1 and Jim Sandberg flying by PAV-1.

    • Who made the YF-22?

      Ultimately the YF-22 was selected as best of the two and the engineering and manufacturing development effort began in 1991 with development contracts to Lockheed/Boeing (airframe) and Pratt & Whitney (engines). EMD included extensive subsystem and system testing as well as flight testing with nine aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

    • How long did the YF-23 fly behind a KC-135 tanker?

      Flying behind a KC -135 tanker, the YF-23 spent nearly three hours behind the tanker performing hookups and disconnects at various airspeeds and throughout the tanker’s boom envelope. Flight number 5 saw the YF-23 fly supersonic for the first time under the control of McDonnell Douglas’s test pilot, Bill Lowe.

    • [PDF File]Special Content from the Western Museum of Flight

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      reportedly spent over $1 billion in company funds to develop competing prototypes, two YF-22s and two YF-23s, which were flight-tested and evaluated in late 1990. On April 23, 1991, the Air Force selected the Lockheed team’s YF-22 design for development as the F-22, powered by Pratt & Whitney’s new F119 engines. Former Air Force Secretary ...

    • F-22 - AF

      The two YF-23 prototypes are now museum exhibits. Recently I discovered that there are two versions (and two sets of plans in circulation on the internet), the YF-23A, and the YF-23 EMD - a revised version with a longer nose and larger weapons bay. This design follows the YF-23A - the version that actually flew. YF-23 HistoryDesigners Notes Page 1

    • [PDF File]YF-23-MK5 Construction guide 2014-01-26 - Semi-Scale Parkjets

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      prototype aircraft (YF-22 and YF-23) both completed their first flights in late 1990. Ultimately the YF-22 was selected as best of the two and the engineering and manufacturing development effort began in 1991 with development contracts to Lockheed/Boeing (airframe) and Pratt & Whitney (engines).

    • [PDF File]Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II - U.S. Department of Defense

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      The two YF-23 prototypes were only flown together once for a 20 minute photo session on November 29, 1990. Paul Metz flying in PAV-1 and Jim Sandberg flying PAV-2 flew close formation over various parts of the Mojave Desert. On December 18, 1990, YF-22 PAV-1 and YF-23 PAV-2 flew formation over the Mojave De-sert. YF-23 PAV-2, flown by Northrop test

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