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| rdfs:comment | - The YF-23 was the competitor of Lockheed's YF-22 in the Advanced Tactical Fighter Project, which was won by it and which was developed into the F-22, the new air-superiority fighter of the US Air Force.
- The Northrop YF-23 or Northrop–McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract. Two YF-23 prototypes were built with the nicknames "Black Widow II" and "Gray Ghost".
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| Type | - Experimental fighter prototype
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| Manufacturer | - Northrop/McDonnell Douglas
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| engine (jet) | - General Electric YF120 or Pratt & Whitney YF119
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| Armament | - None as tested but provisions made for:
* 1 × 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
* 4 × AIM-120 AMRAAM or AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missiles
* 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles
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| ref | - Pace, Sweetman, Winchester, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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| abstract | - The YF-23 was the competitor of Lockheed's YF-22 in the Advanced Tactical Fighter Project, which was won by it and which was developed into the F-22, the new air-superiority fighter of the US Air Force.
- The Northrop YF-23 or Northrop–McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract. Two YF-23 prototypes were built with the nicknames "Black Widow II" and "Gray Ghost". In the 1980s the USAF began looking for a replacement for its fighter aircraft, especially to counter the USSR's advanced Su-27 and MiG-29. Several companies submitted design proposals; the USAF selected proposals from Northrop and Lockheed. Northrop teamed with McDonnell Douglas to develop the YF-23, while Lockheed, Boeing and General Dynamics developed the YF-22. The YF-23 was stealthier and faster, but less agile than the competition. After a four-year development and evaluation process, the YF-22 was announced the winner in 1991 and entered production as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The U.S. Navy considered using the production version of the ATF as the basis for a replacement to the F-14, but these plans were later canceled. As of 2009, the two YF-23 prototypes were museum exhibits.
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