Northrop YF-23

[cat1]

just been reading up on the Northrop YF-23 cancelled program...

quite an interesting craft

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thread ... f-23.2730/
https://aircraft.fandom.com/wiki/Northr ... hrop_YF-23

Looks like the thing China 'designed'

[Agent K]

A very interesting aircraft and I'm fortunate to have seen one at Edwards AFB at the airshow in '96, i think it was, and also at the USAF Museum in Dayton last year on my trips out to the USA. To me the better looking one of the two types.

[Vulcanone]

We covered that in World Air Power Journal way back in early 1991. I think Robert F Dorr even had an interview with one of the test pilots whom I think later went to work for.... Lockheed Martin (memory not as sharp these days)

[Vulture 01]

There' used to be one of the test aircraft in a museum near LA. Due to brain fade, I can't recall exactly but think it was Hawthorn?

[memememe]

There' used to be one of the test aircraft in a museum near LA. Due to brain fade, I can't recall exactly but think it was Hawthorn?

Yep Hawthorn and USAF Museum in Dayton

[memememe]

We covered that in World Air Power Journal way back in early 1991. I think Robert F Dorr even had an interview with one of the test pilots whom I think later went to work for.... Lockheed Martin (memory not as sharp these days)

Paul Metz and Jim Sandberg were the test pilots

Metz went on to fly the YF-22 so flew in both

[Vulcanone]

We covered that in World Air Power Journal way back in early 1991. I think Robert F Dorr even had an interview with one of the test pilots whom I think later went to work for.... Lockheed Martin (memory not as sharp these days)

Paul Metz and Jim Sandberg were the test pilots

Metz went on to fly the YF-22 so flew in both

Cheers memememe

[Thunder]

There' used to be one of the test aircraft in a museum near LA. Due to brain fade, I can't recall exactly but think it was Hawthorn?

Yep Hawthorn and USAF Museum in Dayton

The Western Museum of Flight is now located at Torrance Zamperini Field. YF-23 PAV-2, was taken back by Northrop in the mid 2000’s for use as a demonstrator and later on returned to the museum. Who actually owns the a/c, the museum, Northrop or the USAF?

[Enobob]

The YF-23 wasn't a "cancelled programme" it was the competitor to the YF-22 and lost out in a fly off to the YF-22 which went onto become the in production F-22.

[cat1]

I hope you feel better now

[Vulcanone]

I hope you feel better now

Probably as good as when the X-35 won the competition over the X-32

[Precinct7]

in 1999 we were on a (non photographic) ramp tour at Edwards AFB
YF-23A 87-0800 had been retired & assigned to the AFFTC Museum & was stored on ramp
while we were look at it YF-22A 91-4002 was towed past to make an interesting comparison

[roughcutter]

in 1999 we were on a (non photographic) ramp tour at Edwards AFB

Ooh the agony of it! Now that is torture, that would do my head in