YF 23 Black Widow II - Demonstration

YF 23 Black Widow II The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator 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, especia