And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
What’s even more amazing is that the YF-22 (now F-22) and the YF-23 both competed in 1990 out of Edwards AFB from the hangars right behind where I worked (before I became a C-5 Flight Engineer). The F-22 was designed, built, and out of production already. Russians and Chinese are finally catching up while we’re leapfrogging ahead. Wandering Neurons
As the MD rep said about the YF-23, "it's an airplane you won't be embarrassed to taxi up to Base Ops in", not sure you could say the same about the F-22. The Raptor has been a great airplane, but sure wonder about what might have been.
the YF-23 black widow. great design but lost out on the contract to the F-22 cause it wasn't going to be made in Texas.
ReplyDeleteF-22 was made in Georgia, Only the mid fuselage was made in Texas. And there were al lot of reasons the F-23 didn't get selected.
DeleteThe YF-23 used a lot of unproven technologies so the YF-22 was deemed a safer choice that would have fewer teething problems.
DeleteMy favorite stealth jet. Underrated design, the Rus ain't stupid, I believe they used a number of it's arial aspects in their beautiful SU57.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s even more amazing is that the YF-22 (now F-22) and the YF-23 both competed in 1990 out of Edwards AFB from the hangars right behind where I worked (before I became a C-5 Flight Engineer).
ReplyDeleteThe F-22 was designed, built, and out of production already. Russians and Chinese are finally catching up while we’re leapfrogging ahead.
Wandering Neurons
As the MD rep said about the YF-23, "it's an airplane you won't be embarrassed to taxi up to Base Ops in", not sure you could say the same about the F-22. The Raptor has been a great airplane, but sure wonder about what might have been.
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