The Northrop YF-23 was a experimental aircraft designed to compete in the USAF Advanced Tactical Fighter Competition. It got beat by the YF-22 in the contest because of manevearibility, and only 2 were ever built.
While this aircraft isn't the most exact when it comes to looks, I sacrificed them on the rear to allow the V-tail to fully function properly. This aircraft is easily capable of mach 1 at around 10,000 ft without any additional thrust, and capable of 1000mph with afterburners.
Activation 1 for afterburners.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 39.9ft (12.2m)
- Length 46.2ft (14.1m)
- Height 10.2ft (3.1m)
- Empty Weight 14,341lbs (6,504kg)
- Loaded Weight 28,862lbs (13,091kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.803
- Wing Loading 62.5lbs/ft2 (305.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 461.4ft2 (42.9m2)
- Drag Points 5642
Parts
- Number of Parts 85
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 454
@BigCat Thanks! This is also my first aircraft which uses XML modding pretty extensively. And now that this is finished, I can now finish with my USS South Dakota, as I was previously stuck waiting for others to XML mod the turret.
Nice job!