Message from @PantherUnit01
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But the YF23 also had a lot of fees to consider and the fact that YF23 didn't do any weapons testing made F-22 more appealing
The yf23 still is an amazing aircraft on par or superior to the yf22
plus consider the fact that F-22 doesn't use Silica tiles to hide its exhaust signature
> The yf23 still is an amazing aircraft on par or superior to the yf22
@Identity crisis the plane Maybe more agile, but more expensive and hangar queen to maintain
The f22 was more agile actually
F22 had thrust vectoring and was smaller
Heard the other way around
Yess the 55.86 is a Majical machine
The yf23 was stealthier, faster and had better range but wasn't as agile
"better range"<:KEK:726877368601411624>
Have you heard of Super cruise?
Yf23 and yf22 had supercruise
Yf23 supercruise is faster than f16 on full afterburner
> Yf23 and yf22 had supercruise
@Identity crisis the plane Never heard of YF23 having it, last I knew it used a different engine with no supercruise
The requirement was supercruise for both planes
Interesting...
The yf23 has supercruise
so there was media black out for YF23...
I'm not sure
You just said YF 23 had Supercruise and both planes were supposed to have it
What source
which is not only peculiar, but also strange
It had the same engine as the f22, yf119
And the yf120
Both yf23 and yf22 had those engines
> What source
@Identity crisis the plane I search a lot in the Military forums and blogs
The yf23 engine was made to supercruise, pratt & Whitley f119
I mean, what I heard was that the YF 23 used a non super cruise engine in testing, but you said that the super cruise was a requirement, so it conflicts with my sources making them the liars
There were 2 yf23 prototypes, they both had different engines
I know there were 2 of them, both are museum pieces now
The yf120 engine couldn't supercruise which was on one of the prototypes
Same with the f22
Ah so one was cheaper to maintain technically
but ultimately 119 was chosen
Yes because it was a more capable engine
While 119 is more expensive, it does have the fuel efficiency benefit
I think the 120 was just a placeholder for the 119 because the 120 couldn't supercruise
I could be wrong
You're correct, 120 couldn't super cruise but it was more reliable since it uses the same parts as 119 without the Super cruise impeller
So the guys in the forums are talking about the yf23 with 120s then