首架原型机在1990年8月27日完成了首飞，由首席试飞员保罗·梅茨驾驶。试飞员们的评价出奇一致：这飞机极其稳定、容易控制，在驾驶舱里感觉"活生生的"。先进的雷达和计算机系统能自动处理传感器数据，飞行员不用费心手动操控，只需专注任务本身。

What You Need to Know: In the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force launched the Advanced Tactical Fighter program to develop a next-generation stealth aircraft superior to the F-15 and F-16, aiming to counter ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop’s YF-23 Black Widow II and Lockheed’s YF-22 dueled to become America’s next air-dominance fighter. -The YF-23 prioritized stealth, range, and supercruise, with ...

Summary: Among aviation enthusiasts, Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 has achieved legendary status due to its performance and the fact that only two prototypes were built before the program was discontinued.

Meet the YF-23: During the 1980s, while the Cold War was peaking and the US was fervently investing in weapons technology sufficient to maintain an edge over the Soviets, the... Here’s What You Need ...

Special features: Desert Shield-Desert Storm; Bell helicopters in Desert Storm; Certain victory; F-22 Rapter tomorrow's fighter today; Armed & dangerous: the Apache Warrior, 1986-the present; Shaping ...