2007-09-25 08:15:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
It lost the contest to the YF-22 so no more were ordered.
2007-09-25 08:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actualy their were 2 the Y/F-23 A Black Widow is the 2nd one. They lost the Contract for the new super fighter and R-N-D for this probably $$$$$$$$$
In the 100's of millions. They cant sell it out side of The USA that would make them A criminal enterprise or Trader against the country selling the most advanced technology in weapons, and STEALTH. That is the reason NO cash no more PLANES.
2007-09-25 08:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by walter c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were two built and both are in storage at Edwards Airforce Base.
It lost the POC (proof of concept) fly off against the YF-22 in the early nineties. The YF-22 required over ten years of development to become the F-22A that is in service. The USAF now has no need for the YF-23. It remains in protected storage since it contains some sensitive technologies they don't want Russia, China, or Osama bin Laden to get.
2007-09-25 09:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There were 2 built, primarily to ensure that at least one aircraft would be available for inspection and test flights. These were "proof of concept" aircraft to show the USAF, an interpretation of the advanced air/air fighter requirement of the mid/late 1980's. (Yes, the F22's been in development for almost 20 years.) In a competitive fly-off, the YF22 was judged the superior, and ordered into production. The YF23 went into storage-for reasons others have mentioned.
Though I would suspect that a de-tuned one might go to the Edwards museum, or the USAF museum in Dayton OH.
It's namesake BTW was the largest fighter built during WW2. Almost the size of a B25, it was also the first "weapon system" with crew, radar, and weapons designed specifically for night-interception and intruder missions. Given the leap of wartime technology of the P61, the name was quite appropriate. None are flyable today, but there are 2, I believe in museums with one more under restoration to a flyable condition.
2007-09-25 14:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by jim 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There were two built. The YF-23 was slightly stealthier and faster than the YF-22 but the weapons bay was less capacious and less efficient. The competition was close but the YF-22 came out on top.
2007-09-28 04:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by nano 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems unfair to the F-23 to be destroyed. For if it had not been for the F-23, the F-22 would not have been able to perform its flight demonstration. During prep for flight, the F-22 had avionics failure. The F-22 had the same avionics as the F-23 so Mcdonnell Douglas offered their avionics so Lockheed could perform and the rest is history.
2007-09-25 15:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Y designation stands for experimental or prototype.
There was a competition between manufacturers and the Y/F-23 lost. The military went with the design they thought was better.
2007-09-25 08:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it was the comparison aircraft in the fly-off with the F-22.
The F-22 won the production contract.
2007-09-25 08:22:18 · answer #8 · answered by gromit801 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There were 2, with different engines and are now on display at Airforce museums.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-23.htm
2007-09-25 17:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
most answer answered were wrong.
The real answer is that Y means that its a test plane. Any way there are 6 copies of the YF23 and Yf is a stealth supersonic bomber with the same carriers as a F22 and a F22 is a supersonic and day and night air to air and air to ground missles.
2007-09-25 09:37:29 · answer #10 · answered by Lucky Rocks 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋