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New Documentary on YF23 Black Widow II

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improds:
Trailer for the one-hour documentary that tells the full story of this remarkable plane.  Only two were ever made, and many aircraft authorities still believe this is the most sophisticated plane ever built.http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

shawn a:
Can't really get to you tube up here in the hills, but, is this really a new documentary, or is it from a few years ago? I heard a Northrop guy say it was significantly faster than the -22.

Webmaster:
Hi improds, you need to put up the link to the video itself, not your "My Videos" page... because I just get my uploaded videos list when I follow your link...

shawn a:
Yep, I second the motion, improds. I'd love to see some more footage of that beautiful plane. Tell us where to find it.
Thanks,
Shawn A

HaveBlue:
The YF-23 is the one I was rooting for to win, big time. I do like the F-22 and having seen it do demos several times it is awe inspiring, but I really liked the 23. It always amazed me that we could conjure up, design and build an amazing machine like the YF-23 (which at that time was unmatched in the whole world) and then say, um no and it disappears into histories footnote.  I mean I understand the whole fly off scenario, like with the YF-16 and YF-17 or between the A-12 and SR-71 (and yes there was an official fly off) but still, you have to realize that in reality we are taking a completely viable and unmatched peice of flying machinery, and tossing it aside... or as I like to say 'we've thrown away planes that no other country could even make'! We threw away the XB-70, the YF-12, the F-20, the X-32, the AH-54 Cheyenne (another favorite of mine that lost in a flyoff vs the Cobra).

Anyways it is a gorgeous plane and I hope we kept them for flying at Edwards or at least in museums.

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