Northrop McDonnell Douglas YF-23 supersonic fighter jet scale model

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Best offer wins it! Excellent condition. Just dusty from being on display. No box. Not certain of scale but it is apx 12” nose to tail. Overview The Northrop–McDonnell Douglas YF-23 "Black Widow II" was a single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter prototype built for the United States Air Force Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) demonstration and validation competition. Key Details & Specifications • Role: Fifth-generation stealth fighter prototype (competed against the Lockheed YF-22). • Prototypes Built: Two aircraft were constructed: • PAV-1 ("Gray Ghost"): Powered by Pratt & Whitney YF119 engines; painted charcoal gray. • PAV-2 ("Spider"): Powered by General Electric YF120 engines; painted dark gray. • Design Features: Diamond-shaped wings, canted V-tails (no conventional vertical stabilizers), and upper-fuselage embedded engine exhausts to minimize infrared and radar signatures. • Performance: Capable of sustained supersonic flight (supercruise) without afterburners (exceeding Mach 1.6 in testing). Competition Outcome • Winner Selected: The U.S. Air Force selected the Lockheed YF-22 on April 23, 1991, which later evolved into the F-22 Raptor. • Why It Lost: Most users on Aviation Stack Exchange agree that while the YF-23 was arguably faster and stealthier, the YF-22 won due to perceived lower risk, superior low-speed agility (including thrust vectoring), and program management confidence