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The Northrop YF23 competed with the YF22 for a place as the USAF tactical stealth fighter. The YF22 won and went into production. The two aircraft that were built are currently in museums.

 

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m)
  • Wingspan: 43 ft 7 in (13.28 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
  • Wing area: 900 sq ft (84 m2)
  • Empty weight: 29,000 lb (13,154 kg)
  • Gross weight: 51,320 lb (23,278 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 62,000 lb (28,123 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney YF119 or General Electric YF120 afterburning turbofan engines, 35,000 lbf (160 kN) with afterburner

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (1,450 mph, 2,335 km/h) at high altitude
  • Supercruise: Mach 1.6+ at altitude
  • Range: 2,424 nmi (2,789 mi, 4,489 km)
  • Combat range: 651–695 nmi (749–800 mi, 1,206–1,287 km)
  • Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
  • Wing loading: 57 lb/sq ft (280 kg/m2)
  • Thrust/weight: 1.36

 

Armament
None as tested but provisions made for:

  • 1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M61 Vulcan cannon
  • 4 × AIM-120 AMRAAM or AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missiles
  • 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles

 

In the kit you will find 24 parts including the main fuselage, a clear plastic canopy as well as decals.

WW3 - Trumpeter - 1:144 - Northrop YF-23 - TRU01332

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