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F-23a 'Widowmaker'

8,318 421stFighterSquadron  1.6 years ago

In 1992, A battle took place between two stealth demonstrators, the YF-22 Lightning II(which became the F-22) and the YF-23 Black Widow II. I wanted to make the successor of the YF-23 and here it is.


Mock up of the F-23 at ''gray butte'' test facility in the middle of the desert.


NATF came out, download it here

(Thumbnail Photo of the F-23 made by @TRD)

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 45.3ft (13.8m)
  • Length 71.4ft (21.8m)
  • Height 15.1ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight 59,183lbs (26,845kg)
  • Loaded Weight 64,750lbs (29,370kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.082
  • Wing Loading 62.8lbs/ft2 (306.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,030.3ft2 (95.7m2)
  • Drag Points 18136

Parts

  • Number of Parts 834
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 4,482
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    F-23A Gray Ghost

    8 months ago
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    @BlackWidowSquadron never mind I looked it up you’re right

    +1 1.2 years ago
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    @ProudWisper2 Not the f-22, the YF-22 is also called the lightning ii

    1.2 years ago
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    The lightning ll is the f-35 not the f-22

    1.2 years ago
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    Such a smooth appearance. Too bad I can’t replicate that…

    +2 1.5 years ago
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    @CodenameOnager Because the name is already in use by the YF-23.

    +1 1.5 years ago
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    @BlackWidowSquadron Understood, It’s slight shame the name wouldn’t be kept

    +1 1.5 years ago
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    @CodenameOnager The YF-23 was called the Black Widow II, this isnt the YF-23. This is the production variant called the F-23. Only one Mock-UP was made nicknamed the widowmaker. The YF-23 has a Y in his name that stands for prototype. This is his succesor. The F-22 had a prototype too called the YF-22.

    +1 1.5 years ago
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    It is not called the widow maker, that’s a F-104 nickname, it is called the Black widow two after the P-61 Black Widow, one of the first planes to have onboard radar.

    +1 1.5 years ago
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    1,876 Rakoval500k

    NATF-23 INCOMING!!!

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    1,317 Harder258

    semxy plane

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    1,537 CapCipher

    Best production model yf-23

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    270 S1lly

    amazing!

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    5,257 TRD

    You know what, you can use this thumbnail. I'll still make new ones like I promised though.

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    @Bird6369 Yup, but i have no plans to finish it yet.

    +3 1.6 years ago
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    4,694 JavierWorks

    Noice, i got the same idea here. https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/6iihrI/PAA-PPU-23-Grey-Spade-Updated. Only i changed some aspects.

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    I bet ya this is gonna reach front page

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    holy crap that's your pfp

    +2 1.6 years ago
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    726 Bird6369

    damn nice! still unfinished right?

    +3 1.6 years ago