The US navy’s missing fighter - The NATF-23 Sea Widow

[@FoundAndExplained]

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[@4dbullshitpatroll6]

Canards were a bad move. Would have been better to keep the original YF-23 design and give those large pivoting tail fins the ability to flatten out on take off to provide extra lift. This extra vector of movement would have also given the plane even more agility and manouverability and even allow for vertical alignment like the F-15 which I believe would allow for more stability during super cruise. No need to change anything from Air force to Navy. Give me the trillion dollar contract. I'll fix it.

[@fui1victimachinapuedoaserr98]

Hola tengo un planeta que cree metafrom me imbito me imbito para poder trabajar vivir ayuda

[@connor10harrison]

Can't wait to play if I get in

[@Gurumeierhans]

No intention to play "head on collision" and "pilot unconscious" simulator unfortunately

[@connor10harrison]

@@Gurumeierhans pov ur just bad 💀💀

[@skenzyme81]

Been waiting for this beauty! Northrop had the better plane, but they had nobody but themselves to blame. The B-2 overruns ruined their reputation in that era.

[@MASB29]

yea, and no peer to peer nation to challenge means the risk of cost overrun was not worth it. Although I love YF-23, I do agree that F-22 was the better choice

[@nathaniellazo5912]

Honestly I feel like if the budget wasn't an issue we could have had both the F-22 and F-23 in service with one eventually becoming the main craft. The YF-22 and YF-23 had their strengths, like much better maneuverability, slightly lower costs vs slightly better range, speed, and stealth, Raptor was the better plane and better for filled the goals for the ATF, but Black Widow was very much missed... probably would have been a better interceptor due to it losing the maneuverability battle to Raptor (all though still better than everything else) it was slightly faster, could fly slightly further, and was slightly more stealthy (smaller than the Raptor's marble/bumblebee sized RCS). YF-23, or the production F-23 makes sense as a extremely high performance fighter interceptor, where F-22 would be a extremely high performance air superiority fighter, complementing each other. Just my thoughts...

[@carlosandleon]

The f23 was definitely not better lmao

[@zXPeterz14]

@@carlosandleon as a pure stealth plane it was

[@carlosandleon]

@@zXPeterz14 F22 is stealthy enough. If the F22 had the radar cross section of a rat and a the F23 an ant. The difference is not worth it.

[@SmilingCamperVan-dd8cb]

Absolutely awesome! There is nothing like a fighter designed and built for the Navy. I'm not talking about adaptations of land based designs like the Hornet, Super Hornet, Rafale, F-35, and the Flanker. Both NATF designs were true naval fighters in the tradition of the F-8, F-4, and F-14. It is truly a shame there is so much corruption in the DOD. The USN might've fielded the NATF instead of being roped into the JSF program.

[@ThomasBestonso-zr4ko]

Yeah, it starts with our military buying everything since McDonnell Douglas, through middle men, sometimes 3 or 4 times removed from their manufacturers at astronomical mark ups... the worst part is the military would function better, have better toys and have half the budget left over, of course, this includes desk Jockey generals who wouldn't know which end of a gun to pick up ... hopefully, in a couple months, we'll see what a military properly run with accountability looks like, its been awhile...

[@CrispyPratt]

Sea Widow had got to be one of the coolest names for a plane of all time

[@TheMelbournelad]

Sea witches for the wild weasel squads 😝

[@alexasis3757]

The best name would be evil spirits 😉

[@switch209gaming]

The Su-57 Felon and F-22 Raptors are, to me, the coolest ones for jets currently being used. Hard to beat either name

[@ulvschmidt7174]

My favourites are mirrage and the fortress planes

[@Rose-xu6lq]

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[@FarmerDrew]

I was born in 87 and followed these aircraft since a young age. My Uncle was a USAF flight instructor and he would've enjoyed this. Amazingly good video! Production quality off the charts, great work!

[@RobertLegereIII]

The Grim Reapers made this video in DCS: World. LIterally NO production value whatsoever. It's video game footage. :D

[@FarmerDrew]

@@RobertLegereIII just because you're mad that the F-23 is still talked about 🤣😂 it's not just video game footage, and there's also narration 🧠 I love the F-22 and it's my opinion that we should shop the F-23 around to our Asian Allies. That way we're not sharing proprietary information, and they still get a 5th gen carrier capable fighter. Think about Thailand with these on their next carrier.

[@litesaber54yi3]

9:10 - this issue wasn't so easily "fixable" as one would suggest. The rotary carrier's jammability is inherent to the rotary design. In a dedicated bomber the stresses on the rotary's system would be marginal as bombers don't really pull heavy G loads. on a fighter the stresses can be significant. If there is a malfunction on the mechanics that can scrap the whole mission. There is a reason the system hasn't been put into actual combat use.

[@quakethedoombringer]

Also doesn't the rotary system inherently increase weight because of the various complex parts, which is a decisive factor when it comes aircraft. Even if it is hypothetically 100% foolproof I doubt designers would still want to put them on smaller jets

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

They should have put the same missile launchers as the f-22 then

[@Shadowboost]

The main design leader of the time for the F-23 was a stacked magazine. Not a rotary launcher

[@javieriniguez1444]

Simply awesome! Both NATF concepts were leaps and bounds ahead of the Super hornet. The 23 NATF was a radical, and gorgeous design capable of serving today, and we'll into the future.

[@valenrn8657]

23 NATF's stealth design is obsolete when compared to NGAD's enhanced stealthy continuous edge line design.

[@javieriniguez1444]

@@valenrn8657In my layman's opinion, stealth isn't that important for the VF mission.

[@javieriniguez1444]

As good as the NATF concepts were, the Super Tomcat would have been good enough.

[@valenrn8657]

@@javieriniguez1444 NATF-23 was rejected by USN.

[@ftc9258]

What? Seaweed? I'm already in LOVE with this thing. Looks just as great as the original YF23.

[@DarthAwar]

It was a modified YF-23 rival to the F-22

[@lightspeedvictory]

Requesting videos on the following: -switchblade aircraft designs such as the FA-37 Talon from the ‘05 movie “Stealth” or the X-02 Wyvern from the Ace Combat franchise -Super Tomcat-21 and ASF-14 -the NATF program as a whole -early ATF proposals -Sea Apache -F-20 Tigershark -forward swept wings

[@stardog62]

I have heard so many stories about why the YF-23 never got picked over the YF-22 for USAF service. Northrop lacked the capacity to build both the B-2 and the YF-23. Lockheed was in better financial shape. The YF-22 was determined to have better maneuverability., but the YF-23 didn't get a fair chance to demonstrate its maneuverability for the Air Force brass, because the test pilot wasn't given instructions to push the YF-23 to its limits. but the Lockheed pilot was. And finally, the Air Force leadership just plain hated the team at Northrop. I have no idea which story is true.

[@profo4544]

Theres a few reasons, alot of weird little ones to, like having to replace those rear heat tiles, and just the overall look of it. But yeah the raptor launched a missile during one of its tests, wich it wasnt asked to do, and that for some reason had alot of people hyped. The way it looked was just to alien for out brass and out current doctrine at the time, they were probably confused by it. Yeah the rear tails gave it a 60 degree aoa. The manueverability thing isnt what i heard, what i heard is they did a missile test. But they probably did show off its vectoring to. If the yf-23 pilots would of done some tricks, wich they could of the smooth underside of the 23 was ahead of its time also, it could definitly have done some impressive aoa tricks if it wanted, and launched a missile. Its a shame they didnt, but rcs data has this plane alot better than the raptor, from what they say.

[@brianjob3018]

@@profo4544 Sorry: "aoa"???

[@gtd9536]

@@profo4544 Do you think Northrop could sell the YF-23 to other countries with maybe nerfed tech inside it? I just want to see the plane fly again.

[@profo4544]

@@brianjob3018 angle of attack

[@profo4544]

@@gtd9536 It probably definitly deserves to fly again, but the iteration we saw most likely not. Because they could tweak the airframe even more now probably and those heat tiles i dont think are much of an issue anymore, im pretty sure we could replace the entire sections with a single panel nowadays instead of having to go tile by tile. Also the paint, it used the same paint the raptor used wich got phased out, the f-35 uses panels wich are going into the new raptors, they would have to make the new yf-23s with these panels. But otherwise, technology and chips have only gotten smaller, so we could fit more inside that plane then we could in the 80s, way more, we have way more accurate methods of making materials, cutting metals. Idk about selling it to other countrys, i heard japan was interested. But if they took the plans and remade the same plane now, it would be way better, tighter tolerances, stronger parts, it would dominate even more. I think the f-35 is cool, but we dont really have an interceptor, the whole point of the yf-23 was to loiter high above and move really fast, its a mach 2.0+ fighter, it would be cool to see the us release a fleet of advanced yf-23s as some type of interceptor role.

[@psfhellfire]

Such an interesting video, YF-23 frontal profile seriously influenced the Su-57 design, looks like china also took the data from Mig 1.44, F-35 and NAFT-23 and smashed them into the J-20 design Canards and all.

[@MS-ii1sv]

I watched a video that said the yf 23 was inspired by a Russian design that they bought just after the cold war.

[@Randomvideos-zi7pe]

somewhere in the multiverse there is a earth where the yf-23 won, with northrop and a competant mcdonell douglas worked together to bring the plane up to commissioning within 5 years, and till this date, still produces it without any overshooting of the budget

[@DrsharpRothstein]

I think it is safe to conclude that with Northrops handling of B-21 being on time and under budget that would have carried over to the F-23.

[@James-May]

*Monkey's Paw Curse:* We got both the ATF F-23 and NATF F-23, but the winner of the JSF is the X-32

[@flexinclouds]

Ive seen that "FBI raid" meme 100's of times. But this was the first time I actually laughed out loud from it😂. The way you used it was pure Gold😁👍

[@aurorajones8481]

10:47 And honestly in war, true war. All your best equipment, tooling, is gobbled up in the opening act. If your reliant on super high tech. That stuff is gone, or at best a long time out. Keeping stuff like this around is gold.

[@tinararas8581]

Lol, the meme about the 5th gen jet should've had Northrop Grumman running from Lockheed Martin

[@Anopheles7777]

Love your channel. You really do have some of the coolest graphics of any KZbin channel out there. Keep up the good work.

[@Shockwave00108]

With the F/A 18F being my all time favorite plane, I'm glad it's here to stay for a while longer. If possible I'd like to see a video on what a possible stealth hornet would be like. I've always wanted to see a stealth F/A 18 or at least an idea, assuming you keep most of the main visual features.

[@peppapig9987]

Have you heard if the F-15SE? It was a version of the F-15 strike eagle, but stealthier. Whole no one bought it, it's a cool little known fact. I'm not sure about a stealth F/A-18E/F, but if you look into it you might be able to find out if there was one.

[@Melty-K]

The Super Hornet was already designed with stealthy features

[@RobertLegereIII]

how are you gonna make it stealth without changing visual features? what's to see if you did achieve it without changing visuals.

[@Shockwave00108]

@@RobertLegereIII What I mean is keeping the same overall design (Diamond intakes, large LEX (leading edge extensions), same landing gear set up (tho tricky if trying to add a weapon bay) What I was imagining was an F18 with a similar nose shape to the F22, Jagged edged rudders, removable weapons bays (That would be similar to the F15's removable fuel tanks)

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

The super Hornet is probably the most stealthy 4th Gen rn so this is the best ur ur gonna get

[@Two-Checks]

"That there's a mig-31." "No. A mig-31 looks nothing like that." "Yessir. I saw that there Clint Eastwood documentary where he stole one." "You-get out of my house."

[@M3PH11]

6:38 RCS stands for RADAR cross section. For the rear specifically it would be R2CS or Rear RCS.

[@senor135]

came to post this haha

[@ddegn]

I didn't see this before commenting myself. I should have scrolled a bit more.

[@swordsman1137]

On Su-57 and YF-23 similarity, i think its more coincidental. Su-57 is more like evolutionary step of Flanker. Also similar requirement (maneuverability and stealth) can resulting on convergent design which explaine why 2 podded engine design look similar.

[@swordsman1137]

Also NATF-23 side profile look more like Su-47 than Su-57

[@DEO5182]

Sorry, but the Russians always copy airplanes, the Russians did not create even 1 airplane themselves. CY57 radars are capable of 0.1 reading, F18 it is 0.1... The proportions were taken from the F23 engines. The CY27 is a copy of the (American) NA 335 AIRAFT design, with the fuselage as the main wing. The CY57 is not a 5th generation aircraft, it has an engine that is a French conversion, an engine that is a son of american engine motor used in the A-10 aircraft. These engines were bought by the of Superjet passenger planes and secretly put in their CY57s, these engines do not develop supersonic speed without afterburner!!!!! There are screw heads on the fuselage that the radar can see. This is 4++++ not more.

[@DEO5182]

@@swordsman1137 SU47 is a copy from American X models...

[@edfleming9600]

A quarter of the show is an add for a pay to play game. I found it and explained it.

[@swisstestpilot]

Wownoteven watched 1Minute and there is a cool detail.. On the NATF-23 cockpit is the name of Toni "Brick" Wilson.... "Brick" is Lockheeds F-35 Pilot and I had the pleasure to meet him in person and get a ride in the F-35A simulator at the "Zigermeet" airshow in Mollis (Canton Glarus /Switzerland) 2019.

[@peppapig9987]

So many amazing channels uploaded today. But a found and explained video... That's the cherry on top of it all.

[@FoundAndExplained]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ChessMasterNate]

So the Navy grumbles about the canards, and then modifies an old plane that will be much less stealthy, than the one with the canards? Sounds about right.

[@kqckeforyou4433]

But look how the canard are at an angle. It has a small increase because more things to reflect but the change that they would do mutch is wrong. The chance you reflect mutch to an Aircraft is very small. Also the small increase is nothing what a little Ram could not solfe

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Honestly even the redesign is menacing and sleek Although the original is every sleek and simple Love the designs

[@anshverma2278]

The animation and cinematics are getting Better.... Good job F&E

[@FoundAndExplained]

Thanks! Considering I’m one guy doing all the 3d I think I’m doing ok

[@anshverma2278]

@@FoundAndExplained becoming good at it... Keep it up And btw I want you to make a video on Skylon and the freedom ship... Go look it up

[@hchand02]

I havent even started the video , but can say the level of animation is GOD like Would surely like to learn this from you

[@rendelbariuan7583]

We didnt expect a meme in a middle of Military documentary.....

[@WaVeTECH-b9z]

Watching these vehicles in action is thrilling and inspiring at the same time

[@yoyo50515]

I don’t want to spoil the video “Maverick was successful” 😂😂😂😂 so glad i saw it day one

[@maxgurrala7248]

I have a question. If I already play war thunder then how do I play along with you. Please reply, I would love to join your battle.

[@Istandby666]

I was at Edwards Air Force Base during the ATF program. My biological father worked on the YF-23 and the A-12 program.

[@yuliuswijayanto843]

Black Widow, Sea Widow, Rainbow Widow, Golddigger Widow, Flirty Widow, Mad Widow , Rarely Caressed Widow...... whatever you like about Widow making, it's up to you

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Yes I’ve been waiting for this one looks like the base design the mig bureau used for the mig 1.44 that the Chinese used for the j-20 which indirectly means the design is still alive

[@ReviveHF]

This could be the worthy replacement of the F14 Tomcats as a dedicated stealth interceptor/fighter.

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

I shed tears of joy during the opening sequence of Top Gun Maverick. Pure nostalgia and all the feels.

[@RagsHSC-7]

NOTE : The canards on the yf23 that were proposed were to be at the ends of the wings. Not as a euro type. Canard. Just a little FYI. That would have gave it more maneuverability in a dogfight. Which was never to be or will be. The Navy f35 and the USMC f35 doesn't even have a Canon. But the USA app does 👌 Just wanted to bring that to light. The canards were supposed to be at the end of the wings, not in the Euro style at the front of the fuselage. I really love your channel and thank you so much for we can all see that it is a Labor of love. 🕊️🕊️🕊️ Ps, If you go back to the original program you will clearly hear them state that they would add canards to the end of the wings if that's all it was. It was not. 5th gen. Aircrafts were not designed to dogfight. The bvr is first seen first shot. Now with the meteor coming online and the new amram going over 100 nautical miles. The YF 23 had more room for ordinance than the raptor. Keeping Lockheed in business

[@rendelbariuan7583]

F 14 tomcat replacement: Norhtrop: 5th gen fighter Navy: Boeing F 18 hornet Imagine having an replacement that is even weaker than what it is replacing.

[@vukacimovic9196]

I've been playing warthunder for 4 years now it takes time and patience but you will love it

[@brandonstock2042]

Yf-23 was one of my favorite plane designs ever I wish this would comeback in any platform it's a beautiful aircraft and it did out perfom the raptor in a lot of ways

[@TK199999]

The NGAD prototype/testbed tested by the USAF was rumored to be heavily based on the YF-23.

[@L33tSkE3t]

I really wish they would build a modernized version of the YF-23

[@ddegn]

6:34 "probably to lower the RCS or rear cross section." *RCS is Radar Cross Section.*

[@christophersallee7904]

Can see bits of several different jets in this including the Yf23, f22, f35, f18, and the nasa f15 stol. Pretty interesting concept.

[@Happy_Fun_Ball]

I’d love to see a video on the yf-12

[@ilmarilah1195]

If you start now it will take you 69,420 years before you can get the F-14

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

It’s funny how it kinda resembles the FB-22 with canards

[@iwasahoneybadger5946]

that intro alone was amazing!

[@maverickgoose6679]

Can you make a video on the A-12

[@DrFluffy]

6:36 RCS is Radar Cross Section, not rear cross section!

[@556to762]

They forgot f35s have laser targeting pot. They forgot about the b2s. They forgot growler could be suppressed enemy air defences once your tomahawk have alerted enemy to your presence. They most big mistake was the tomahawk that hit enemy air base with out getting intercepted could’ve also be programmed to hit the nuclear facility. If they insist on “the gps thing” stopping them using b2s or f35, they could have also used sf to paint the target.

[@dexlab7539]

Love the GRIM REAPERS logos on the planes - my other favorite channel 😃

[@phantomvmfa122]

The Navy is looking to develop a 6yh gen aircraft called the FAXX.

[@Ghostrider-ko7sb]

Your the very best aviation expert around. Content/graphics/narration. Your the trifecta! Thanks so much! I really love this one. You ROCK! Thanks FAE.

[@somegamer1891]

LETS GOOOO you finally released it

[@revolverswitch]

as the mightybjorn once said: "The most dangerous threat to a tank (in this case any military asset like a plane here) is a politician."

[@BlueDiamond-ot8xw]

Can I get the song name at 0:47, please?? It sounds so good. By the way, love the animation of the pilot.

[@RaymundLM]

should do the experimental F-22 variants family ie. X-44 Manta, Navy F22, and FB-22

[@chris22207]

Be the Goose to your Maverick? I don't want to break my neck when the canopy doesn't open after a reckless pilot causes a compressor stall. No thank you!

[@thokim84]

The ST-21 super tomcat would have been better than the super hornet, but it was a cold warrior before the new cold war got started.

[@Razer_-fe9mo]

That intro was amazingly well animated!

[@michaelfried3123]

"why don't you be my Goose to my Maverick." in the intro sounds like something I'd imagine would be a pick up line in a gay bar.

[@duke_of_lilywhite4829]

This machine looks like a Chengdu J-20 and an F-35 got their freak on in a hangar over at Skunk Works and had a baby. (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

[@BusterBuizel]

Man, this plane looks like something an orange obsessed maniac would *predictably* fly

[@mill2712]

It does look like the VX-23.

[@Scorpitarios]

Ahh, no wonder the SU-57 is such a beauty. It is inspired by the Widow. 😍

[@thokim84]

Goose was a RIO not a wingman. Iceman was the wingman.

[@FoundAndExplained]

True and goose died haha

[@serge7633]

Thanks for sharing mate.

[@eagledocf15d]

Where did you get the design details on the NATF-23? Great video

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Your graphics are fantastic.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

It wasn't just that the Navy was over budget by the end of 1991, it was that the Soviet Union ceased to be a main adversary by the end of 1991.

[@btbd2785]

Wow!! This us a beast . First time seeing this prototype

[@commander31able60]

this is the sexiest fighter aircraft I've ever seen.

[@asdfasdffdcd]

A J-20 copy?

[@Matthew_Raymond]

Wouldn’t the vectored thrust of the F-22 make it a logical basis for a Navy fighter? Did both designs fail simply because of budget overruns?

[@Jkauppa]

try less rigid air pressurized wings for less total weight of air planes, even tube fuselage with air pressure

[@kassi420]

YES! I’ve been saying the SU-57 looks like the YF-23 and other than the back it’s pretty much the same aircraft.

[@spinningsquare1325]

Nosecone shape, engine placement. Thats it

[@Sam_the_Spinosaurus]

would like to point out that even if we got the NATF-23, Top Gun: Maverick would've still used the two seat F/A-18 so the film camera could be placed in the cockpit. That is why TG:M never really used the F-35B, only one seat note: im writing this at the start of the vid, so if he mentions this, then oh well

[@Shadowboost]

Exactly. It's obvious from the production. That's why for me, the first top gun cannot be topped. It was actually a plausible situation, whereas I have to turn off my aviation brain watching Maverick

[@prosto_potomuwto]

>Intake above the wing >So when it stalls you also loose engine power, and make it unrecovereable.

[@maurolimaok]

I love the video since the first seconds.

[@JMurph2015]

The Super Hornet is just an unfortunate continuation of the trend at the time of trying to make a tactical fighter into a one-size-fits-all strike platform. It led to the loss of any light bomber platform in the force with the retirement of the F-117A in the early 2000's. This is ironic because the future of warfare looks to be favoring airframes more similar to light bombers than tactical fighters. The range requirements in the Pacific in particular are very challenging for today's tactical fighters.

[@seagie382]

>grim reapers tail

[@arkbirdarcher19]

Oh hold my spot I need to get my computer, back up and running, I'll be EDGE to your Blaze.

[@HeadPack]

Nice info in the plane, even though the video is mostly about War Thunder.

[@theholypope]

thank you

[@gamingrex2930]

9:07 hmm yes my radar defeating plane needs to have a bunch of missiles jutting from its wings and thereby defeating the entire purpose of stealth

[@mess0965]

"Play along side me." sounds better than "Play with me."

[@MiG-25IsGOAT]

You should do a video about the F22 Sea Raptor. It was a very cool looking aircraft, and its kinda related to this video.

[@northstarprimejaguar0076]

The NATF-23!? Suddenly, my birthday wish list just got longer... (Too bad this Gen-5 aircraft never saw the light of day. )

[@fredtedstedman]

looks a bit like my Ultra Raptor FA-22 . ( see channel .) loving this design .

[@reebwar64]

That looks awesome!

[@lindsaybaker9480]

There is in Google, a Swedish stealth fighter designs. One a single engine version and two engine version and at first it looks like the Rafale from the front but it has the canted tails like the YF-23. I just imagine a carrier based version of this design which has three internal bays and six wing stations.

[@valenrn8657]

There are official government announcements. Sweden and Japan have joined UK's Tempest program.

[@mdrx9926]

I love so much this channel. Thanks for this video.

[@FoundAndExplained]

I love you so much

[@YeOldeGuitarDude]

Late to the party. RCS is not "Rear", but "Radar" Cross Section. Great content, btw!

[@novemberzed9163]

Dont think it would have been so stealthy with those canards at the front.

[@DirkLarien]

contrary to popular belief these to countries defense giants sometime trade with each other. I do believe they actually bought the specs of 23 just like usa bought yak vtol specs for their 35.

[@BruceKenobi]

The Model is awesome!!!! would you do one on comission?

[@portcybertryx222]

That Lockheed meme is genious

[@rootstriker8209]

Have you done a video on the Boeing bird of prey?

[@mystlcgreatness]

“You can be the goose to my maverick” Me: but didn’t goose die… oh…

[@KomradZX1989]

You should do a video on the MIG 1.44

[@aussiefan354]

The YF-23 and F22 are both great planes. I guess it would have been a hard choice

[@chitcheung3355]

both