To: larrytown
He’s saying the YF-23 could be a repeat of the YF-17 and evolve into the F/A-XX. The YF-17 lost out to the F-16 the first time around, but eventually evolved into the FA-18.
17 posted on
08/19/2025 10:17:33 AM PDT by
ETCM
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To: ETCM
I suppose it might be interpreted that way, but sure doesn’t read like it. Hornet and Super Hornet are arguably the more successful progeny of that distant competition.
22 posted on
08/19/2025 11:12:15 AM PDT by
larrytown
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