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Two YF prototypes were built. The YF was stealthier and faster, but less agile than its competitor. After a four-year development and evaluation process, the YF was announced the winner in and the design was developed into the Lockheed Martin F Raptor , which first flew in and entered service in The U. Navy considered using the production version of the ATF as the basis for a replacement to the F , but these plans were later canceled. The two YF prototypes are currently museum exhibits.

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Two YF prototypes were built. The YF was stealthier and faster, but less agile than its competitor. After a four-year development and evaluation process, the YF was announced the winner in and the design was developed into the Lockheed Martin F Raptor , which first flew in and entered service in The U. Navy considered using the production version of the ATF as the basis for a replacement to the F , but these plans were later canceled.

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Open 9 a. Air Force. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees. Air Force on Oct. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock. Air Force photo. Photo courtesy of Airshow Traveler. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser. To lessen weight and increase stealth, Northrop decided against using thrust vectoring for aerodynamic control as was used on the Lockheed YFA.

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Fighter aircraft Flygsystem A-4G Skyhawk. Blue Gemini. Air Force Sustainment Center. Read Edit View history. See also: TR Toggle limited content width. Notice: Visitors may be filmed, photographed or recorded by the U. Flygsystem The fuselage and empennage trailing edge pattern would also have fewer serrations and the engine thrust lines were toed in at 1.

Northrop's entrant into the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition, the YF, has become one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood flying machines of the jet fighter age. Today, many are quick to proclaim that it deserved to win against Lockheed's YF

Mach 2. This allowed the aircraft to have smaller engine nacelle housings. After a four-year development and evaluation process, the YF was announced the winner in and the design was developed into the Lockheed Martin F Raptor , which first flew in and entered service in Photo courtesy of Airshow Traveler. Read Edit View history. Both teams were given 50 months to build and flight-test their prototypes, and they were successful, producing the Lockheed YF and the Northrop YF Notice: Visitors may be filmed, photographed or recorded by the U. The NATF had an increased 48 ft wingspan while length was reduced to 62 ft. Screening at Entrance. The deletion of thrust reversers enabled the engine nacelles to have a smaller, more rounded cross-section and the space between them filled in to preserve area-ruling.