NATF: planned Navy versions of the F-22 and F-23

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I searched through this thread but couldn't find the information I was looking for. I think it's important to post this here:

Quote from Air Force Legends #220, Northrop YF-23 ATF, by Paul Metz:

"Northrop's initial NATF concept was based on the Air Force's YF-23 with the diamond wing and butterfly tails. since the length of the HSF was 66 ft 6 in long, and the eventual PAV YF-23 was 67 ft 4.8 in long, NATF needed to be shortened. One of the major requirements for the Navy was that the aircraft could not be longer than the current F-14 Tomcat, which was 62 ft 8.5 in long, with a swept wingspan of 38 ft. Keeping the proposed vehicle at or under the same deck footprint, or spotting factor, as the Tomcat was driven by the need to facilitate on-deck handling and aircraft placement, maintain flight deck elevator capacity and carriage, and allow for satisfactory below deck storage and maintenance work"

The book is highly recommended. It contains a lot of information, drawings and illustrations!

 

[Hydroman]

I searched through this thread but couldn't find the information I was looking for. I think it's important to post this here:

Quote from Air Force Legends #220, Northrop YF-23 ATF, by Paul Metz:

The book is highly recommended. It contains a lot of information, drawings and illustrations!

I have a copy!