F-23战机：美国从未建造的超级飞机 [美国媒体]

The F-23Fighter: The Super Plane America Never Built

F-23战机：美国从未建造的超级飞机



TheLockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the best air superiority fighter ever built, butcould America have done better?

洛克希德马丁公司的F-22猛禽是史上最好的空优战机，但是美国还可以做得更好吗？

When theYF-22 prototype won the contract for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) inApril 1991, it was a lesser plane compared to the Northrop YF-23 in many ways.Though the YF-22 was a more maneuverable aircraft, the YF-23 had far greatersupersonic cruise capability—especially when outfitted with the GeneralElectric YF120 variable cycle engines. Even when powered by the less powerfulPratt & Whitney YF-119, the YF-23 had the ability to fly an entire sortieat supersonic speeds above Mach 1.4 (explained to me sometime ago by BarryWatts at the Wilson Center—who was an analyst on the Northrop team at thetime). The sleek prototype jet could also cruise at slightly more than Mach 1.8when equipped with the YF-120.

当YF-22原型机在1991年4月赢得先进战术战斗机项目的合同时，在很多方面上它比诺思罗普的YF-23战机更加逊色。尽管YF-22是一款机动性更强的飞机，但是YF-23拥有更好的超音速巡航能力——特别是配备了通用电气公司的YF120变循环发动机时。尽管安装的是Pratt & Whitney 公司的动力没那么强劲的YF-119发动机，YF-23也能以超过1.4马赫的超音速飞行。而当配备上YF-120发动机时，这种光滑的原型机可以以超过1.8马赫的速度巡航飞行。

Temujin •5 hours ago
I wasthere with it (YF-23) in a NGC hanger in 2004, it was an awesome and beautifulbeast! Japan or EU should buy license to produce these YF-23!

2004年的时候我见过YF-23战机，真是太棒太美丽了！日本或者欧盟应该购买下许可证生产这种YF-23战机！

FactChecker3  Temujin • 44 minutes ago
Thosetechnologies are still not for sale to foreign countries.

这些技术还不能销售给外国。

BearFugger Jones • an hour ago
Theyshould have built both!!! This all or nothing mentality sometimes creates otherissues!!!

F-22和F-23都应该建造出来！！！这种孤注一掷的心态有时候会产生其他问题！！

WiseFundManager  Bear Fugger Jones • 31 minutes ago
says theguy that doesn't pay his taxes

只有不用纳税的人才会这么说。

leroy • 2hours ago
Like theBoeing X-32, the YF-23 was ugly. The real reason the AF went with the F-22 wasbecause it looked better. Believe it if you want to or not. The AF will onlybuy ugly planes that are not the backbone of the service (A-10).
In thecase of the X-32 JSF - - NO WAY the AF or Navy would ever have wanted a fighterthat ugly. They'd have been the laughing stock of military air forces aroundthe world!
One lastthing. Why in the world Boeing ever chose white for the X-32 is beyond me. Itshowed every crease and panel. Darkened lines all over the thing. They shouldhave painted it grey!

像波音X-32一样，YF-23也是非常丑陋。美国空军选择F-22的真正原因是它看起来更好看。信不信由你。美国空军只有在不是主力的情况下才会购买丑陋的飞机，比如A-10。
就X-32而言，美国空军或者海军是绝对不想拥有那么丑陋的战机的。他们已经成为了全世界空军的笑柄！
最后，为什么波音给X32配上白色，我真是无法理解。这样一来每个折痕和面板都显示出来了。全身布满了黑线。应该涂上灰色才对！



Nicky  leroy • 35 minutes ago
The X-32should have been the F-32 for the Marines only.

X-32应该就是F-32，只提供给海军陆战队。

leroy  Nicky • 30 minutes ago
Tooexpensive. Besides - why would the Marines want the X-32 over the F-35? F-35was far and away the better aircraft. Better in its design, and better in itslooks!

太昂贵了。此外，海军陆战队要选择X32而不是F35？F35好太多了。设计更好，样子也更好看！

timbo59  leroy • an hour ago
right,which is why they bought off on the F35, one of the ugliest aircraft see in along time. It used to be said that great fighters actually just looked good,like the F14, F15, and F16 (which is downright beautiful). The F22 also hasnice lines. The F35 though? It looks like a dog and apparently flies like one.It's a very stocky looking aircraft without any sleek lines to it at all, abulldog of the air.

是的，所以他们出钱摆脱F35，这是长久以来最丑陋的飞机之一。一般来说好的战机看起来都很漂亮，比如F14, F15 和F16（F16真是太漂亮了）。F22的线条也很美。而F35呢，看起来就像一条狗，飞起来也像狗。看起来非常矮状，没有任何光滑的线条，简直就是空中的牛头犬。

leroy  timbo59 • 28 minutes ago
Thisain't ugly. Click on the hi-res photo to get a better look. The saw-tooth edgesand imprints ooze stealth and hi-tech materials (RAM). To say nothing of thesensors like DAS and EOTS:
Russiaand China dream of building such aircraft, but that's all they can do - Dream!

哪里丑陋了。点击下面的高清图片好好看看。锯齿边缘和痕迹展现出了隐形和高科技的材料。还有数据收集和传输。
俄罗斯和中国都梦想建造这样的飞机，但是他们也只能梦想而已！



TDog • 2hours ago
The YF-23certainly looked cooler! :-D

YF-23看起来更酷！~

Thunderspreck• 5 minutes ago
I don'tlike the idea of purchasing only one kind of plane. In WWII the best American(land-based) fighters were the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the North AmericanP-51 Mustang. It turned out the Lightning was better against the Japanese Zerobecause it was more maneuverable while the Mustang was better against theGerman Fokkers and Messerschmidts, which were less maneuverable but could takemore enemy fire and the Musting was better at dishing it out. Never put allyour eggs in one basket!!

我不喜欢只购买一种飞机这种想法。二战期间，最好的美国路基战机是洛克希德的P-38闪电和北美的P-51野马。结果证明，闪电战机比日本的零式战机好，因为更具机动性，而野马比德国的福克以及梅塞施米特式战斗机来得好，虽然机动性没有那么好，但是可以承受敌人更多火力，而且野马可以进行猛烈的回击。所以永远不要把所有鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里。