Message posted by Peter Merlin (Member since 11/13/2003) on March 21, 2025 at 13:11:04 PST:
I would love to believe that the designation was not merely cynical salesmanship or crass toadying, but a reference to one of the black projects aircraft flown at Groom Lake. In the past there have been such aircraft as the YF-43B (circa 2005-2007) and YF-45D (circa 2020). The latter fits the timeframe (about five years ago) but was flown by a Navy pilot assigned to the FME program, so possibly a foreign type rather than a NGAD competitor.
In Reply to: Re: New US fighter announced - F-47 posted by noskcaJ on March 21, 2025 at 9:50:02 PST:
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