Re:The B-52 was designed in a hotel room over one weekend
by Maursault on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @02:36PM
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> The final selection was based primarily on the Air Force having greater confidence in Lockheed over Northrop in being able to run the program on schedule and budget
Unexpected. The Lockheed YF-23[1] looks like it would fall apart if you breathed on it wrong, while the Northrop YF-23 is such a slick design it looks like it's moving while standing still.
Re:The B-52 was designed in a hotel room over one weekend
by nradov on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:50AM
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Well the Lockheed YF-22 prototypes didn't fall apart through an extensive flight test program including multiple supersonic flights and weapon launches.
Unexpected. The Lockheed YF-23[1] looks like it would fall apart if you breathed on it wrong, while the Northrop YF-23 is such a slick design it looks like it's moving while standing still.
[1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/YF-22.jp...
[2] http://www.diseno-art.com/images_10/Northrop-YF-23-8.jpg