Calling all YF-23/F-23 Lovers: Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!

PR19_Kit · September 07, 2015, 09:03:41 AM

Big is right, I was amazed quite HOW big the thing is.

Reminds me that I still have my Italeri YF-23 kit in The Loft, once the model railway thing is out of the way in November I may take a closer look at it.

Spey_Phantom · September 07, 2015, 11:06:07 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2011, 02:51:32 AM

isnt that the intake of an F-14?

Gondor · September 07, 2015, 12:16:39 PM

Quote from: Nils on September 07, 2015, 11:06:07 AM

isn't that the intake of an F-14?

I agree. Good spot Nils

Gondor

Spey_Phantom · September 07, 2015, 12:19:50 PM

http://yf-23.net/menu.html

Rick Lowe · September 07, 2015, 01:10:47 PM

Quote from: Nils on September 07, 2015, 11:06:07 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2011, 02:51:32 AM

isnt that the intake of an F-14?

IT'S AN AIRFIX KIT!!

You can tell by the 'see-through', engineless nacelle...

I'll get my coat...

Cheers

DogfighterZen · September 07, 2015, 02:06:21 PM

Someone should put out a new mold of these birds in 1/72...

Don't know why i haven't shared this here before... http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5089/
There are other ideas on the YF-23 there, give'm all a vote, maybe they'll hear us...

BTW, please vote on my other suggestions if you go there, we could use another F-35C kit in 1/72... and also a PoAF edition of their F-16...

PR19_Kit · September 07, 2015, 02:34:39 PM

What happened to the OP of this thread?

As I recall it had a link to a web site which had lots of project drawings for F-23 developments, most of which were eminently modellable.

ChernayaAkula · September 07, 2015, 03:01:09 PM

^ Might that website be yf-23.net?

sandiego89 · September 07, 2015, 05:54:42 PM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on September 07, 2015, 01:10:47 PM
Quote from: Nils on September 07, 2015, 11:06:07 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2011, 02:51:32 AM

isnt that the intake of an F-14?

IT'S AN AIRFIX KIT!!

You can tell by the 'see-through', engineless nacelle...

I'll get my coat...

Cheers

No wonder it had such a low radar cross section- that engine and compressor blades are invisible!

Captain Canada · September 07, 2015, 06:38:48 PM

I never would have noticed that was an F-14 intake ! Good catch indeed !

PR19_Kit · September 07, 2015, 06:54:13 PM

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on September 07, 2015, 03:01:09 PM
^ Might that website be yf-23.net?

I had a look and while that one is very interesting it's not the one that I recall. Thanks for the link anyway, it's a great reference site.

Captain Canada · September 07, 2015, 07:44:10 PM

Wow is that ever ! I didn't know half of those proposals ! Great stuff...thanks for that !

eatthis · September 08, 2015, 02:11:37 PM

the f23 was such a great looking airplane!
ps i wonder what the top speed was/wouldve been? i know they reckon it was REALLY quick, quicker than the f22 which isnt exactly slow

PR19_Kit · September 08, 2015, 04:00:12 PM

Quote from: eatthis on September 08, 2015, 02:11:37 PM
the f23 was such a great looking airplane!
ps i wonder what the top speed was/wouldve been? i know they reckon it was REALLY quick, quicker than the f22 which isnt exactly slow

That F-23 site linked above says the aircraft never was tested to its maximum capability, only enough to ensure it complied with the USAF's requirements. Estimates on there say M 1.8+.