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  • @GrowlingSidewinder
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    • @vasilisbill
      @vasilisbill 8 місяців тому +8

      YF-23 vs SU-57 next please!

    • @leeproffitt69
      @leeproffitt69 8 місяців тому +2

      GS has it feel to be that Goodyear blimp😝😝😝😂😂😂😂

    • @DChrls
      @DChrls 8 місяців тому +2

      More XF23!!!

    • @satcom6
      @satcom6 8 місяців тому +3

      so far this thing seems scarier than the f22, and i didnt think id say that until the NGAD was fully developed. (seriously, dodging lightning and AMRAAMs while hunting an nearly invisible and fast "ghost" that even your patriot cover cant find). Stealth definetely has its limits but, dang this thing is like "you want stealth? Hold my beer bro. GS hold this AMRAAM". He was playing with his food, that last kill was so disrespectful.

    • @keithhoss4990
      @keithhoss4990 8 місяців тому +1

      Great channel. Always great

  • @C0N72
    @C0N72 8 місяців тому +1340

    YF23 pilot must have been laughing his ass off as he rolled up behind you while you're firing AMRAAMs into the void

    • @SwazzoTV
      @SwazzoTV 8 місяців тому +25

      😂😂😂

    • @QAjimine1
      @QAjimine1 8 місяців тому +10

      😂

    • @keithwendl8328
      @keithwendl8328 8 місяців тому +41

      Just 3-4 million in missles before it blew!

    • @larsgottlieb
      @larsgottlieb 8 місяців тому +57

      @@keithwendl8328 They would have burned with the plane anyway, so, might as well, for the one in a million chance ...

    • @usntestjumpr360
      @usntestjumpr360 8 місяців тому +3

      🤣😂🤣🤣

  • @yulpiy
    @yulpiy 8 місяців тому +636

    The yf23 is the kind of plane that would send you a pick of you sitting in front of your monitor and would ask "this you?".

    • @user-xl6yo5dr6p
      @user-xl6yo5dr6p 8 місяців тому +6

      Lol don't be silly

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 8 місяців тому +12

      That is hilarious!!
      And sounds true as anything.

    • @ashhawk2346
      @ashhawk2346 8 місяців тому +3

      Pick?

    • @jhonfloibelmiculob6581
      @jhonfloibelmiculob6581 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ashhawk2346I think he means is picture.

    • @ashhawk2346
      @ashhawk2346 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jhonfloibelmiculob6581 Yes i know what he meant, i was pointing out his error.

  • @dakflyer
    @dakflyer 8 місяців тому +237

    I've always loved the YF-23. I am an engineer and worked in aerospace for 25 years. I was visiting a Northrop Grumman facility in SoCal once for work and at the end of some meetings the prog manager asked if I'd like a tour of the F-/A-18 production line. Ummm, yes please. as we walked down the line and I gawked at everything he could see the excitement in my eyes. He said, "you want to see something really cool?" Um, double yes please. He took me out back behind the building and sitting in a rear parking lot was one of the YF-23 prototype birds. I almost cried. Such a beautiful machine. This was a few years after the ATF fly off and she had been effectively mothballed, engines removed, canopy was coated, etc., just sitting in the CA sun.

    • @technobabble_
      @technobabble_ 8 місяців тому +4

      There's a bunch of sites in SoCal, which one was the YF at?

    • @avd1697
      @avd1697 8 місяців тому +7

      @@technobabble_western museum of flight in Torrance. F/A-18 line is in el segundo.

    • @travisvanalst4698
      @travisvanalst4698 6 місяців тому +3

      I’ll take “things that never happened” for 600 Alex.

    • @avd1697
      @avd1697 6 місяців тому +1

      @@travisvanalst4698 yeah, the pretty inaccurate that the YF-23 is at the back of the F18 production line, it’s in the western museum of flight a few miles down the road.

  • @AetherialAustin
    @AetherialAustin 8 місяців тому +195

    Against the YF-23 the SAM site was more there for emotional support than any tactical advantage

    • @aztec0112
      @aztec0112 8 місяців тому +2

      I think the Patriot is generally a "there, there" system. It helps you relaxed before you get an AMRAAM proctoscopy

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 8 місяців тому +239

    "Grey Ghost" was a great nickname for the YF-23; it just pops in and out of existence during a fight!

    • @W1ckedRcL
      @W1ckedRcL 8 місяців тому +31

      There were 2 prototypes.
      The one painted charcoal was the Black Widow. It also briefly had a red hourglass painted on the belly.
      You're talking about the 2nd prototype, which was painted a lighter gray and was nicknamed Grey Ghost.
      Both incredible aircraft. I'm a fanboy.

    • @F23GreyGhost
      @F23GreyGhost 8 місяців тому +4

      I agree

    • @Void_Dragon
      @Void_Dragon 8 місяців тому +3

      @@W1ckedRcL I prefer Black Widow just because of the chilling name

    • @W1ckedRcL
      @W1ckedRcL 8 місяців тому +9

      @@Void_Dragon Black Widow would've been the official name if it were adopted as a call back to the Northrop P61 Black Widow.

    • @ralphyboy3636
      @ralphyboy3636 8 місяців тому +4

      By all accounts it was political. The F23 was superior in every way. But the financial kick backs won the contract.

  • @XTXImperator
    @XTXImperator 8 місяців тому +173

    The lightning aptly accentuates the horror element when using 4th gen fighters against 5th gen ones. Especially one so stealthy as the YF-23. Fantastic flying by Golf!

  • @OneMoreDesu
    @OneMoreDesu 8 місяців тому +298

    The YF-23 is an inspirational vehicle. The what-if ideas it invokes always excite me

    • @SamFBM
      @SamFBM 8 місяців тому +9

      japan might be using something similar soon according to some

    • @lordtwiwi6076
      @lordtwiwi6076 8 місяців тому +3

      Also they can always still reactivate the program

    • @EDCandLace
      @EDCandLace 8 місяців тому +12

      NGAD will take all that was learned from the 22 and 23 and turn it in to something we can't even understand! That things gonna be something else!

    • @Mkby88
      @Mkby88 8 місяців тому +1

      I sighed thinking the same thing. What a beautiful aircraft

    • @keithhoss4990
      @keithhoss4990 8 місяців тому +2

      25 years ago I know the YF-23 was better. But today’s technology makes those huge verts a liability. For all the naysayers, there is a reason the Air Force is top Brass

  • @rncm86
    @rncm86 8 місяців тому +143

    The whole entire time I was thinking; "what if the YF23 did the same sneeky thing to GS like the F22 did?"

  • @crm247
    @crm247 8 місяців тому +88

    YF-23 with that second kill. Go take a shower that was dirty 😂😂

  • @the_algo_rhythm
    @the_algo_rhythm 8 місяців тому +67

    Daaaaaaamn. I was hoping piloting and tactics might win round 2, but then the Widow just comes out of NOWHERE and riddles you with holes. Definitely a blimp.

    • @Bulletoc
      @Bulletoc 8 місяців тому +6

      It’s not the plane, it’s the pilo…. *shot from behind*

    • @johnbrooks6243
      @johnbrooks6243 8 місяців тому

      Yf23 is definitely one of the blimps of all time

  • @rpvsashafierce
    @rpvsashafierce 8 місяців тому +70

    I can't get enough of this YF-23 content. GS, can you do us a solid and do a series with you piloting a YF-23?? Also defending against them too is pretty sweet too.

    • @kirsankaifat3702
      @kirsankaifat3702 8 місяців тому +6

      I believe there is no proper cockpit model for YF-23, so the video wouldn't look authentic

  • @ash0man
    @ash0man 8 місяців тому +133

    The YF-23 wasn't a slouch in maneuverability either, its twin tails were nearly as large as the main wings of an F-5. Maybe a F-22 vs YF-23 dogfight to check?

    • @profo4544
      @profo4544 8 місяців тому +25

      there about the size of an f-35 wing, and theyve done 3v3 f-22s vs yf-23s on another channel and the yf-23 won more than the raptors.

    • @wed_ward
      @wed_ward 8 місяців тому +15

      GS did a 22 v 23 and the Raptor came out on top.

    • @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass
      @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass 8 місяців тому +6

      More like the ground won with how much they crash like knobs

    • @gabrielraveleau1798
      @gabrielraveleau1798 8 місяців тому +1

      He already did one some time ago you should find it on his chanel

    • @IcePhoenix_yt
      @IcePhoenix_yt 8 місяців тому

      @@wed_wardDid he do a dogfight too? I know he did a BVR fight

  • @Ifoughtpiranhas
    @Ifoughtpiranhas 8 місяців тому +60

    The lightning is an omen that DCS needs a English Electric Lightning module.

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 8 місяців тому +3

      Yes!!
      And can you imagine the differential thrust weirdness that would be going on :))

    • @timonsolus
      @timonsolus 19 днів тому

      @@heathb4319 : Not sure that differential thrust would do anything in the Lightning with its over/under engines.

  • @CaptainLegionary
    @CaptainLegionary 8 місяців тому +27

    Well, you were as effective as a Goodyear Blimp sooo....

  • @octopusmagnificens
    @octopusmagnificens 8 місяців тому +109

    In this case, stealth is invisible. I have never seen anything like the YF-23.

    • @sogerc1
      @sogerc1 8 місяців тому +24

      This was a fairy tale, it's exaggerated in DCS, it was flying above the Patriot site and that didn't see it? No way.

    • @rodneypayne4827
      @rodneypayne4827 8 місяців тому +18

      ​@@sogerc1 yet you wouldn't say the same thing if it was the 22 would you?

    • @sogerc1
      @sogerc1 8 місяців тому

      @@rodneypayne4827 Well you can get a lock on an F-22 in DCS, even if you lose it quickly. But I don't think GS ever put it against a Patriot, at least I didn't see it, but I wouldn't believe that either.

    • @LTKBrns
      @LTKBrns 8 місяців тому +18

      *F-22 flying over S-300s flashbacks*

    • @johnbean9797
      @johnbean9797 8 місяців тому +13

      @@rodneypayne4827 Neither the F-22, YF-23, or any other operational stealth fighter could fly within 10-20km of a patriot and not get shot down, especially not without heavy jamming.

  • @MeMyselfI_69
    @MeMyselfI_69 8 місяців тому +13

    The lightning strike 13:00 before the kill was awesome! Great video we should have built that aircraft.

  • @RogueSquidward
    @RogueSquidward 8 місяців тому +277

    Would this be any different with an AWACS? That's brutal for how good the Eagle's radar is.

    • @mphomatela
      @mphomatela 8 місяців тому +42

      Now that was on my mind the whole time he flew over that patriot site. Its an up vote from me.

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 8 місяців тому +54

      On that old Su-27 vs F22, the AWACS didn't help him, so...

    • @kaydenchan7093
      @kaydenchan7093 8 місяців тому +6

      @@cockatoo010🤣🤣🤣

    • @allenbt11
      @allenbt11 8 місяців тому +63

      To do what? Confirm the kill for the YF-23?

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 8 місяців тому

      Good idea.

  • @truthseeker9454
    @truthseeker9454 8 місяців тому +18

    9:54 - The lightening flash behind the Black Widow's AMRAAM -- one of the coolest shots I've seen yet in any DCS video. You keep surpassing yourself as a video creator, GS. 👌
    Edit - And then you do it again at 13:00.... 😄

    • @JC130676
      @JC130676 8 місяців тому

      Imagine launching a missile that'll almost certainly kill your opponent, only to see it blasted from the sky by lightning... 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Ragnaroknrol
    @Ragnaroknrol 8 місяців тому +16

    First fight: “gonna troll him by making him die frustrated he never had a chance.”
    Second fight: “Now he dies in terror.”

  • @1armstrong607
    @1armstrong607 8 місяців тому +31

    Some of the most consistent and good content i've seen in a long time.
    Keep up the good work Sidewinder!

  • @CRAZYHORSE19682003
    @CRAZYHORSE19682003 8 місяців тому +15

    From what I have read the YF-22 was a less risky design, it was much further along in development and the Air Force was wary about giving Northrup contracts for both the B2 and the YF-23. The YF-23 was supposed to be substantially stealthier, faster and the second prototype had advanced GE adaptive cycle engines.

    • @davidryder3374
      @davidryder3374 7 місяців тому +1

      That's what I read as well, back in the day. Additionally, there was another Northrup project that had just been cancelled, and the government was worried that that cancellation might affect Northrup's ability to bring the -23 to production. I was disappointed that it all came down to politics rather than quantitative measurements.

    • @caseychambers2693
      @caseychambers2693 7 місяців тому +1

      Which is funny because today I now have worries about Lockheed getting too many contracts. It seems like everything with large bids goes to Lockheed. I’m almost certain they’ll win NGAD and FA-XX. And with HIMARS being presumably the dominant artillery system of the 21st century and also winning naval contracts with LCS you get towards a defense company too large for national security quite quickly.
      At least Grumman got the B-21 but it seems like Boeing is getting pushed out of the military aircraft market. I guess they can get AWACS and refueling aircrafts only. But we seem to be rapidly approaching a two prime contractor environment where Lockheed builds fighters and Northrop builds bombers and that’s it.

    • @CRAZYHORSE19682003
      @CRAZYHORSE19682003 7 місяців тому +1

      @@caseychambers2693 Lockheed needs to be reigned in. The LCS was possibly the WORST weapons program EVER for the US Military. While the F-35 is AWESOME in a lot of areas the program itself is a total failure in terms of lead time and cost overruns. The Pentagon needs to write into its contracts that if there are manufacturing or design defects the CONTRACTOR is financially responsible for fixing it. Lockheed has a long history of over promising and under delivering.

  • @satcom6
    @satcom6 8 місяців тому +78

    i just read that quote yesterday myself. Of course a plane is only 1/3 of the fight. the missles and pilot make alot of the difference. (though admittedly the Goodyear blimp with hypersoonic missles and maverick in the pilot seat would still not likely be a good candidate for an operation, unless of course your a big fan of the WWI zepplins. If thats the case then enjoy that little idea).

    • @Hebdomad7
      @Hebdomad7 8 місяців тому

      I want to see WW1 bomber Zeppelin vs F22 now. F22 being the natural enemy of the balloon.

  • @Nick-rb1vk
    @Nick-rb1vk 8 місяців тому +59

    I see YF-23 I click!

  • @Jerimiah10
    @Jerimiah10 8 місяців тому +6

    Literally the best tactic Vs. the YF23 is fly high enough to have time to eject. LOL. Great vid.

    • @Tenchigumi
      @Tenchigumi 8 місяців тому +2

      I still have faith in the "wildly shoot AMRAAMs in a circle" tactic.

  • @deathoftheendless8112
    @deathoftheendless8112 8 місяців тому +5

    I saw the YF-23 slide in behind in the rear view mirror at 12:06 and 12:11 time mark and immediately thought, "oh no, deja vu".

  • @michagysin3082
    @michagysin3082 8 місяців тому +4

    i love the splat and abrupt voice stop when the pilot smacks the ground🤣

  • @ZedBanana8
    @ZedBanana8 8 місяців тому +8

    would love to see a whole series on the YF-23: (1) let's redo YF-23 vs F-22 with GS playing YF-23 this time (2) let's do YF-23 vs Su-57 (3) YF-23 vs Eurofighter (4) YF-23 missions, etc.

  • @Simoss13
    @Simoss13 8 місяців тому +6

    Shooting Fox 3's
    YF-23 at your 6, "Well, hello there"

    • @thunderboltcougar5626
      @thunderboltcougar5626 8 місяців тому

      GS :"Fox three.. Fox three.. Fox three.."
      YF23 watching at GS six :"Da frak he doin ova der ?"

  • @benkirby8461
    @benkirby8461 8 місяців тому +2

    You tried to hide behind Moms apron but didn't realize he was already behind you . Great video . Keep up the good work . Thank you

  • @abot4694
    @abot4694 8 місяців тому +4

    The way he falls in behind you after searching the area, was both amazing and terrifying!

  • @DavekayBSC
    @DavekayBSC 8 місяців тому +16

    Loving the Widow content!!

  • @dwarvensmith80
    @dwarvensmith80 8 місяців тому +33

    I would love to see the tacview for these 2 fights.

  • @MegaConrad101
    @MegaConrad101 8 місяців тому +5

    I like it when the planes you're up against makes it a challenge - well done

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 8 місяців тому +5

    GS, ngl - that blimp quotation had me REALLY doubting your chances today...
    ...and then seconds later an out-of-the-blue missile alert! 😄

  • @terrellcole7633
    @terrellcole7633 8 місяців тому +1

    There has never been a more appropriate time to use the meme "why not both" lol. Seriously, the YF-23 is a beast.... and a very sexy beast at that!

  • @westernspy517
    @westernspy517 8 місяців тому +4

    GS, the man with the slowest reaction to eject after being shot down.

  • @davidsapir3764
    @davidsapir3764 8 місяців тому +9

    Awesome video GS. Nice flying Golf. I've always been awestruck by the YF23's design and aesthetics. It's truly unlike any other fighter jet ever made.

    • @andreabindolini7452
      @andreabindolini7452 8 місяців тому

      The production F-23A would have been even more impressive!

  • @SM-qo9gr
    @SM-qo9gr 8 місяців тому +3

    12:12 "i dont see anything on the horizon" BUT i see something in the rear view mirror LMAO

  • @JAEUFM
    @JAEUFM 8 місяців тому +52

    Considering the technological advances since the time the YF-23 prototypes were built, I wonder what one built today might be like?

    • @Ifoughtpiranhas
      @Ifoughtpiranhas 8 місяців тому +11

      They would likely have to start from scratch. Usually when a program like the YF-23 doesn't get put into production, all tooling used to build the prototypes are destroyed. It would be hella cool though.

    • @drksideofthewal
      @drksideofthewal 8 місяців тому +8

      We’re beyond that, the 6th gen will follow a completely new paradigm.

    • @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass
      @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass 8 місяців тому +2

      A lot different that single large bay would probably be split up between multiple slimmer bays as that was one of the reasons the 23 was not picked. Also be a lot heavier due to adding RAM on the production model.

    • @MeerkatADV
      @MeerkatADV 8 місяців тому +1

      A true 6th generation would be all the technological advantages of the F35 and YF23 and better dogfighting abilities than the F22 and F16. And able to be remote piloted.

    • @law-abiding-criminal
      @law-abiding-criminal 8 місяців тому +18

      ​@@MeerkatADVhigh maneuverability is not a high priority for the NGAD

  • @danielbrown9368
    @danielbrown9368 8 місяців тому +6

    Could actually see him in the rear view mirror beforehand. Was like uh-oh, this about to end badly.

    • @workingonitsoon576
      @workingonitsoon576 8 місяців тому +1

      Post the time stamp bc I didn’t lol

    • @johnbrooks6243
      @johnbrooks6243 8 місяців тому

      ​​@@workingonitsoon576start watching 12:20

  • @rumannkoch4864
    @rumannkoch4864 8 місяців тому +5

    Lockheed won the ATF contract mainly because it was in the Nation's best interest to spread DOD $ as Northrop already had the lucrative B2 bomber contract

  • @khoatran-sv7je
    @khoatran-sv7je 8 місяців тому +6

    YF23 my beloved fighter, what a pleasant surprise! What a disrespectful kill at the end though😂. Thanks for these recent videos GS! Video suggestion: F23 + F15E combat mission together? Or can you fly the F23? That would be fun to watch!

  • @FasterThanRaito
    @FasterThanRaito 8 місяців тому +5

    Well you did better than a blimp since at least a blimp can't try to dodge and blind fire missiles back in the * suspected * direction of the enemy

  • @dl6519
    @dl6519 8 місяців тому +6

    Very interesting! Whereas the F-22's superiority over the F-15 is spread out "across the board", the YF-23's superiority is concentrated more in the "low observability" domain. Not that we have a whole lot of real-world data points to go by, but my initial impression after watching your two fights against the YF-23 is that the YF-23 is MORE dominant than the F-22 against 4th generation fighters, but head-to-head against another 5th generation fighter the F-22's superior maneuverability would give it the edge as the fight degrades to within visual range on approximately equal terms.
    So does that YF-23 now have two blimp silhouettes stenciled below the canopy??

  • @edwardhugus2772
    @edwardhugus2772 8 місяців тому

    The old saying of "Sometimes you're the Bear, sometimes the Bea EATS YOU" applies..only now it's "Sometimes you're the F15, sometimes you're the GoodYear blimp." Since you like to play with your food when you're in the F22, you get to see how it feels to be the food! Sort of like the old "It's a Dog eat Dog world....... and I'm wearin' Milk Bone Underwear"
    Another great vid, thanks!

  • @dariuszzukowski5244
    @dariuszzukowski5244 8 місяців тому +7

    It would be interesting to see how an F15 Silent Eagle (the "stealth" version) would perform against the ATFs.

    • @demondoggy1825
      @demondoggy1825 8 місяців тому

      No please, Dont say its name. It may hear you.

  • @allaltitudeproductions
    @allaltitudeproductions 8 місяців тому +1

    12:12: For a moment you can see the Yf-23 in the rear view mirror, when GS starts firing off AMRAAMs. I said that before I saw the arrow point to it for the second time, but it was there before.

  • @Boombi_
    @Boombi_ 8 місяців тому +4

    I understand how the F-22 got chosen, it was more of a conventional fighter highly manoeuvrable and stealthy enough, but looking back the YF-23 was probably the one to choose, faster and even stealthier.

    • @demondoggy1825
      @demondoggy1825 8 місяців тому +2

      Pretty much. The 23 would also make a better strike aircraft as well.

    • @spitfire_flyer5659
      @spitfire_flyer5659 8 місяців тому

      It makes sense to choose it from a capability perspective but the people there chose the F-22 because Grumman was already working on the stealth bombers so they weren’t sure if Grumman can deliver it on time and on budget.

    • @tuunaes
      @tuunaes 8 місяців тому

      @@spitfire_flyer5659 And the ironic thing is that USAF ended up paying arm, leg and half the internal organs for all cost overruns of Lockheed's F-22 and F-35...

  • @LTYTACCT
    @LTYTACCT 7 місяців тому

    Love the lightning effect in the background. It is like an omen of imminent death. It flashes and a few seconds later the F-15 is shot down.

  • @daltonv5206
    @daltonv5206 8 місяців тому +4

    Man i cant wait to see what the 2 NGAD lrpgrame produce. Especially since GE just announced their adaptive cycle engine. Speed+ceiling+range+stealth+sensors+

  • @davontewilliams6016
    @davontewilliams6016 8 місяців тому

    It was definitely the "Oh no , not again" for me 🤣😂💀. My boy had flashbacks of the other YF project creeping up on him .

  • @andreasbaer6496
    @andreasbaer6496 8 місяців тому +3

    Please do more YF23 stuff! 🙏 It's amazing what this plane is capable of 😯

  • @robertswan742
    @robertswan742 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for bringing attention to this weather mod - amazing!

  • @jurestormchaser5382
    @jurestormchaser5382 8 місяців тому

    GS not paying attention to the rear view mirror (again) :)) Only spotted the YF-23 the *fifth* time it appeared in the mirror :)) Spectacular video!

  • @OldSkoolCarpMan
    @OldSkoolCarpMan 8 місяців тому +1

    I totally understand the business decision to choose the YF22 ahead of the YF23 but the truth is that the Northrop/McDonnell-Douglas plane was EXACTLY what the was asked for in the ATF brief.
    Truly the best air-superiority fighter the USAF never got.

  • @JoeKier7
    @JoeKier7 8 місяців тому +1

    That was very entertaining! Having seen some DCS videos of F-22 vs F-23, your F-15 had no chance with its RCS.

  • @GreenTea-101
    @GreenTea-101 8 місяців тому

    All that lightning in the air, and a Lightning 2 firing AMRAAMs is such a metaphor.

  • @JozMkII
    @JozMkII 8 місяців тому

    I actually saw him in the rear view mirror before the red arrow pointed at it. I was practically yelling 'Check your six check your six!!'

  • @swordmonkey6635
    @swordmonkey6635 8 місяців тому +1

    This reminds me of the NGAD fights you had a while ago. Where the NGAD was basically playing chess while you were playing checkers. lol

  • @remain_
    @remain_ 8 місяців тому +6

    I'd love to see videos using the F-15EX in tandem with the F-35. I'm really curious how tactics might play out.

  • @richardescobar1971
    @richardescobar1971 8 місяців тому +2

    That is crazy, he didn’t even know he was there until the bullets hit the plane. 😊

  • @doncalypso
    @doncalypso 8 місяців тому +7

    Dude... can you do vids where you fly the YF-23?

    • @Tenchigumi
      @Tenchigumi 8 місяців тому +1

      I hope that performance convinces him to try. We all know GS loves to punk other jets with stealth.

  • @MrErictank
    @MrErictank 8 місяців тому +2

    Maximum disrespect on kill #2. I love it.
    I always preferred the F-23 to the -22 in the ATF program. Watching it appear out of nowhere for the rear-aspect gun kill was just incredible.

  • @firebald2915
    @firebald2915 8 місяців тому +3

    Lightening has a new meaning.; "You can't see me until I'm behind you. " or " by the time you hear the thunder, it's too late." Presentation just gets better and better. 8 hrs compressed in 13+ minutes ? If it was easy, it wouldn't look this good.
    But damn, yf-23 is sort of surprising. I thought it looked delicate to harsh combat conditions. Raptor is a taunting, muscle flexin' beast.

  • @AnthonyGonsalves-np9vt
    @AnthonyGonsalves-np9vt 8 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of the time you were in the f-22 against a couple of flankers. Laughing while you came up from behind and gun them both. I guess this was payback.

  • @Branto123
    @Branto123 8 місяців тому +1

    F23 looks like a flying squirrel and I can’t unsee it.

  • @chadsenate
    @chadsenate 8 місяців тому

    The really funny moment when you said "I dont see anything on the horizon either"while that thing just standing there... menacingly... on your rear view mirror.😂😂😂

  • @skylord213
    @skylord213 8 місяців тому

    The gun scene is beautiful with him coming up behind you like that and than the lightning, looked like a demon coming out of the lightning.

  • @スガル
    @スガル 8 місяців тому

    12:10 "I don't see anything on the Horizon"
    While you can see the YF-23 rolling up behind him on the rear mirror

  • @Geto-Dac
    @Geto-Dac 8 місяців тому +1

    more like this please
    when you're the under dog. even if you get smoked, even better content. actually great idea, a series " how/why i got killed"

  • @productamadeus8745
    @productamadeus8745 8 місяців тому

    Yeah he was wholesale slinging missiles into the Myst!😂 Good Fight GS.

  • @4runnerjuan
    @4runnerjuan 8 місяців тому +4

    I wanna see this from the yf-23 perspective

  • @Nellinator23
    @Nellinator23 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm loving the YF-23 content. It's my favorite "fighter that never was"

  • @marktisdale7935
    @marktisdale7935 8 місяців тому

    That was one fast Goodyear Blimp that you were flying.

  • @jikemenkins7098
    @jikemenkins7098 8 місяців тому

    Really sexy the way 2-3 Golf pulled right into the victory roll after the gun kill

  • @Dos895
    @Dos895 8 місяців тому +1

    F-22: "Ehhhh. Been there, done that. I snuck up and formed up on GS's left wing before he noticed me. All without firing a shot.😎

  • @tarn1135
    @tarn1135 8 місяців тому +1

    It’s humorous that just because the design is different and that there were some anecdotes of how “stealthy “ the yf-23 was compared to the 22 that it was somehow this super plane that no one could ever beat or various other reasons.

  • @Hudelcu
    @Hudelcu 8 місяців тому

    Bro, that ending was like a horror movie.
    Big shoutout to the engineers... The YF-23 looks like an airship form another galaxy.

  • @jinchoung
    @jinchoung 8 місяців тому +1

    well, they do say that f-15 has an RCS of a tennis court. like they designed it to be a radar return magnet with 90deg surface joins EVERYWHERE.

  • @Avera9eWh1teShark6
    @Avera9eWh1teShark6 8 місяців тому

    YF-23 pilot: *teleports behind you* "nothing personel, kid, heh."

  • @CertifiedDynamite
    @CertifiedDynamite 8 місяців тому +11

    At 11:24 you can see a blip on the radar. Tough luck that GS didn't notice. Also, how was the YF-23 shooting AMRAAMs when its own radar never showed up on RWR?

    • @chefboyarb
      @chefboyarb 8 місяців тому +2

      i said the same thing.. mabey if he pays more attention to the radar :/

    • @Ankhobo
      @Ankhobo 8 місяців тому +1

      Not that I'm going to say that this is what in fact happened, but they could have just lobbed maddog missiles.

    • @ret7army
      @ret7army 8 місяців тому

      ​@@gonepostal9101
      Like the F14 and some Russians? Quite possibly but what about TWS wouldnt that get the same result?

    • @chefboyarb
      @chefboyarb 8 місяців тому

      @@ret7army yes. You don’t get a notification when being locked or fired on in tws. Only when the middle goes pitbull

    • @jonathanpfeffer3716
      @jonathanpfeffer3716 8 місяців тому +1

      @@ret7armyNo. TWS still emits radiation and will be detected by RWRs (if it is an LPI radar this might not happen. modern RWRs might be able to cut through LPI techniques but nobody knows for sure). IRST/EOTS are purely passive and undetectable.

  • @andersonautomotive
    @andersonautomotive 8 місяців тому +2

    After the first fight, I was thinking the YF23 should use those storms for cover and just slide in behind him. Aaand he's done.

  • @OrbitalKineticbombardemnt
    @OrbitalKineticbombardemnt 7 місяців тому

    I love how at 12:10 you can see the YF-23 in the mirror getting behind him

  • @bucky5869
    @bucky5869 8 місяців тому

    Dont worry, GS. We all had flashbacks of the F-22 forming up on you as well.

  • @cshan2313
    @cshan2313 8 місяців тому

    The F-22 flash back is real! Now would have been the perfect icing on the cake if the YF-23 actually formed up xD

  • @Lee-sti8wrx
    @Lee-sti8wrx 8 місяців тому

    That's a crack up. It's usually GS sneaking up on SU's. 360° missile shots and then gets smoked from behind. Not often you see that.

  • @CakePrincessCelestia
    @CakePrincessCelestia 8 місяців тому

    GS: "YF-23 Black Widow II something something"
    Also GS: Always sits in the other thing...

  • @nyarlatothep666
    @nyarlatothep666 8 місяців тому

    Reminds me of the VF-23's description in the Strike Commander manual: "It eats F-15s for breakfast."

  • @dapro2848
    @dapro2848 8 місяців тому

    When they send the letter to your mother they will say you were the best pilot that ever flew a fighter jet. Godspeed GS.

  • @1998232v6
    @1998232v6 8 місяців тому +1

    “Try to eject so I’m not.” *splat lol

  • @TimbavatiLion
    @TimbavatiLion 8 місяців тому

    I saw the YF-23 at 12:11 and thought "oh god, GS he's doing your favourite thing" 😂

  • @JustAMindlessDrone
    @JustAMindlessDrone 4 місяці тому

    The squish sound gets me every time!

  • @NordicRest
    @NordicRest 8 місяців тому

    Man, the 23 was really playing with its food for the last round there.

  • @We.lovejets
    @We.lovejets 8 місяців тому +1

    I love these new videos and I’d love to see you fly the YF-23 sometime

  • @fox19delta21
    @fox19delta21 8 місяців тому

    That isn't lighting. That's the YF23 descending from the heavens to humble the mere mortals and their puny F15 Eagles.

  • @curtisbartlett8170
    @curtisbartlett8170 8 місяців тому

    That was great. 2-3 golf had to be having a great time playing with his food.

  • @michaeldrewery5824
    @michaeldrewery5824 10 днів тому

    There were two prototypes made of the YF 23 a gray and a black. The gray one was called the gray ghost and the black one was called the black widow two.

  • @Joseph-Colin-EXP
    @Joseph-Colin-EXP 8 місяців тому +5

    Let's be honest, the yf23 was the first prototype 6th gen plane.

  • @lukecreamer8426
    @lukecreamer8426 8 місяців тому

    1:11 *GS laughs in F-15*
    "...Hold this my dude."