did one ever break mach? or even fly? or be anything more than scattered parts?
also, i meant that the YF-23 was more than a tech demonstrator, it was the direct prototype to the possible F-23
i also dont want a pure fiction F-23, i want YF-23 with AIM-9/7 and/or 120
I mean it had a flying tech demonstrator
which doesnt even count as a prototype, it wasnt anywhere close to being qualified for game
That’s very unlikely, Gaijin afaik don’t add tech demonstrators, only the finished aircraft they would have become
Challenger 3 “TD”
also it wasnt a tech demonsrtator it was the prototype, they do add prototype aircraft
@PestoMystic Both SU-30MKK and MK2 are upgraded to use domestic missiles, MK2 was known long age, while MKK was known recently.
I wouldn’t quite say this, initial F-X designs were basically a slightly larger X-2 with radar, weapons bays, XF9 engines and XVN3-1 TVC (all of which were prototyped separately). So initially it wasn’t much different from other unarmed prototypes that (for example) have a smaller nose for the lack of radar.
It was only scaled up as much in the later stages, with 26DMU being almost F-22 sized. At that point X-2 could still sufficiently be used to collect flight data, so there was no need for another demonstrator and the project was cancelled in favor of 6th gen development before a final prototype was made.
So arguably I’d still put that up there with YF-23.
For aircraft they don’t, IDK what goes on in ground but as far as air goes, they need something resembling a finished product, late WW2 aside where necessity and old decision making from a decade ago gave us the Ho229 and R2Y2 we are incredibly unlikely to see anything as prototype looking as the YF-23 or X-2. The only reason we have the Yak-141 is because it was incredibly close to finished when the USSR collapsed, and the program was canceled
So you want the incomplete (never armed) YF-23 in intended configuration. That is no different from asking for the i complete F-X in intended configuration.
By itself no, but even just the XF9-1 engines alone are considered qualified for the game according to suggestion rules about unfinished prototypes.
And even then Gaijin just make up as they go, we have stuff like F-16AJ that would be considered too far even by those same rules since it never even had any parts made for it and even past that is represented in a fictional configuration in game.
but there was no F-X, the X-2 had 0 ability to carry weapons iirc, while there was a YF-23, and it did have a weapons bay that couldve been wired up if northrop wasnt struggling at the time
I mean apparently this is technically enough for a suggestion however again without some semblance of what the final thing could have realistically looked like the chances are near zero, this isn’t like tanks where it’s very easy to imagine what if we stuck this gun on this chassis etc, aircraft based off of prototype airframes are very abstract for Gaijin to actually create it
The YF-23 never had an gun. Had it been excepted Northrop was planning to extend the front add another weapons bay and mount an M61. So if they were to add a pure YF-23 it would only have missiles.
no, i want basic YF-23 prototype with YF120 engine, dropping AIM-9 or AIM-120 (no radar, so for AIM-120 would need to pitbull)
i dont really care, i like it because its cool, would make it even better for stealth fighter testing anyways so it could come even sooner
I mean that feature, as much as I would like it for launching AMRAAMs through IRST doesn’t exist and from Gaijin’s past actions is unlikely to be added
YF-23 would be perfect testbed for high supercruise, better stealth, and pitbull, its a great combo for gaijin
If they give the YF-23 a Mach 1.7 supercruise then they need to give the Eurofighter its 1.6
Also this isn’t coming until after the F-35, giving the US an AMRAAM slinging stealth fighter before any of the rest of the nations in game is a big no go
If the YF-23 is added it would probably be an event or squadron vehicle.
1.6? eft max supercruise is 1.5 idk what ur talking about
and i would grind it out either way