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They actually deflect outward when providing additional lift.
J-20... The New Generation Fighter III
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They actually deflect outward when providing additional lift.
Thanks, yeah I remember seeing videos of the YF-23 turning its v tails fully in like we have J-20.
Not many photos of it unfortunately.
usaf0314
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you are right, it does have a rotating V-tail, the previous YF-23 picture is taken from Wright Patterson Air Force musem, i was there personally to check out the YF-23, it was amazing. (I even touched it!)
My bad!!! I always thought that the YF-23 tails were too large to be all-moving... I need to do more research before making stupid comments like these lol.
I am gonna guess that they made the vertical stabilizers all moving to compensate for the lack of horizontal stabilizers?
Yeah i imagine so. If I remember correctly Boeing and md were gonna do something similar with the x-32's tails but ended up going the more conventional "four poster" for the revised requirements they received.
Anyway thats on a different tangent.
Hyperwarp
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You got a chance to touch her?
...I mean a chance to see one of the most beautiful creations in aviation? Lucky you.....!!! Its probably my all-time-favorite fighter....
usaf0314
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You got a chance to touch her?
Its probably my all-time-favorite fighter....
unfortunately i will probably never touch a J-20
in front of the F-22, it is smaller than i imagined
here you can see the rotating V-tail
intake of the YF-23
me in front of the YF-23
usaf0314
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USAF cadet, and indeed it was a great experience, they had almost all the planes that served in the USAF and most of the x-planes
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