YF-23 being restored at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (1200x607)

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The plane that should have won. What a fantastic design.

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Such a shame, it was the better aircraft of the two.

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Can’t wait to see it

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Almost certainly regular gray paint. Iirc they even replaced some parts on other stealth aircraft with replica parts to hide classified tech

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Is that an old photo? I was there back in March and they already have a YF-23A Black Widow II on display.

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Yes I believe the YF-23 has already been restored and put into the museum according to the Internet

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I get my hope too high I guess, when I read "restored" I thought it's gonna be restored to be airworthy again.. oh well

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I wonder whether they repaint it with stealth coating or just regular grey paint when restoring

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I still wish they had chosen this over the f-22, glad that it’s still going to be remembered and enjoyed.

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What’s funny about those mattress is they are from the Siege of Sarajevo. They had mountains of them at the rear of the restoration hangar.

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There might be more comfortable engine stands out there than this, but I've yet to see one...

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What's their sleep number?

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Is that caulk?