Devilfish Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 By the mid 1980's, the RAF were looking towards replacing its fleet of aging Eagle aircraft (TSR-2). Looking to the future, they wanted an aircraft that would be able to survive the modern, and future, battlefield. Around this time, the USAF were looking for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF), and two designs were in contention, the YF-22 and YF-23. With the YF-22 winning the contract, Northrop looked around for other uses for their design. BAe approached them with a view to a collaboration. The design was tweaked to suit the RAF's requirements, which mainly included adding a second seat, specialist avionics, and strengthening the airframe for lower level flight. The result was the Black Widow B.1 Kit is the Hobbyboss 1/48 YF-23, with a scratchbuilt rear cockpit and a modified 1/32 Hawk canopy. 20171021_001358 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20171021_001409 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20171021_001420 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20171021_001511 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Nice looking Widow 👍 ... interesting concept 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Well done! I really like the lines of your build - it sort of flows! I too have the Hobbyboss YF-23, but I never thought of making it into a twoseater! I must rethink my whole existence! ...done! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 That looks just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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