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Promoted EyeSerenetalk 18:46, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Northrop YF-23[edit]

Nominator(s): Sp33dyphil "Ad astra"'

I am nominating this article for A-Class review because it is a nice small documentation of a unique prototype aircraft, the Northrop YF-23. I believe the article adheres to A-class requirements. If you're wondering about the article's size, I'd say it's because of the secrecy which naturally surrounds stealth aircraft/advanced technology. Also, it's only a prototype, so there is no history of combat or air force operations. I hope to get this article to FAC status following this ACR. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 00:20, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments. As always, feel free to revert my copyediting. Please check the edit summaries. - Dank (push to talk) 13:04, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]


  • Is that a rhetorical question? Minnesota is the location of the publisher's office. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 21:57, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments. I'm still seeing some stylistic issues in the lead and the article itself. I took a whack at correcting some of them (and please undo if you don't think they work). Information is good, though. In the specs section is it possible to indicate which are estimated?Intothatdarkness (talk) 18:49, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the section regarding design and development, the use of the word "discovery" when dealing with Soviet designs isn't correct English use in my view. Discovery implies that they were somehow unearthed as existing things. I don't want to get into a revert war here, so I'm suggesting that the word be changed to something else. "...emphasized when U.S. intelligence learned of the development..." is one possibility. If you feel strongly about it, whatever, but like Dank I feel there are still some stylistic issues here.Intothatdarkness (talk) 14:04, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Fair point. The Soviet prototypes were first spotted/seen by recon satellites. -Fnlayson (talk) 14:27, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks much better now.Intothatdarkness (talk) 14:36, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comments

  • Sp33dyphil and I added a sentence or so on this. -Fnlayson (talk) 03:04, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments -SidewinderX (talk)

  • It is difficult enough finding detailed info on the YF-23. It took multiple references to cover the details in places. But I'm working on combining footnotes from sources I have and can check. There is no real conflict on the interim bomber use. The YF-23 was modified only for display use; believe only the cockpit was modified/updated.. -Fnlayson (talk) 15:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • re-interim use -- Ok, that wasn't clear to me from the article. I was picturing some heavily modified, large-winged variant for display. Then again, my imagination has been know to run wild from time to time... :) -SidewinderX (talk) 18:02, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have addressed these concerns as best as possible. Some of those I could not find, like about using only serial numbers in a section. -Fnlayson (talk) 23:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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