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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: YF-22 vs. YF-23, Why?
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Date: 20 May 91 15:08:00 GMT
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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)


anderson@osl475a.erim.org (Rod Anderson) writes:
>>(When the ATF was still on paper, Lockheed complained 
>>that they could not realistically compete with Northrop for the 
>>contract because they could not talk about their most recent success 
>>story - F117A - while Northrop was plastering the walls with B-2 
>>photos. 
>Don't think so; the people who needed access to the F-117 probably 
>got it.

NO, they did not. The designers of the B-2, A-12, and ATF aircraft did not get
a good look at the F-117 until after they put together their designs.
This was repeated to me by one of the aero profs here, who had spoken to the
chair...who had come from one of the ATF teams.... Z

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