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Originally Posted by kach22i
In the end an author paraphrased an old adage; if it looks right it will fly right.
Meaning that the plane has got to look cool enough to recruit new pilots and get funding for.
As yet another example of "looks matter" I suspect some of the YF-22 and YF-23 selection process had to do with the YF-22 looking macho and the YF-23 looking effeminate.
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The rumor was exactly that. Never confirmed, never will be confirmed!
