The 5 secret stealth aircraft you've never heard of

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The United States operates more stealth aircraft than any other country on the planet, both in terms of volume and variety, with three publicly disclosed stealth platforms in service and at least three more at some stage of development.
But for every F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, or B-2 Spirit, there are a number of stealth jets that never found their way into operational hangars - either because of program cancellations or, often, because they were never intended for combat service at all.
Here are 5 declassified stealth aircraft that may still be flying below your radar.
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@jonathanryan9946 Жыл бұрын

So stealthy they had to redact the audio.

@soumyajitsingha9614 Жыл бұрын

really I agree

@zakiducky Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought something went wrong with my connection at that part lol. I played it back again and it was still there, so I figured something was actually redacted lol. It’s unlikely to be an editing error, because those usually happen when joining separate audio bites. This was a clean cut out from the middle of a single sentence. Bro got black inked lol

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

Prt2 11* Stealth Aircraft you've never heard of! Lol He forgot to mention YB-49, Tacit Blue, X-44A UAV--- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itiKlq2pnceyYqM.html, X-45A, MQ-25*, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, XQ-58A Valkyrie, MQ-20 Avenger, Boeing Phantom Ray, X-47B, and RQ-180!

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

Lol prt2 12 Stealth Aircraft! Almost forgot about "The Stealth Blackhawk"

@pat8988 Жыл бұрын

Yes, sound dropout at 4:43.

@kathrynck Жыл бұрын

The coolest thing about the X-36, is that it was modular. There were about a dozen possible combinations, with different wings, canards, vertical stabilizers, etc. It allowed for testing a LOT of ideas, all on one airframe. It was retired in it's current shape, with no vertical stabs.

@jrobertsrhs Жыл бұрын

The audio cut out at 4:40

@angelosasso1653 Жыл бұрын

You are correct of course, upvote!

@glenn_r_frank_author Жыл бұрын

That was censored by the defense department.

@JB00092 Жыл бұрын

@@glenn_r_frank_author doubt it

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

Prt2 11 Stealth Aircraft you've never heard of! Lol He forgot to mention YB-49, Tacit Blue, X-44A UAV--- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itiKlq2pnceyYqOL.html-45A, X-45A, MQ-25, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, XQ-58A Valkyrie, MQ-20 Avenger, Boeing Phantom Ray, X-47B, and RQ-180!

@glenn_r_frank_author Жыл бұрын

@@JB00092 it's called ... a JOKE...

@joebaker5421 Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen the Bird of Prey at the Air Force museum. Strange looking and hard to believe it could fly. If you haven’t been to the museum, make the trip, if only to see the XB-70. It is something else in person.

@jessebauer7372 Жыл бұрын

The B-29 Bockscar is also present there.

@TONYPARAMOTOR Жыл бұрын

i wonder what the shunk works have???

@paul85039 Жыл бұрын

Where is this museum at please

@falkenlaser Жыл бұрын

@@paul85039 Dayton, Ohio

@Cincy32 Жыл бұрын

The XB-70 is the coolest plane I've ever seen in person.

@FrantisekPicifuk Жыл бұрын

4:40 Oh the Army didn't like that :D

@beaconblaster33 Жыл бұрын

Air Force*

@defective6811 Жыл бұрын

I'll still always pine for the Black Widow II 😭

@soumyajitsingha9614 Жыл бұрын

YF 23 is my fav of the programmes that didnt make into production

@RazyrDiarmait Жыл бұрын

Same here. It's so much better than the F-22.

@defenestrated23 Жыл бұрын

It still looks futuristic AF, even decades later.

@soumyajitsingha9614 Жыл бұрын

@@defenestrated23 I know wish it comes back in the form of NGAD

@soumyajitsingha9614 Жыл бұрын

@@RazyrDiarmait true

@Gillymonster18 2 күн бұрын

For all the silliness of its nickname, the A-12 is a sublimely beautiful aircraft.

@falkenlaser Жыл бұрын

What’s crazy about the Bird of Prey was despite its radical design, it was stable enough to not need fly-by-wire.

@-MAJIK- 8 ай бұрын

That fact alone is something that is one of the most important and impressive aspects of the platform. Seeing as it’s now a 30 year old design shows just how forward thinking the design team was. It’s just a beautiful aircraft!

@ToastNips Жыл бұрын

Weird little mute there at 4:41 to 4:45

@michaelgautreaux3168 Жыл бұрын

Any content is most appreciated! Many thanx Alex 👍👍

@maddantt7757 Жыл бұрын

Always love and appreciate your awesome content, Alex. Thanks!

@Static161A Жыл бұрын

If the 3 in development are: B-21, NGAD and F/A-XX, does the MQ-25 count? Also, does the RQ-170 count as an in-service platform?

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

He forgot to mention YB-49, Tacit Blue, X-44A UAV--- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itiKlq2pnceyYqM.html, X-45A, MQ-25, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, XQ-58A Valkyrie, MQ-20 Avenger, Boeing Phantom Ray, X-47B, and RQ-180

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

Almost forgot about "The Stealth Blackhawk"

@liddz434 Жыл бұрын

Gee you’re good mate! Very hard content to beat..always a great seeing your videos pop up on my feed👍🏾

@tomnekuda3818 Жыл бұрын

My brother used to work in relatively unpopulated areas of WY and SD on the railroad sections. He saw the F-117 about 4 or 5 years before the public ever heard of it as the Air Force put it thru it's paces.....he used to tell me about it when we got together in those days. Good upload.....thanks.

@soumyajitsingha9614 Жыл бұрын

hey quiet now dont get yourself and your brother in trouble lol

@AlexRa911 Жыл бұрын

Tnx for info ☢️

@tomnekuda3818 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexRa911 I think that they were based out of Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City at that point. They seem to have a lot of black ops at Ellsworth.

@tomnekuda3818 Жыл бұрын

@Karl with a K He merely described the aircraft he had seen while laying track and we wondered and discussed what it might be is all. I don' t see how that requires investigation. You sound like a real weenie to me............

@UncleKennysPlace Жыл бұрын

@@soumyajitsingha9614 Many saw it, it was widely discussed.

@tomnekuda3818 Жыл бұрын

The "Bird of Prey" looks like it came out of Star Trek.

@patrickcuyno2586 Жыл бұрын

Alex, I love all your amazing posts and can't thank you enough for bringing them to us! I'm extremely interested in seeing more of the F16 Viper's pure dogfighting abilities and how they did/would do against all the other top US fighters such as the F15, F18, F18 Super Hornet, F35, F22, and other country's top fighters (friend or foe). Thank you very much! Pat

@TheOriginalFaxon Жыл бұрын

If you want to see how that would work out, you should check out channels that do content on DCS World, which is a flight simulation video game that has fighter jets modeled as accurately as is possible based on available data. Growling Sidewinder is my favorite channel for watching these kinds of dogfights since he specializes in them, being able to fly anything from a WW1 biplane to an F22 Raptor skillfully. He uses a mix of head tracking and VR setups to play, so you'll get to see what he's seeing as he looks around the cockpit as well, and he explains a lot of how the systems on these various fighters work as well, since they're also fairly accurately simulated. And yes, the P51 does beat the F22 in a pure guns dogfight a good chunk of the time XD

@smithyMcjoe Жыл бұрын

The F22 is the king of the sky, The DCS suggestion is a great one, but take it with a grain of salt as obviously it is still just a sim game and the full extents of these jets aren't publicly available. The F22 isn't allowed to demonstrate it's full capacity in training with NATO groups. In short the F16 wouldn't get close to the 22 and 35 to engage.

@cancelanime1507 Жыл бұрын

@@smithyMcjoe The F-22 in DCS is a monster

@smithyMcjoe Жыл бұрын

@@cancelanime1507 It is, but it doesn't have the stats of the actual article ;) King of the sky baby

@memelephant Жыл бұрын

@@TheOriginalFaxon bro when he maneuver killed that F-22 in a P-51

@phoenixl.2339 Жыл бұрын

Always excited to see you drop a new video

@b1air77 Жыл бұрын

I understand the argument that F-22 and other air to air fighter platforms have very limited use in future conflicts but I would have loved to seen the next generation of that aircraft. The maneuvers it is capable of pulling off are mind boggling.

@abel_underwater Жыл бұрын

@Karl with a K +672 social credit comrade 😩

@willstikken5619 Жыл бұрын

It is the conflict between the progress of aviation technology and military aviation doctrine. The aircraft we could build would be amazing if doctrine did not make them useless. Rather than the F-22 what makes me thing about this is the SR-71 and her sisters. We built them so soon after the development of the turbine engine that I've often wondered what we could build today.

@willstikken5619 Жыл бұрын

@Karl with a K I'm not sure they are. There were rumors going back decades that were likely proving technology but the underlying need just inst there. Because we can isn't really a very convincing argument today.

@jeremyholland4527 Жыл бұрын

I think this video is just as good and detailed as all your other videos. I’m just happy you still put one out deplete traveling!

@TheCleric42 Жыл бұрын

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@DurocShark Жыл бұрын

Audio cutout at 4:40-ish... "While most stealth..." What were you going to say? WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?!?!?!?!

@krustdogg131 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos about military jets !

@phoenixl.2339 Жыл бұрын

I subscribed to your channel last month. And I've watched every single one of you videos at sandbox. They're awesome 😍. I love the way you give a detailed analysis on them all. You're skilled bro. Great job man.

@itsmezed Жыл бұрын

Great job on a very informative report! I was surprised to see a couple aircraft that I've never heard of be presented.

@solarfinder Жыл бұрын

Love the Intro bud. Respect to the achievements, especially the purple hearts and still running around. Your content rocks man, thanks for what you do

@Space_Racer Жыл бұрын

Does the audio at 4:41 cut off for anyone else?

@MatthewKimble Жыл бұрын

yes. I think the editor left the music background track accidentally muted as well. it's present in most other videos too

@sayharris1361 Жыл бұрын

Great vid thanks👍🏽

@texasranger24 Жыл бұрын

There is a slight audio bug at 4:40, but otherwise a very cool video

@glenn_r_frank_author Жыл бұрын

That was censored by the defense department.

@RazyrDiarmait Жыл бұрын

@@glenn_r_frank_author Except he has posted videos about that particular aircraft, as well as stealth technology videos, so no.

@Axemantitan Жыл бұрын

The sound cut out from 4:41 to 4:45.

@seandickson9804 Жыл бұрын

keep it up, bro!!! Very knowledgeable.

@Thomas..Anderson Жыл бұрын

3:52 Boeing YF-118G Bird of Prey 7:01 McDonell Douglas A-12 Avenger II 9:11 Boeing Model 853-21 Quiet Bird 10:35 NASA/Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft This is only four. Where is the fifth? is it so stealthy it cannot be seen?

@duanebrimhall2556 Жыл бұрын

YF-23?

@bigmike9128 Жыл бұрын

The bird of prey would make a good design for a stealthy drone.

@nistral Жыл бұрын

dope video, thanks for this!

@SteveWard151 Жыл бұрын

Now people…..this is how you make a video if you wanna be taken seriously. No loud music and the person actually says something. No computer voice and not all captions that you have to read as annoying music is in the background.instead of listening to a real voice with facts and not an arm chair military coach giving his editorial comments . Well done uploader!!

@f.m.4138 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic channel! Any chance you could do a sort of summary of the armed services’ ability/efforts to field a laser weapon capable of functioning as a legitimate defense to hypersonic technology? Alternatively, maybe something looking into what efforts we are undertaking to harden/defend space based assets against an asymmetrical threat intended to deny us access to GPS and other satellite based systems?

@dreamhunter2973 Жыл бұрын

The bird of prey is simply the most future looking jet I have ever seen....

@leeofallon Жыл бұрын

Good to see you back safe and sound: as usual, amazing heritage presentation, aside from “saucers and stealth” ...

@mikejohnson5900 Жыл бұрын

Great job! I love this subject. X planes are fascinating.

@stevenhoman2253 Жыл бұрын

You raise an excellent point. Pure science and pure research are worthwhile in themselves. The outcomes of both, are generally answers, waiting for the right question.

@benhudman7911 Жыл бұрын

The Bird of Prey or Pray it flies, would be an awesome kit application.

@Ted_Phillips Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video Alex!

@DaveMathison503 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME WORK ‼

@jimmiller5600 Жыл бұрын

That A-12 debacle still rankles me. General Dynamics team won with a $8B bid while Northrup's team, based on B-2 experience, bid $12B. Years later GD came back and demanded another $4B. Instead it was cancelled. But it wasn't all GD's teams fault. The Navy started the A-12 as an A-6 replacement, so drop bombs and aerial refueling. Then they added a little thing called air-to-air. And then they added..............

@m1k3droid Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? A-12 was a McDD contract.

@jimmiller5600 Жыл бұрын

@@m1k3droid Whoops. I should have said McD-GD.

@m1k3droid Жыл бұрын

@@jimmiller5600 np. My father and I werre both working for a subcontractor of McDD on the A-12. It was definitely plagued with unrealistic weight requirements. We were working on the electroluminescent formation lights and they were demanding we make them 1/4 the mass of all previous models we made for other fighter planes.

@jimmiller5600 Жыл бұрын

@@m1k3droid I was structures from the B-2 N-G side. I knew GD folks pulling their hair out because of bad final dimensions after curing the composites. Just had to laugh at them since the AF refused to share tech data with Navy back then.

@willstikken5619 Жыл бұрын

That is following standard DoD contract management practices. Inject as much scope creep as you can get away with before the contractor wants too much money then either cancel or play politics to apply pressure.

@kadelefox8946 Жыл бұрын

Am I crazy or does the audio cut out right after he says "While most stealth..." ?

@glenn_r_frank_author Жыл бұрын

Redacted by the CIA

@RazyrDiarmait Жыл бұрын

@@glenn_r_frank_author Yuh huh.

@krustdogg131 Жыл бұрын

The yf 23 is an amazing aircraft that would still be relevant today if it were selected

@timgarrett203 Жыл бұрын

11:56 is the X-45A taking off not the X-36. What kind of thrust vector control does the X-36 have? Very good analysis!

@neiloflongbeck5705 Жыл бұрын

The Model 853-21 was also a scale model IIRC a half scale model, which is why the X-36 also made the list. If it is a stealth aircraft then the BAe Hawk trainer is also a stealth aircraft (if you hand the 30mm ADEN gun pod on the Hawk you double its RCS. But in both the YF-118 and the X-36 it was McDonnell Diuglas that did all the work is designing and building them. Boeing came in after both aircraft were already flying and close to the ends of their test programmes.

@geoffreytudor5674 Жыл бұрын

Cool report. Thanks!

@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P Жыл бұрын

Excellent post!!! The Good News is, if you are a model builder, there are model kits of these A/C in 1/72 ( except the 'Quiet Bird', but I'll check ). I have most of the models mentioned including the A-12, 'Bird of Prey', and X-36.......but Look Up the 'Tacit Blue'.......THAT is Weird!!

@petesmith8362 Жыл бұрын

Very cool stuff!!

@aerospacematt9147 Жыл бұрын

8:41 It’s still a primary air-to-ground attack platform, even if it has air-to-air capability. The A-10 can (and has been) armed with AIM 9 sidewinders.

@ronjon7942 Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@jimdorsett Жыл бұрын

FYI the sound drops out at 4:41 for a few seconds.

@nimbusnation9584 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm.. the X36 could be considered the world first stealth drone....

@a-fl-man640 Жыл бұрын

well done. subscribed.

@charharn7011 Жыл бұрын

I think the YF-118GG stats are awesome considering what's under the hood gets me excited thinking of the possibility's yea it looks cool to, makes you wonder what the next gen has from this.

@Petriefied0246 Жыл бұрын

The bird of prey looks like Burt Rutan has had some input!

@defective6811 Жыл бұрын

4:40 [REDACTED]

@dutchtreat8087 Жыл бұрын

I live in Hawaii Maui on the jungle side and there’s a route a lot of military planes and helicopters use from Oahu crossing above my area heading to the big Island.. i’ve seen a lot of stuff I feel like must be prototype testing. For a couple months back in 2019 or 2020 I think- it was really weird I would keep hearing a plane flying what sounded really low but would see absolutely nothing. Once caught a jet trail on a cloudy muggy day coming from seemingly nowhere the plane if it was one was straight invisible I swear.... also seen what looks like an osprey helicopter (Think that’s what they’re called) flying very low enough to shake the house but it wasn’t much louder than a vacuum cleaner. Not sure if that’s special but it struck me as very quiet for a helicopter which normally roar overhead so fucking loud

@derkatzenfuerst6077 Жыл бұрын

The last one could have been a Bell V-280 Valor. It's smaller and newer than the V-22 Osprey and I wouldn't be surprised if they have worked on noise reduction. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor

@crewdawg7677 Жыл бұрын

I was a crew chief on the X-45A while in the Air Force. I worked with the Boeing/NASA/DARPA crew who did the X-36 which was in the hangar with us. It's a little guy. Best assignment of my career.

@danielmackormack8524 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@dennishorsthuis1507 Жыл бұрын

YF23 was so far Ahead of its Time! It would still be flying today unlike the F 22 which is slated to be retired because of its lack of range and crazy to maintain skin

@69fcortina Жыл бұрын

It might be fun to do a similar compilation episode on military training aircraft. Isn't there a new one, anyway? The T-7?

@MrCateagle 5 ай бұрын

From all I've heard, the A-12 suffered from the even design responsibility between GD and McAir which resulted in no one in a position to make final design decissions.

@cowboyCWOLF Жыл бұрын

Why dose the audio cut out at 4:42 ?

@glenn_r_frank_author Жыл бұрын

top secret - eyes only

@RazyrDiarmait Жыл бұрын

@@glenn_r_frank_author Dude. Quit spreading misinformation.

@StatmanRN Жыл бұрын

Early 80s my company was on DRF 82nd ABN. We deployed out west to help secure a crash site with only 2 hours notice. Some hadn't even made it in yet when wheels up but we didn't need full combat loads. Rumor was it was a stealth prototype. They were careful to keep us away from it and everything was covered with tarps. Guy I knew from 1st Batt said there was a similar incident mid 80s in Central America,

@Wizradical Жыл бұрын

Why does the audio cutout at 4:42?

@scottbaker9066 Жыл бұрын

The bird of prey is an amazing plane made from spare parts. It's not a mistake that it's hung over the YF-22. The F-22 Raptor is simply peerless.

@stemartin6671 Жыл бұрын

F117 is my personal favourite aircraft ever.

@steveshoemaker6347 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex Shoe🇺🇸

@markbarton8872 Жыл бұрын

Alex you should make videos, tired, more often. You can't make many of these but this was a gem. thanks again.

@dblankenship88 Жыл бұрын

I used to see the F-117 all the damn time when I lived in Bishop, CA as a kid. There was no black flying triangle at that time and it used to scare the crap out of everyone in the INYO valley when it came through.

@maxgaetz7432 Жыл бұрын

That bird of prey is beautiful. Imagine if it would’ve had its own parts and own manufactured engine(s)… nice plane

@handzar0 Жыл бұрын

What about CIA's RQ-170 ISR UAV that was lost over Iran, Stealth Blackhawk (pics just came out this year) that was used during the Bin Laden raid, X-47B UCAV demonstrator?

@Anarchy_420 Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah 12 now! Almost forgot about The Stealth Blackhawk, however I'm pretty sure that's not what its really called, and that's just a nickname. I believe Very little is known about it. Should still definitely be in prt2 as well!😁👍

@mikemurphy5898 Жыл бұрын

I thought the bird of prey was also involved in project starlight, or their ability to project the stars above the plane onto the bottom so if it flies by, all you see is sky

@kayliibensen387 Жыл бұрын

This is fast becoming my favorite channel to watch while I climb in War Thunder

@colekarrh9114 Жыл бұрын

Really like your videos wish you would do more than just airpower. What about Seapower and groundpower

@Dickus_Biggus Жыл бұрын

Another video, cant wait for more content :D

@BiG420ToMaTo420BuDs Жыл бұрын

The gen 6 stealth fighter F-22 replacement is gonna be sick

@TheTarrMan Жыл бұрын

Why did the audio cut out at 4:41?

@cosmiccuttlefish5765 Жыл бұрын

You actually got one past me. That’s impressive!

@onenote6619 Жыл бұрын

I'd have included the Northrop Tacit Blue surveillance aircraft. For how weird it looks, if nothing else.

@boaz2578 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@SCFPV Жыл бұрын

The X-36 Kinda looks like an F-22 Raptor and a YF-23 Black Widow II had a baby which became the X-36.

@FtwAviationMuseum Жыл бұрын

The original mock-up of what we call the General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II resides at the Fort Worth Aviation museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

@aaindtharivalan8720 Жыл бұрын

I imagine it would be difficult to do low level flight in NGAD fighter without the empannage.

@stevenhoman2253 Жыл бұрын

Even Von Braun's V2 rocket, used carbon fins to interrupt the rocket's exhaust, which allowed directional control.

@SmokinGoodd420 Жыл бұрын

4:43 stealth audio?

@ultralaggerREV1 9 ай бұрын

If you are a 1991 Gulf War veteran and saw a triangle shaped aircraft, you have two options: it’s either the F-14, or F-117

@sgsheff Жыл бұрын

The Boeing Loyal Wingman is probably the closest thing to being a descendant from the x-36. Similar main wing configuration but it got rid of the canards because it doesn't need the maneuverability of a fighter so it went with a y tail instead.

@michaelsparrow8033 Жыл бұрын

How about a full length video on the X-36 next? Thanks

@tonyhaynes9080 Жыл бұрын

That bird of prey is one cool aircraft. But if they put a modern engine in it, what would the performance figures be? How would it affect the ceiling height and speed?

@solidkreate5007 Жыл бұрын

It would be an amazing kit-plane today. I wish they'd release the shape of it at least for use by the public to create HBX aircraft.

@RichardBaran Жыл бұрын

4:43 "most stealth..." What did you cut out?

@EricYoung-cg9xe Жыл бұрын

Beautiful)

@Chan-minion 8 ай бұрын

I seen ( Yf-118G ) Boeing's bird of prey that exact on in that museum at WPAFB. The A-12 I never have even seen a triangular in my life put perfectly on a plane. That Boeing's Quiet Bird I never have heard. The X-36 I seen in the same museum as the Yf-118G at WPAFB.

@lpaul364 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL...but you forgot the (Mc Donnel Douglas / BAE) entry to the JSF.

@e.s.5529 Жыл бұрын

TR-3b please...you have never done that platform or even mentioned it before and the possible technology it uses, especially the power plant. thanks.

@ianandjohnandmaniandreni9323 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see the YF-23 used as a next gen Stealth A-10 replacement. Just build that amazing plane around the gun and have slide back covers when firing that cover it to remain stealthy.

@mrwhips3623 3 ай бұрын

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