YF-23 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) - Paul Metz (Part 1) 

The YF-23 has got to be the most sexy fighter design I've ever witnessed just from an aerodynamic standpoint. It was radical, elegant, and alluring all at the same time.

The answer to Pierre Spray was fantastic and perfect. Metz simply ignored his whinings and asked : WTH is your proposition ? What should be built instead of F-35 ? Metz is over qualified to talk about F-35, he is an extremely experienced pilot. He tested 5th gen fighter designs. But he didn't comment because he felt his information about F-35 is not updated. How can you take someone like Spray seriously when he said: " WE FIGHTER MAFIA DESIGNED F-16 and A-10 " " F-16 upgraded with junks'' " F-15 is a big jet with a big radar and filled with junks" " Stealth design is a fraud and hoax."

Very interesting. I appreciate how objective, unbiased and intelligent he is. You can tell immediately he's more than just a common pilot, with his understanding of the bigger picture.

Thank you Sir for your service to Air Force from one to another Airmen. I remember the FB 101 at the ATC base by the name of Sheppard AFB !! God Bless you Sir, I have followed the the arcs of people like Burt Rutan Tom petite and I have always loved flight since building a squadron on 2 channel slope gliders like Wanderer , Gentle Lady and worked out a few 100” birds, Bridi Kits “big birdy” was the favorite. I was a rotor head afc 43130 fullly artuculated Jolly and super golly green heavy lift rescue helicopters. I was amazed to learn of their age!! 2were 1967 1969 were two of the three birds we had at the now defunct Myrtle Beach AFB . Love your story, very encouraging.

I walked round the YF23 at Hawthorne here in CA, just a stunning piece of kit. Great interview, nice to and from between you both, thanks

You’re one of the best interviewers I’ve heard !! Thanks for doing it

I’ve been digesting test pilot bios very seriously lately, deep diving the early Edwards testing. I really enjoyed listening to Paul Metz describe his experiences.

Paul didn't mention this but the engineers were projecting out to 2005 computer technology back in 1996 for the YF-23.That impressed me a lot.That plane is still 30 years ahead of its time.

Best questions of all 10%. Well done!

I'm really relishing this one as it's dear to me for a reason you guys might find silly, but the F-23 (no Y!) was the main plane in my first flight sim (Jetfighter II) 30 years ago, and what's set the main course of my life ever since.

Thank you for this video. Parts of it was really scary. Thank you for your service sir. Have a great day. GOD bless you ❤

Thank you for your content, I have been a military aviation buff sine I was 5 yo I'm now over 60, the in depth insights your guests offer is superb, please just keep it going, you channel is gonna takeoff one day an explode. Your content is pure quality!!

Its amazing to see so much content just after YF-23, I am so happy to have found this

Liked 👍🏻. Commented. Watched entire video

You're Back! So glad to see 10 Percent True return as I just stumbled onto the channel and binge-watched every show shortly before your pre-holiday break! Heck of an episode to start the year off with, Thank you!

Great start into 2022 with Paul Metz, Steve! Looking forward to part 2 and to other great interviews this year.

I been patently waiting for a new episode! Brazo Zulu!

Happy New year to and yes your back best after Christmas gift ever thank you.

Great to see and hear from you again! Happy New Year! Yet another superb interview. I am so fortunate to have found this channel. It is absolutely fascinating. These former test pilots are to be respected for everything that they did whilst setting their lives on the line, testing un-known machines that took so very many fine pilots from us before their time .

Great interview again, with another great pilot! Glad to see you back!

0:40 No military equipment will ever be "done". There will always be the next block and need for new features.

youtube essentially auto downvotes channels that are not monetized in search results. liked and commented to try and even that out. cant believe i havent herd of you until now. thanks for uploading

Man, your channel rocks.

Back in business and back with a bang! Been really looking forward to this one. Thanks as always Steve.

Happy New Year! Fantastic to see you back, can’t wait to see what the year brings

I like to listen to your podcasts while playing DCS

Fantastic interview! Looking forward to part 2.

I watched this video with great interest. Thank you.

Solid content

Ended on a cliff hanger! Can’t wait for pt 2

Thanks again for another great video 👍

This is my first episode on this channel - really engaging! It doesn’t hurt it’s Paul Metz, but still, nice work. Great question regarding digital flight controls and skill atrophy. I actually wanted to ask Metz this in regards to the 23 since he was so instrumental in teachimg the 23 how to fly.

Great interview, I'm building the HB 1:48 kit....this is great reference about the machine!

Long time! Welcome back.

Excellent content!

sounds like the YF23 was far superior

Thanks for bringing up the ROE in terms of dogfighting. Excellent interview. Thanks for posting!

Awesome vodeo

Happy to see you back for 2022 and this was a great start. Loved hearing the backstory of the test side of 2 great jets that didn’t make it. I think the F-20 should have made it. For the YF-23, I wonder how much really was salesmanship? Thanks for continuing to bring the best out of your interviews Steve!

wooooo hooooo

Happy New Year gentleman. Thanks for a ‘braggadocious’ insightful and intelligent aircrew interview. [P.S Any news on merchandise so I can support the channel? For instance, I’d buy a white t-shirt with your embroidered logo on the top right 😉]

The Soviets didn't think the Physic paper was worth the trouble. As the number to achieve radar deflection was so big. You would need to spend 20 years for each angle the aircraft would see. It would make Maxwell have a migraine. The mathematical numbers was that big..

nice

Yes, but could the YF-23 take down a spy balloon?

Metz went to OSU, I wonder if he was an Ohio boy?He sounds like it.

Why didn't our government build this most beautiful isionary design? The f22 crashed didn't it?

Any relationship to Ed. Bell Aircraft?

The Ho 229 never would be stealth. Using not metallic materials was not a innovation it was a necessity because of the war and lack of available materials. Nobody EVER cared about the radar cross section of the plane. Even if EVER would be built a single one of them with ANY engine it would create quite a large RCS for the plane. I can say the same again. :( I could ask so many questions.... ... but from most of the interview I can recall only this error and the quite misleading explanation about that "outdated" planes are produced because of the Moore's law. Yes computing power is important but not so hard. No matter how strong the computer on an F-22 or any other plane what is matte for ex in BVR the lofting capability = flight performance and stealth. None of them are affected by the computing power... Yes it is better to have more power but military aviation does not need Raytracing... Yes, the avionics has to be updated especially in long term many suppliers simply disappear but ALONE the computing power is not so important. I would ask about the Vietnam SEAD, especially about the AGM-78 or F-20.

Great interview with an impressively superb test pilot who combines knowledge and experience with the ability to express complicated concepts and aircraft design requirements with understandable clarity and precision. I learned a lot. Thanks!

Very interesting interview 👍 and enlightening. Found this channel by chance, looking for information about the YF - 23 and subscribed. Thank-you.

Excellent stuff.