Exactly! Also the length was limited because it has to fit to small aircraft carrier lifts. Something a new design for non-naval use wouldn't need to take into

Exactly! Also the length was limited because it has to fit to small aircraft carrier lifts. Something a new design for non-naval use wouldn't need to take into account. YF-23 had a narrow and deep weapons bay that was considered problematic since if a weapon jammed to the rail, it would prevent release of other weapons above it. Maybe it's also bad if you want to shoot a lot of missiles in a very short time span. The production design had a wider bay, worsening the aerodynamics a bit: https://yf-23.webs.com/F-23A.html https://yf-23.webs.com/F-23A.html