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1:48 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

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1:48 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk
Item #61059

Description

About the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

The U.S. always had been under the threat of the hostile radar
systems and the ground-to-air missiles at so called "cold war"
era. Therefore the stealth technology has attracted the attention
of the U.S. Air Force and developed by the Lockheed, the project
team was called "Skunk Works".

The concept of stealth technology was to defeat the radar signal
given off by the hostile defense systems. F-117A Night hawk was
the first stealth fighter proven for the evidence of stealth
technology. This aircraft has been covered up in secrecy for a
long time. However the public was finally allowed to see the
photograph published by the Department of Defense in 1988. The
F-117A looks so strange compared with conventional fighters. For
example, it has an angular fuselage composed of black surfaces
with radar absorbent paint to minimize any radar detection, no
curved wings and V-tail with good direction control.

The first operation to use the F-117A was the Persian Gulf
conflict. A number of F-117A flew in secret and accomplished a
surprise attack on the communication institution and Air Force
headquarters without loss of one F-117A even though it had the
stiff defense. Furthermore the F-117A showed off to the public
its attacking capability done by precision laser guided missile
"GBU-27" through the media all over the world. The F-117A
successfully proved the effectiveness of the stealth technology.