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How the “Black Jet” became the “Gray Dragon”: the story of the only gray...
The Lockheed F-117A was not only the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, but also one of the most secret plane ever developed.Conceived for night secret missions, the “Nighthawk” was restricted...
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Two former Skunk Works members seem to know why the F-35 program is a mess
Among the contents of the November 2012 issue of Classic Aircraft (a magazine that since Jan. 2013 has been incorporated into its sister magazine Aviation News), an interesting article written by Angus...
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[Photo] Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together
The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988.Then,...
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A scene never to be repeated again: a sky filled with black stealth fighter jets
On Oct. 27, 2006, twenty-five Lockheed F-117A stealth jets flew over Heritage Park at Holloman Air Force Base during the Silver Stealth event for the F-117’s 25th anniversary.59 production “Nighthawk”...
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Early F-117 stealth jets used unusual black colored drag chutes
The image in this post is particularly interesting as it shows an F-117 Nighthawk pilot deploying an unsual black drag chute.Since later photos show white chutes used by stealth jet’s pilots, according...
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“Vega 31″: the first and only F-117 Stealth Fighter Jet shot down in combat...
On Mar. 27, 1999, the fourth night of Operation Allied Force over Serbia, an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jet was shot down while returning to Aviano airbase, in northern Italy after bombing a...
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These Photos Prove F-117 Stealth Jets Still Fly at Tonopah 6 years After...
The news that F-117s were flying somewhere in Nevada was known. Here’s the evidence.The images in this post were shot on Sept. 30, at around 11.00AM, from Brainwash Butte. Although much distorted by...
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New Photos of the F-117 Black Jet flying over Tonopah Test Range in 2014
Some new photos, taken few months ago, show the F-117 stealth fighter jet flying over Tonopah Test Range.As explained in a previous post, the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack plane, officially retired in...
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This is the reason why F-117 stealth jets are still flying. Maybe…
F-117 Mysterious Flights. Is the Riddle Solved? Maybe or maybe not.Last month we published some photographs, shot around Tonopah Test Range, that proved that one or more F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets...
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You won’t believe this is NOT an F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet!
From a certain angle, the nEUROn drone is an F-117 look-alike.The image in this post was taken by The Aviationist’s contributor Roberto Zanda on Apr. 21. It shows the first example of the nEUROn UCAV...
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This Infographic Sums Up the USAF contribution to Operation Desert Storm
The Gulf War in 1991 was the first to feature stealth and space use by the U.S. Air Force. The First Gulf War kicked off on Jan. 17, 1991. In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert...
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How the “Black Jet” became the “Gray Dragon”: the story of the only gray...
The Lockheed F-117A was not only the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, but also one of the most secret plane ever developed. Conceived for night secret missions, the “Nighthawk” was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two former Skunk Works members seem to know why the F-35 program is a mess
Among the contents of the November 2012 issue of Classic Aircraft (a magazine that since Jan. 2013 has been incorporated into its sister magazine Aviation News), an interesting article written by Angus...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Photo] Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together
The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988. Then,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A scene never to be repeated again: a sky filled with black stealth fighter jets
On Oct. 27, 2006, twenty-five Lockheed F-117A stealth jets flew over Heritage Park at Holloman Air Force Base during the Silver Stealth event for the F-117’s 25th anniversary. 59 production...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Early F-117 stealth jets used unusual black colored drag chutes
The image in this post is particularly interesting as it shows an F-117 Nighthawk pilot deploying an unsual black drag chute. Since later photos show white chutes used by stealth jet’s pilots,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Vega 31”: the first and only F-117 Stealth Fighter Jet shot down in combat...
On Mar. 27, 1999, the fourth night of Operation Allied Force over Serbia, an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jet was shot down while returning to Aviano airbase, in northern Italy after bombing a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Photos Prove F-117 Stealth Jets Still Fly at Tonopah 6 years After...
The news that F-117s were flying somewhere in Nevada was known. Here’s the evidence. The images in this post were shot on Sept. 30, at around 11.00AM, from Brainwash Butte. Although much distorted by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Photos of the F-117 Black Jet flying over Tonopah Test Range in 2014
Some new photos, taken few months ago, show the F-117 stealth fighter jet flying over Tonopah Test Range. As explained in a previous post, the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack plane, officially retired...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This is the reason why F-117 stealth jets are still flying. Maybe…
F-117 Mysterious Flights. Is the Riddle Solved? Maybe or maybe not. Last month we published some photographs, shot around Tonopah Test Range, that proved that one or more F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets...
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