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F-117A Stealth Fighter

Striking and unusual in appearance, the birdlike F-117A Nighthawk is the world's first aircraft designed to make full use of stealth technology. Conceived and designed in just 31 months at the Lockheed Advanced Development Projects "Skunk Works" in Burbank, California, the Nighthawk was built for the United States Air Force between 1982 and 1990. The single-seat, twin-engine F-117 was the only U.S. or coalition aircraft to strike targets in downtown Baghdad during the Persian Gulf War.

Both the air force and Lockheed are understandably reticent regarding the specific stealth technologies that make the Nighthawk virtually invisible to radar. However, it appears ...

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