Y recordemos como comenzó todo esto de lo Stealth. Hace 35 años se presentaba publicamente al F117 por medio de una fotografía, aunque ya llevaba 7 años en servicio.
This photo is iconic. On this day, 35 years ago, Assistant Secretary of Defense J. Daniel Howard displayed a grainy photograph at a Pentagon press conference, unveiling for the first time the shape of the F-117A, the stealth jet that had been secretly flying for 7 years already. As you know, the aircraft was officially retired in 2008.....but.....15 years later, the F-117s are still flying not only for training purposes as adversary aircraft and cruise missile surrogate, but also for research, development, test and evaluation, possibly related to next generation programs. You can read the latest updates about the Nighthawk (or the "Wobblin' Goblin", "Goblin", "Stinkbug", "Black Jet" etc) in our recent story here:
https://theaviationist.com/2023/11/09/t ... o-october/