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APRIL 22, 1991
P. 51, 53
ASSESSING THE VICTORY
F-117a Pilots Conduct Precision Bombing In High Threat Environment
By
MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM
APRIL 22, 1991
P. 30
HEADLINE NEWS
Declassified Photos Show 'have Blue’ F-117a Predecessor
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
F-117A STEALTH AIRCRAFT
F-117a Provides New Freedom In Attacking Ground Targets
By
MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM
JUNE 17, 1991
P. 47
PARIS AIR SHOW 1991
Usaf F-117a Arrives For First International Air Show Appearance
June 8, 1992
P. 64
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
F-117a Cockpit Systems Are Focused On Attack Role
DECEMBER 4, 1989
P. 42
STEALTH/COUNTER-STEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Pentagon Expected To Release More Details On F-117a
By
MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM
JULY 10, 1989
P. 22
HEADLINE NEWS
F-117a With Landing Gear Extended Seen In Pattern Near Tonopah Base
APRIL 9, 1990
P. 19, 20
MILITARY AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS
Pentagon Reveals F-117a Costs, Photos; Upgrades Are Under Way At Palmdale
MAY 1, 1989
P. 27
F117A: DESIGN ANALYSIS
Usaf/lockheed F-117a Has High Wing Sweep But Low Wing Loading
By
MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM
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JULY 16, 1990
P. 12
Company:
Lockheed
MAY 14, 1990
P. 102
Company:
Lockheed
AUGUST 12, 1991
P. 21
Company:
ASTECH MCI
SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
P. 7
Company:
ASTECH MCI
JANUARY 6, 1992
P. 2
Company:
AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS
OCTOBER 21, 1991
P. 66
MARCH 16, 1992
P. 26
Company:
AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS Corporation
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
P. S7
Company:
Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company
AUGUST 21, 1989
P. 98
Company:
Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company
AUGUST 17, 1992
P. 46
Company:
sporty’s pilot shop
NOVEMBER 25, 1991
P. 127
SEPTEMBER 18, 1989
P. 8, 9
Company:
LOCKHEED
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SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
P. 20
Air Force F-117A is shown in flight in this recently released artist’s rendering of the stealth attack aircraft. Lockheed had delivered 52 F-117AS as of the end of last year from an order for 59 aircraft. The F-117A is believed to be equipped with downward- and forward-looking infrared.
APRIL 22, 1991
P. 51, 53
F-117AS operated from enclosed hangars at Khamis Mushait air base. The aircraft’s 185190 kt. takeoff speeds are accommodated by the base’s two 12,000-ft. runways.
JUNE 10, 1991
P. 20, 21
Wind tunnel tests were conducted on this model of a Tactical High-Altitude Penetrator (THAP) in 1976. The concept evolved into the U.S. Air Force TR-3A stealth reconnaissance aircraft that is believed to operate with Lockheed F-117A fighters.
APRIL 22, 1991
P. 30
DARPA and the Air Force began a stealth demonstration program in November, 1975, and the Have Blue testbed first flew in December, 1977. The two 12,000-lb. aircraft had 22-ft. wingspans and were 38 ft. long. F-117A full-scale development started the following November.
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
Photos By William G. Hartenstein
JUNE 17, 1991
P. 47
U. S. Air Force/Lockheed F-117A nears touchdown on Le Bourget Airport’s Runway 03 on June 11 for the Paris air show. The runway was equipped with an arresting cable for the fighter’s arrival.
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
Photos By William G. Hartenstein
FEBRUARY 8, 1993
P. 43, 45
Lockheed's F-l 17A No. 780 was the first preproduction test aircraft. Note symmetrical pitot tube configuration. Pilots' names are inscribed on the canopy rail.
APRIL 9, 1990
P. 19, 20
Lockheed photo by Eric M. Schuizinger and Denny L. Lombard
Air Force/Lockheed F-117A stealth attack aircraft is made up almost entirely of flat panels angled so that radar energy will be deflected up or
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
DECEMBER 4, 1989
P. 42
Photos by Tony R. Landis
Red area on F-117A belly is an arresting hook, though the aircraft normally uses a drag chute on landings. Exhaust from the aircraft’s twin engines exits from wide slots at the fuselage end.
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
Photos By William G. Hartenstein
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
MAY 14, 1990
P. 106 (4 Pages)
DECEMBER 4, 1989
P. 42
Patches of different and missing radar-absorbent materials are visible on the F-117A’s aft belly. Dark opening by the nose wheel well is believed to be a retractable infrared vision device.
JUNE 24, 1991
P. 20 (4 Pages)
F-117A’s novel exhaust system blows hot, fastmoving air through the airframe itself. Some proposed improvements would make it easier to maintain the exhaust area.
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