F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter by Mark Krauss

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12-OCT-2007	Mark A. Krauss

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter

The F-117 Nighthawk is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low observable stealth technology. This aircraft is flown by pilots of the 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The F-117 is a single-seat fighter and is designed to penetrate dense threat environments as well as attack high value targets with pinpoint accuracy.

Nikon D2x ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1250s f/8.0 at 360.0mm iso200 full exif

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Steve Thuman		21-Oct-2007 16:34
In the late 70's they used to fly these out of the Skunk Works, in the dead of night, up through the Mt Humphry's basin area on their way to the Tonopah Test Range. They would stay quite low to the ground, maybe a couple hundred feet or so. Imagine being camping in the middle of nowhere and seeing (and hearing) one of these zip right over you at 400-500 miles per hour. It was another 10 years or so before the government acknowledged their existence and I found out what it was.

Dirck Brinckerhoff		15-Oct-2007 05:30
How do the flat stealth surfaces compare with conventional rounded for slipperiness and stability?

Greg W		15-Oct-2007 03:37
Man, it looks fast being still... OH wait, it's your skill behind the camera that caught it so well. Very nice Mark.

Paul Milholland		15-Oct-2007 00:22
Looks like it's straight out of a "Batman" movie. . . .

Jack Hoying		15-Oct-2007 00:01
Good shots of this plane. Too bad they'll all be retired soon.

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