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STEALTH FIGHTER
STEALTH FIGHTER
INTRODUCTION
Stealth technology referred as “VLO” ie “VERY LOW OBSERVABLE TECHNOLOGY”
Fighter planes are made so they are harder to be detected by the radar and other devices
The first combat use of stealth aircraft was in December 1989 during Operation Just Cause in Panama
Well known examples include the United States' F-117 Nighthawk (1980s-2008), the B-2 Spirit "Stealth Bomber," and the F-22 Raptor
HISTORY
The first true "stealth" aircraft may have been the Horten Ho 229 flying wing fighter-bomber, developed in Germany during the last years of WWII.
SR 71 the first Stealth airplane launched. It is well known as 'black bird'.
Fighter planes are made so they are harder to be detected by the radar and other devices
The first combat use of stealth aircraft was in December 1989 during Operation Just Cause in Panama
Well known examples include the United States' F-117 Nighthawk (1980s-2008), the B-2 Spirit "Stealth Bomber," and the F-22 Raptor
HISTORY
The first true "stealth" aircraft may have been the Horten Ho 229 flying wing fighter-bomber, developed in Germany during the last years of WWII.
SR 71 the first Stealth airplane launched. It is well known as 'black bird'.
