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F-117 Nighthawk
By Aaron Aaberg
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Description
This definitive, fact-driven narrative chronicles the full life of the world's first operational stealth aircraft-from the mathematical theories that made it possible to the Have Blue prototypes, the classified years at Groom Lake, and the shadowy operations of the 4450th Tactical Group. It explores the Nighthawk's dramatic combat debut in Panama and unmatched precision during Desert Storm, its evolution through conflicts in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and its stunning resilience-even after the loss of Vega 31.
Drawing from decades of declassified history, engineering breakthroughs, and operational accounts, the book also reveals how the Nighthawk influenced the development of the B-2, F-22, and F-35, shaped global airpower doctrine, and continued flying secretive post-retirement missions long after its public farewell. It is a story of innovation under pressure, of scientists and engineers who bent physics into a new aerodynamic language, and of aviators who trusted an aircraft unlike anything that had come before.
F-117 Nighthawk: Stealth Before It Was Cool is both a sweeping historical account and a technical exploration of the aircraft that changed everything. It captures the birth of stealth, the rise of precision warfare, and the enduring legacy of a jet that operated in shadows-but reshaped the world in daylight.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
278
Release Date:
2025-12-06
Publication Date:
2025-12-06
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1970852046
ISBN13:
9781970852042
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
407 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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