F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter
F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter

Author: Yancy D. Mailes

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580070997

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The F-117 Nighthawk was the world's first operational aircraft designed and built to utilize stealth technology. It was developed specifically to attack high-value targets and escape without being detected by hostile radar systems. The F-117 first saw action during Operation Just Cause in Panama in December 1989, it owned the skies over Iraq during Desert Storm in early 1991, and it supplemented NATO's Operation Allied Force in Yugoslavia and Kosovo. This photography-driven history follows the design, construction, and flight-testing of BLUE-01 and BLUE-02, Lockheed's original demonstrator aircraft. The focus then shifts to the Scorpion Flight Test Team and the development of the F-117 from its first flight through its Initial Operational Capability approval. Only recently has the veil of secrecy surrounding the F-117 and its history been lifted, allowing the general public to learn about this groundbreaking aircraft and its amazing development team. F-117 Stealth Fighter Photo Scrapbook contains never-before-seen photography covering the design, construction, and development of the F-117 and its service history in Operation Desert Storm.

F-117 Nighthawk
F-117 Nighthawk

Author: Paul Crickmore

Publisher: Airlife Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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The F-117 has proved itself to be an important weapon whenever the US Air Force is called into action. This volume profiles this American stealth aircraft.

Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter

Author: William B. O'Connor

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0760341354

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A pilot recounts his experiences flying NATO missions in a F-117 stealth fighter over Kosovo in 1999.

Nighthawk F-117 Stealth Fighter
Nighthawk F-117 Stealth Fighter

Author: Paul Crickmore Alison J. Crickmore

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781610607377

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The most in-depth Stealth fighter book ever follows the development, operation, technology, testing, and history of the F-117 Nighthawk. A special section details F-117 combat operations in Panama and the Gulf War.

Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls
Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls

Author: Jane's

Publisher: Collins Reference

Published: 1998-01-06

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780004721095

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The F-117A Stealth Fighter is designed to be undetectable by radar. Developed in great secrecy during the Cold War, it spearheaded the air assault on Iraq in 1991. At the Controls investigates the secret origins of the Stealth program and how the F-117A is able to penetrate heavily defended airspace that no other plane could venture near. At the Controls takes you on a combat mission with the F-117A, revealing how to attack enemy command bunkers with laser-guided bombs and how to defeat modern antiaircraft defenses.

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter

Author: Paul F. Crickmore

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-10-20

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1472801180

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Developed by the legendary Lockheed 'Skunk Works,' the F-117 Nighthawk was a phenomenal technical achievement. Featuring cutaways, detail plates and battlescene artwork, this book tells the incredible story of the design of the machine, from the revolutionary materials used to the highly advanced computer technology that was employed to make the Stealth Fighter invisible to enemy radar. Written by the world's leading authority on the aircraft from Lockheed's 'Skunk Works', Paul Crickmore, this book reveals the impact the Stealth had in combat over Panama, Yugoslavia and most notably the Persian Gulf.

Have Blue and the F-117A
Have Blue and the F-117A

Author: David C. Aronstein

Publisher: AIAA

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781563472459

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"Have Blue and the F-117A: Evolution of the "Stealth Fighter" documents the history, observations, and lessons learned from the development and acquisition of the first very-low-observable combat aircraft. The book is a case study of the high-payoff, low-profile strike fighter development effort (code-named "Have Blue" and "Senior Trend"). In 1991, the aircraft played a key role in the air campaign against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The book describes the clear vision, strong leadership and teamwork, rapid-response decision making, and keen focus on achieving an operational capability that marked the project. Also discussed are potential applications of the strategies used in the project to today's acquisition environment.

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm
F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm

Author: Warren Thompson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1782006796

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During the final years of the 20th century, the most significant break-through in military weaponry was the concept of Stealth technology, and the first mass-produced weapon to utilize this to perfection was the F-117 Nighthawk. Originally delivered in 1982, its existence was officially denied until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, when it entered the public spotlight over the skies of Baghdad. Illustrated with stunning color photographs of the F-117 above Iraq, and complemented by numerous personal accounts from the pilots themselves, this book explores the history and combat experience of one of the most secretive planes ever built.

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk 'Stealth Fighter' Manual
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk 'Stealth Fighter' Manual

Author: Paul F. Crickmore

Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780857335128

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By the time the so-called 'Stealth Fighter' was acknowledged to the world in November 1988 it had already been in service with the USAF for five years. A product of the Lockheed Skunk Works, the F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology. Although popularly known as the stealth fighter it was actually a ground-attack aircraft.

F-117 Nighthawk Walk Around
F-117 Nighthawk Walk Around

Author: J. Goodall

Publisher:

Published: 2001-05

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9780897474252

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Losses of aircraft to radar directed missiles and anti-aircraft guns during the Vietnam War led the USAF to develop a strike aircraft less visible to radar. Debuted in 1981, it was kept secret until 1990 with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with the F-117 playing a key role in Operation Desert Storm. Also used in the Persian Gulf War and more recently in Yugoslavia.