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Stunning Video Show “Supposedly Retired,” F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighters In Action
Zubu Brothers ^ | 10-8-2021

Posted on 10/08/2021 8:21:25 PM PDT by blam

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To: Drago
"Is Zero Hedge a “no-no” on FR now?"

JimRob does not allow ZeroHedge to be posted on FR.

Zubu Brothers is okay.

21 posted on 10/09/2021 5:18:25 AM PDT by blam
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To: 17th Miss Regt
...but they showed up like a sore thumb on some older Soviet systems - different bands used.

That's news to me. I was still active duty then, and I don't remember that being so. The older the radar system, the stealthier it was. The Iraqis had plenty of old Soviet radar and didn't see it unless they went outside and looked with their own eyes.

Do you have a source?

22 posted on 10/09/2021 6:04:07 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: blam

Gotcha...thanks for the ZH/FR update.


23 posted on 10/09/2021 6:06:25 AM PDT by Drago
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To: steve86

Radar might not be able to lock on for targeting, but even an intermittent return would be enough to vector fighters close enough to get a lock on.


24 posted on 10/09/2021 6:27:33 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: Alas Babylon!

https://www.historynet.com/stealth-secrets-of-the-f-117-nighthawk-mar-96-aviation-history-feature.htm

“The second prototype, however, was a success, proving for all practical purposes its invisibility to radar. It showed at most a low-intensity, nebulous radar sparkle that was nearly indistinguishable on a radar scope from background noise until the aircraft was well within a ground missile’s minimum launch range. Only the massive airborne antenna of the Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS (airborne warning and control system) and some ground-based low-frequency and very-high-frequency radars had success detecting it, but because of their large antennas the latter two are unsuitable for battlefield use.”


25 posted on 10/09/2021 6:35:19 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Thanks.

I don’t think that is the equivalent of “showing up like a sore thumb.”

Maybe more like a nebulous back ache.


26 posted on 10/09/2021 7:24:28 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: databoss

That’s right. They will be loitering high above school board meeting all around the country.


27 posted on 10/09/2021 3:37:57 PM PDT by CapnJack ( )
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