And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I heard some new radar developments will make the "stealth" technology obsolete in the very near future. Not good news for the F117, B2 or the Northrop Grumman X21 currently being developed.
Yes! Ben's book is the best for an in-depth look at the program. But for a quick synopsis, check THIS out: https://gizmodo.com/5902800/how-lockheeds-skunk-works-got-into-the-stealth-fighter-business
I heard some new radar developments will make the "stealth" technology obsolete in the very near future. Not good news for the F117, B2 or the Northrop Grumman X21 currently being developed.
ReplyDeleteThat's why they should be spending their money on something entirely new, like drone swarms. Dunno.
Delete"Their" money?
DeleteEr, our money. Best bang for the buck, buddy!
DeleteLet me recommend Ben Rich's book on his years at Lockheed, which included the design of the F-117:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003
Yes! Ben's book is the best for an in-depth look at the program. But for a quick synopsis, check THIS out: https://gizmodo.com/5902800/how-lockheeds-skunk-works-got-into-the-stealth-fighter-business
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