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Matej said:This seems to be a nice high-res photo of the Tacit Blue
hole in the ground said:was it not a purely experimental aircraft...
RGClark said:What was its most important innovation? Just stealth?
Bob Clark
RGClark said:What was its most important innovation? Just stealth?
Bob Clark
flateric said:
Empire said:Would have been interesting if they had made a medium range bomber out of the design. All aspect stealth, heavier bomb load, bigger air frame for fuel, could have been a secret follow on to the f-117.
Sundog said:I've always found the TB (F-117D?) to be an interesting design.
Empire said:Would have been interesting if they had made a medium range bomber out of the design. All aspect stealth, heavier bomb load, bigger air frame for fuel, could have been a secret follow on to the f-117.
flateric said:Well, damn, anyone got his hands on these???
Orionblamblam said:As of today... yes. I've gotten *much* better resolution versions of the Tacit Blue diagrams. Really quite nice.
flateric said:would be nice to see Tacit Blue brochure like you did on AGM-129
circle-5 said:Same-scale Northrop factory models of B-2A and Tacit Blue, for size comparison.
B), Thumbs up and thanks!Grey Havoc said:Virtually Tour The Cockpit Of The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Stealth Tech Demonstrator
Although Lockheed’s “Have Blue” prototype that eventually led to the F-117 Nighthawk is widely recognized as the grand daddy of stealth technology, Northrop’s Tacit Blue, aka “The Whale,” demonstrator arguably had an even greater impact on the future of stealth. Now, by clicking here you...foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com