HAVE BLUE prototype fotos

[thundercat]

Μήπως τυχαίνει να έχει κανένας καμια φωτογραφια του HAVE BLUE XST, αεροσκαφος το οποίο έδωσε την τεχνολογια του στο F-117?
Ειναι πολυ ομορφο αεροσκαφος.

akoustika

[Baron-Rojo]

Μήπως τυχαίνει να έχει κανένας καμια φωτογραφια του HAVE BLUE XST, αεροσκαφος το οποίο έδωσε την τεχνολογια του στο F-117?
Ειναι πολυ ομορφο αεροσκαφος.

akoustika

Αυριο θα σου της φερω 8)

[Fantasma337]

'With flying colors': F-117 Nighthawk tail no. 782 to retire
after Edwards Open House, Air Show

Article by Capt. Catie Hague
Public Affairs
October 21, 2005

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The F-117 Nighthawk tail number 782 will pass over Edwards Open House
and
Air Show Saturday and Sunday bearing its true colors - red, white and
blue.
This flight test legacy will retire following the aircraft's 20-plus
years
of service. (Courtesy photo)
(high-resolution image)
10/21/05 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - In true historic fashion,
F-117
Nighthawk, tail number 782, will pass over show center Saturday and
Sunday
bearing its true colors - red, white and blue.
This flight test legacy will retire following the Edwards Open House
and Air
Show with 20-plus years of service.
"782 has been used for flight test ever since Lockheed Martin Aero
pilot
Tommy Morgenfeld first took off at the controls December 18th, 1981,"
said
Lt. Col. Robert McAllum, 410th Flight Test Squadron commander. "It's
the
original avionics test aircraft for the Nighthawk program."
Five prototype F-117s were hand-made in the '80s prior to full-up
production
of the stealth fighter. This particular aircraft, 782, is currently the
oldest flying F-117 in the fleet - 780 and 781 have already been
retired.
Once the aircraft flies its final flights this weekend, the majority of
the
original prototype, pre-production F-117s will be out of service, said
Dennis Fernandez, 410th Flight Test Squadron Lockheed Martin flight
test
manager; only two of the five will remain operational - 783 and 784.
Of the five prototypes, 782 was the first with a complete avionics
suite,
said Mr. Fernandez. "It enabled us to test full integration of the
weapons
delivery system; the first two prototypes had steam gauge instruments
and
manual weapons delivery.
"782 was also the first to be fully equipped with an Infrared
Acquisition
and Designation System," he said; "the eyes of the aircraft."
As the Nighthawk program evolved, 782 was not upgraded past the second
generation of technology improvements, and it became the squadron's
test jet
for "nuts and bolts" sustainment testing.
But what this aircraft will be most remembered for was a flight it made
in
1983.
At that time, there were lots of rumors throughout the Air Force about
a new
plane being unveiled for high Department of Defense officials, said Dr.
Raymond Puffer, Air Force Flight Test Center historian.
"During a squadron change-of-command ceremony, four years before the
F-117
was publicly acknowledged, 782 swept in low and then banked away
suddenly,
revealing the American Flag on its belly. The crowd went absolutely
berserk,
and the incident aroused intense excitement. The Cold War was at its
coldest
then, and the story (and the aircraft) was an incredible morale-builder
for
us all."
The aircraft 782 was repainted with the American flag for this air show
to
resurrect a piece of the 782's history for its retirement, Mr.
Fernandez
said.
"The squadron got together to paint the aircraft - a voluntary effort -
and
the paint was even donated," Colonel McAllum said.
Many of the military and civilians working in the squadron today have
been
involved with this aircraft and the program since the '80s.
"When I first started working on this aircraft I was a young man," Mr.
Fernandez said. "I never thought about retirement at that age - the
aircraft's
or my own. Now, we've both reached retirement age at the same time .
it's
hard to believe.
"I will definitely be there this weekend to watch 782 retire in style,"
he
said.
The F-117 will be flown Saturday by Colonel McAllum and Sunday by Lt.
Col.
Dwayne Opella, the 410th FLTS operations officer.
The aircraft will retire to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., following
the
Edwards air show, Colonel McAllum said.
As of Oct. 14 the aircraft had 1,202 flights and 1,532 flying hours.

[Dreamlord]

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[mmaker]

Νίκο,το συγκεκριμένο που πόσταρες με την αμερικάνικη σημεία είναι το τρίτο πρωτότυπο YF-117A FSD(Full Scale Development) με S/N.79-10782 που βάφτηκε έτσι για την εκδήλωση αλλαγής Διοικητή στην βάση Groom Dry Lake(Area 51) τον Δεκέμβριο του 1983

To project Have Blue ήταν το 1001 πιο πριν απ το 782 που ξεκίνησε απ τα φημισμένα Skunk works της Lockheed και στην συνέχεια αποσυναρμολογήθηκε και μεταφέρθηκε στην Area 51 και βάφτηκε με γκρι παραλλαγή και μετά με αυτήν την περίεργη που βλέπεις.
Όλα αυτά το 77.
Στην συνέχεια έγιναν κάποιες αλλαγές στο σχήμα του σκάφους και το αποτέλεσμα ήταν το project Senior Trend,στην ουσία το πρώτο αεροσκάφος προπαραγωγής YF-117A 79-10780.
To επόμενο σκάφος ήταν το 782 με την σημαία και στην ουσία το τρίτο και τελευταίο πρωτότυπο πριν ξεκινήσει κανονικά η παραγωγή...