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03-11-08, 02:17 PM
|  | Moon Parasite Cadillac(s): 2006 STS-V BlackonBlack / 2005 CTS-V Redline (traded in)  | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: D/FW Tejas | | | The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
Farewell (for now) to a combat proven aircraft and veteran of many conflicts. 
" DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The world's first attack aircraft to employ stealth technology is slipping quietly into history.
The inky black, angular, radar-evading F-117, which spent 27 years in the Air Force arsenal secretly patrolling hostile skies from Serbia to Iraq, will be put in mothballs next month in Nevada." http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/11/ste....ap/index.html
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03-11-08, 02:28 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1993 Cadillac Sedandeville | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 22 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
That airplane was the reason the Soviets didn't cross the Fulda Gap in the late `80s, and the reason Saddam was unable to sleep safely at night in two wars, and was responsible for exterminating Serb thugs in Bosnia. It's a shame to see it go, but at least it got to see so much combat while it was around.
It was great in its day, but now you have the F-22 and F-35, both of which have equal stealth capabilities, and can fight against other fighters on the way in if discovered by the bad guys.
Semper Fi to a great aircraft. |
03-11-08, 03:58 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1999 STS - diamond white | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wichita, KS | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
I'm not sure the pilots will miss the "Wobbly Goblin". They are probably get seats in the new stealth planes.
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03-11-08, 04:23 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2007 BMW 335i coupe, 2002 Seville SLS, 2004 Escalade | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 20 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
One of my all-time favorite aircrafts. |
03-11-08, 04:24 PM
|  | The Only Good Gremlin Cadillac(s): 96 Eldorado ESC-V -- One day ;) | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, MO | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
It had to go mainly because it was always a pain in the ass to maintain and the older they get the more you have to patch. 93Deville hit it on the mark about the capabilities, too, between its speed and air-to-air survivability, the third-gen stealths are far superior. Just think it was less than 20 years ago, that I was at the coming out party at Nellis. (Back then I was into 3D photography which doesn't digitize well) |
03-11-08, 04:27 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1995 FTS | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dover, DE Age: 26 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
Thank god it's gone. I've heard more horror stories with guys having to work on those damn things then any other plane in service today. |
03-11-08, 05:06 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1993 Cadillac Sedandeville | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 22 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
As far as maintenance goes,that isn't a surprise to me. While the plane is obsolete now, it was way ahead of anything (that was public knowledge) in its day. There really wasn't any other aircraft which was designed to be that advabced yet that aerodynamically unstable. I mean, the thing was shaped like a wedge and made with stealth capabilities never used before. Combine all of this into a plane designed for combat, and you have a very long list of things that could and did go wrong. |
03-11-08, 06:33 PM
| | Moon Parasite Cadillac(s): 2006 STS-V BlackonBlack / 2005 CTS-V Redline (traded in) | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: D/FW Tejas | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
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Originally Posted by Blackout  Thank god it's gone. I've heard more horror stories with guys having to work on those damn things then any other plane in service today. |
It had a very special and difficult mission to perform with technology coming out of the 70s when it was designed. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. |
03-11-08, 06:36 PM
|  | It takes the caek. Cadillac(s): Audi A4 Quattro | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
Salute to an extraordinary aircraft. |
03-11-08, 07:41 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 04 ctsV platinum,maggied,rt cats,headers,corsa,stealth tune | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: kansas Age: 45 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
Bummer,I've never seen one in person. |
03-11-08, 08:04 PM
| | The Only Good Gremlin Cadillac(s): 96 Eldorado ESC-V -- One day ;) | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, MO | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
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Originally Posted by DILLIGAF Bummer,I've never seen one in person. | Believe me, you haven't missed much. The "Wobbly Goblin" was butt ugly compared to the Raptor which is sexier than an Enzo. |
03-11-08, 09:52 PM
|  | Cold Soaked Cadillac(s): 2006 STS AWD, '95 Ford Ranger | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fairbanks, Ak Age: 69 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
Go to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. You'll see the F-117 and a hell of a lot of other stuff that'll blow your socks off. In my estimation there is more to see than the Air & Space museum. It's a great destination for a vacation if you're a flying fanatic. I also reccommend the Garber restoration facility in Silver Springs , Maryland. It is inconceivable to me that anybody within several days drive hasn't been to either place. Be sure you have plenty of time to enjoy it.
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03-11-08, 10:04 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 04 ctsV platinum,maggied,rt cats,headers,corsa,stealth tune | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: kansas Age: 45 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
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Originally Posted by dkozloski Go to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. You'll see the F-117 and a hell of a lot of other stuff that'll blow your socks off. In my estimation there is more to see than the Air & Space museum. It's a great destination for a vacation if you're a flying fanatic. I also reccommend the Garber restoration facility in Silver Springs , Maryland. It is inconceivable to me that anybody within several days drive hasn't been to either place. Be sure you have plenty of time to enjoy it. | Good tips!
I live 20 miles from the smokey hill bombing range,we get to see lots of toys but have never seen a 117. |
03-12-08, 02:13 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): '98 STS (Crimson Pearl), '02 Sequoia | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN Age: 43 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
The F117 is very cool and will go down in history. I think the F22 Raptor will do a better job. It is more "steathly" and flies more like a fighter. I saw a squadron landing at Nellis when I was at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway driving a 600hp NASCAR. I have the video! Driving the car was awesome! but seeing the Raptor for the first time was really cool! |
03-12-08, 04:23 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1993 Cadillac Sedandeville | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 22 | | | Re: The F-117 Stealth Fighter is being retired
^^ Post that video! | | Cadillac Discussion Tools | | | 
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