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Top_Gun
02-17-2006, 08:01 PM
http://www.ukar.co.uk/board/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=11805

Kinda sad to think in 20 yrs this plane no longer has a need for what it costs. Didn't realize so much of it was taken from other aircraft as the article states.

You would have thought they would have had forsight to know that a one dementional plane wouldn't have a long shelf life but I guess not.
seventwo
02-17-2006, 10:52 PM
Well from what I heard the F-22 is more stealth than the F-117. The F-117 is outdated and ugly. The F-22 will be capible of carrying bombs correct? Even though the pure bomb version (FB-22) will probably never be built.
YYZPICS
02-17-2006, 11:21 PM
I would of never thought the F-117 to go already, and ive only seen one fly.
kcmh
02-17-2006, 11:45 PM
AMARC, or the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center is where they would/ could go. They have different states of being for the aircraft so if something would arise they could be airborne again from 45-180 days.
Chris@YYZ
02-17-2006, 11:54 PM
Well from what I heard the F-22 is more stealth than the F-117. The F-117 is outdated and ugly. The F-22 will be capible of carrying bombs correct? Even though the pure bomb version (FB-22) will probably never be built.

the F-117 is NOT ugly :-x

I really wanna see one fly before their pulled outta service.
seventwo
02-18-2006, 03:10 AM
the F-117 is NOT ugly :-x

I really wanna see one fly before their pulled outta service.
Lets just say its beautiful in its own way :lol:
I've never seen one either, but its got till 2008 so I'm not gunna worry yet.
JJR
02-18-2006, 03:54 PM
I would of never thought the F-117 to go already, and ive only seen one fly.
My thoughts exactly..... I never thought they were that old..... If they kept the F-117 under wraps for so long, imagine what those cats are building today, that we don't know about.....
MaxPower
02-18-2006, 06:40 PM
Lets just say its beautiful in its own way :lol:
I've never seen one either, but its got till 2008 so I'm not gunna worry yet.
Agree ! Special Indeed ! *:wink:
Top_Gun
02-18-2006, 06:54 PM
something I was thinking about today, they still have armed guards protect these at airshows, yet in 2 yrs they are ready to parked them in a desert that gives tours.

Just seems like such a large waste of money in a short time.
MaxPower
02-18-2006, 07:03 PM
something I was thinking about today, they still have armed guards protect these at airshows, yet in 2 yrs they are ready to parked them in a desert that gives tours.

Just seems like such a large waste of money in a short time.

Will these aircraft be stripped of all the secret stuff onboard these crafts ?
medic1
02-18-2006, 11:44 PM
I still have never photographed one....well not since I was younger with a P&S film camera.....hopefully I get to see one at a show again before they get scrapped....
DAL767-400ER
02-19-2006, 08:59 AM
Too bad, have always been a fan of the Nighthawks, sad to see them go. Oh well, hope some of them will be sold to Pima Air&Space Museum in Tucson, would fit in right beside the SR-71.
Top_Gun
02-19-2006, 09:23 PM
Morning was a bad time to take this shot. I should have spent more time walking around Nellis Sunday at the airshow. They had already towed it away by the time I got down there.

http://topgunphotography.milavia.net/photos/albums/Upload/Nellis/Static_40_Knighthawk.jpg

http://topgunphotography.milavia.net/photos/albums/Upload/Nellis/Static_39_F-117.jpg

We got to see 2 of them fly in from the range on Friday while we were walking around media day.
YYZPICS
02-20-2006, 01:48 AM
Nice shots Dave, I might be goin to one of the Red Flag sessions this year.
Top_Gun
02-20-2006, 12:47 PM
Nice shots Dave, I might be goin to one of the Red Flag sessions this year.

I would love to go to a Red Flag once in my life. I've seen some amazing pictures from the current one in progress.
Irfan
02-20-2006, 01:04 PM
Not them! They are only about 22 years old +? Bye-bye Nighthawk. Not a single plane can do bombing as accurate as the F-117. I will miss you, in 2008. :(
kukkudrill
02-20-2006, 09:27 PM
The F-22 will be capible of carrying bombs correct?
Correct.
Top_Gun
02-21-2006, 12:31 AM
Not a single plane can do bombing as accurate as the F-117. I will miss you, in 2008. :(

What do you mean by the above comment, now all bombs are either Laser guided or GPS. I would think the transport(F-117,B-2) have little to do about it.
YYZPICS
02-21-2006, 02:19 AM
yea, theres not many "dumb" bombs used today, especially when targets are located near civilians.