REEEEEE WHYYY

>>33338503
Is that what that is?

My guess is because it's not aerodynamic.

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Because China got their hands on one.

>>33338503
Because even though it was one of the sexiest planes ever made, it was outdated.

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>>33338541
Just like they got the F-22
it's just chink memes

>>33338535
>it's not aerodynamic
it was slow, but very aerodynamic wtf u talkin bout

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>>33338503
>tfw no navy f-117

>>33338713
>it was slow, but very aerodynamic
Not really, that's a pretty sharp suction side angle on that fuselage, the pressure gradient at subsonic speeds would probably detach the airflow and create massive drag.
Not to mention it doesn't respect the area rule.

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>>33338792
>pic related

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>>33338714

When an F-22 and F-117 love each other very much.

>>33338713
It's not aerodynamic but it was on purpose. Fly by wire and intentional instability to increase manuverability. It was designed to fool only 1970's radar and suck at air to air combat.

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>>33338820

Serb here, beautiful aircraft. Sorry for fucking it up for you goyz.

>>33339181
Get off our Internet poor ass subhuman.

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>>33339447

Suck my dick, bitch.

>>33339482
How can you even afford a computer?

>>33339704

I'm guessing sold F-117 parts to Russia

>>33339704
>this is american education at work
I bet you think africa is also a giant desert

>>33339704

By selling coke to yor kiddos, faggot.

>>33338503

Because the Cold War is over and the USAF has been reducing the variety and number of aircraft it operates. As of its withdrawal in 2008, its stealthy tactical and penetrating strike missions would be divided between the F-22 and B-2, with the F-35 on the horizon.

>>33338503
when you realize that stealth only fools the american public

>>33339482
Aww, they're holding hands.

>>33338503
It had nothing to do with the shoot down. It was always about operating costs. Once they had an alternate day 0 of the war solution for IADS and C4SIR nodes, the incredibly maintenance heavy F-117 was doomed to get mothballed. Because the tech was so early, the RAM coatings, engine maintenance access, everything required a shit ton of man hours for every maintenance task, and add to that the need to keep them in climate controlled hangars and the extreme fragility of the aircraft coating/skin itself.

It was only ever the first sally of the technology class. It is vastly overshadowed by its children.

Awesome bird, and incredible achievement in aviation to get it in production as early as it was, but obsolete by the late-90's for the US (though not for anyone else).

>>33338503
>cancelled because shot down
It wasn't cancelled, it was retired

>destroyed
Only one or two were destroyed, the rest are in climate controlled storage hangars and can be made to fly on short notice.


They're pretty much worse than the F-35 in every single way. Even the F-22 has comparable AtG capability.

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>>33338503
>Why they cancelled and destroyed a great project like the F-117
To scrape together a bit more money for F-22s, ostensibly. It wasn't very cheap to operate (or even store), climate-controlled hangars and all that.

>>33338713
>it was slow
Not really. It had one of the highest low-altitude cruise speeds out there.

>>33338503
First of all, you type like an illiterate retard.

Second of all, the F-117 was retired because it was first-generation stealth technology that held a very niche role. Literally all it had going for it was its stealthiness, and the minute the Air Force had a viable alternative (F-22 and B-2), it became a waste of resources.

>>33340151
>Even the F-22 has comparable AtG capability.
F-22 has no FLIR. It can drop JDAMs on a grid but it can't seek out unknown targets or do recon.

>>33340242
>similar
It also had a smaller RCS than the 117 and actually had an RWR. It was much more survivable. But yeah, you're correct.

F-35 will remove any past capability gap that arose when we retired the stinkbug

Is the F-117 the only aircraft considered a failure because one was shot down?

Interesting that the MiG-25 is considered good by /k/ despite the loads being shot down

>>33340256
The F-117 is only considered a failure by retards. It was a great aircraft that performed well in combat.

>>33340247
Now with submersible capability.

>>33340085
100% this. The Cost per Flight Hour on that plane was ludicrous and with the F22 program spooling up at the time and the limited non-bomb run capabilities the plane had, it was only a matter of time before it was scaled back and retired. It still serves some purpose though. A few units are still kept around as test beds for stealth detection and development as a lot of what was developed and researched for the F117 was refined and improved upon, then transferred to the F-22 and F-35 programs.

>>33339812
>Americans don't think about Africa.

F-117 is still flown on the NTTR

>>33340781
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fje6VP0AE

>>33338541
How did they manage that? Or is it just a plywood mockup they made from pictures they got online?

>>33339724
China actually, it's the reason thier embassy was bombed.

>>33340814
It's a Mockup

>>33338713
Sharp edges are never as aerodynamic as smooth curves. That's because air doesn't like to abruptly change direction like metal can.

>>33340814
Mock up for radar testing.

>>33339181
Shit happens it was a war after all. Not to mention that the pilot and mission planner should have been court martialed for gross incompetence. That being said it was very close to the end of it's service life, so it really wasn't that big of a loss. It really wasn't even all that stealthy by modern standards. Sucks that it gave China a kick-start on their program, but they would have just stolen the tech a different way if they hadn't gotten the wreckage.

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>>33340247
i cant get over the fact that mh370 disappeared in the same place the LOST airplane was supposed to have gone through the inter-dimensional time island vortex or whatever

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>>33340913
TV abuses meme magic to destroy planes all the time.

>>33340795
>decide to look at the comments for some reason
>some guy thinks an F-117 with AA missiles would be better than an F-35
Good lord.

do we have a discord?

>>33338503
>Expensive to run
>Missions require insane amount of prep work
>No defensive capabilities
>No way to detect hostile radar

>>33339181
>>33339482
>Reminder that you got really fucking lucky in several ways to make that

>>33340230
>F-117 was retired because it was first-generation stealth technology

2ng gen actually ;^)

>>33340085
This
>>33339928
Why?

>>33339181
>>33339482
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMG7yl8AXHQ

>>33340085
>alternate day 0 of the war solution for IADS and C4SIR nodes
English, please. Her Magesty's or otherwise.

>>33340815
when was their embassy bombed?

>>33341749
There's no need to keep the F-117 around when you have other options (B-2, F-35, F-22) that can sneeki breeki in and blow the shit out of SAM-sites and communications infrastructure.

>>33341749
>IADS
Integrated Air Defense Systems.

>C4SIR
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

>>33341749
Aircraft or cruise missiles which can deliver PGMs (precision guided munitions) on target either from standoff or immediate distances on the very first minute of the war, regardless of in-place anti-air defenses, including Anti Air Artillery (AAA), Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) or enemy air superiority aircraft. The targets for these very first strikes are the control nodes for the enemy IADS (Integrated Air Defense System), which opens up lanes for follow up strikes by other aircraft, munitions and air assault helicopters, and C4SIR nodes (Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Surveillance, Intelligence and Reconnaissance).

In practical terms for the US, this means we send in Very Low Observable (VLO or stealth) aircraft into the hottest areas and bomb the shit out of all the most important places where the enemy observes, makes decisions and commands response to us, and all the places which would most disrupt the enemy's ability to deny airspace or impose air superiority on us. So:
>command bunkers
>political and military commanders where ever they are
>early warning radar sites
>command and control for A2AD assets
>intelligence headquarters nodes, both civilian and military
>communications facilities
etc.

On a tactical level, this meant sending in F-117s (Desert Storm and 2001/2003), B-2s (2001/2003 and current), F-22s and F-35s (current capability) and other stealthy drone airframes in as some of the very first aircraft to strike, and the first aircraft over very heavily defended airspace. These aircraft bomb the high value targets and decimate the opposing air force. With lanes of permissible airspace to work with, everything else follows, including all Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force capabilities

For a look at what this looks like in practice, when everything goes right, start with the following link and then look up specific terms and accounts on more credible/in depth history sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War_air_campaign

>>33341967
oh, and:
>military airfields while trying to catch as much of their air force on the ground as possible

That's an important one.

>>33339482
They all died of cancer.
Fucking MAD incarnate

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>>33340085
>>33341967
Listen to these men. They will teach you things.