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> “ Because the F-117 is not all that stealthy” Is that accurate? I thought the F-117 was still more stealthy than 4th & 5th jets. https://photo2.tinhte.vn/d

• simne 3y ago
  F-35 is not very good in dogfight, but it at least can do it. F-117 can not.
  • evilos 3y ago
    That's like faulting a can opener for not slicing pizza well.
    • simne 3y ago
      Are you sure? Seriously, imagine, you got bad can opener with each bottle. Will you store HUNDREDS of unnecessary things when you have other good quality (F-35 instead of F-117)? Are you really know, how expensive jet service? What you know about top secret military jet service costs? Or may be you think, you could just drop F-117 on parking even without guard? Sure, why guard them, when they should guard themselves? ;)
      • evilos 3y ago
        I'm just saying that faulting a F-117 for not being a dog fighter is silly when it was designed to be a bomber. The real reason to retire the F-117 was because the B-2 could stealthily deliver more bombs anyways and they wanted to free up funding for other projects, not because the F-117 couldn't dog fight. That wasn't its job.
        • simne 3y ago
          Well, I partially agree. But F-117 is too tiny for bomber. It's like top trunk for auto. BTW, Lockheed offered to create larger variant, but Boeing project chosen.
• cameldrv 3y ago
  That chart is wrong. You can’t give a single number for RCS as it depends on angle, radar wavelength, and aircraft condition. Generally though the RCS for the B-2 is believed to be the best, followed by the F-22, then the F-35, then the F-117.