What makes the F117 Nighthawk so stealthy?

While restoring the F117 Nighthawk, we've come to really appreciate the mind-blowing design used to make it stealthy. We take a look at the key features of the aircraft that made it possible.

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[brianhaygood]

Thanks, Kevin! Well done. The Air Zoo is really doing a great job of, well, doing its job. Much appreciated.

[kalui]

Very cool. You can see how the YF-23 was related to aircraft like this. It's also interesting to see what comes out of factories in the future.

[specrtre]

I do sheetmetal work... i recogniz those 1/8th cleco holding sheets together lol. Such a cool looking aircraft. Wobbling Goblin

[MrGeoWolf]

Great video. Was exactly what I wanted after typing in a youtube search about this plane. Thanks for the content, really loved the video 👍

[bigman]

Is the thrust statically vectored as it comes out of the tail?

[odgilzt]

I’m still wondering for which reason the only F-117 that was shooted down in Kosovo, was not bombed afterwards. Why the site with the damaged airplane was not heavely bombed by USA to avoid the soviets to put their hands on it?

[stevenbarnett]

Nice presentation. One small correction. The F-117 did not have “ruddervators”. The V-tail is for yaw only, like a conventional rudder.

[polite]

This was the best presentation of the F117 I habe ever seen. Excellent, excellent
A Tuskegee Airman designed and invented the F117 . Sir you are a witness to the rewriting of history in how a Tuskegee Airman reinvented the world universe, there is more to come.

[TheRedStateBlue]

the materials it was constructed of and the shape in which it was designed and built.

saved you eight useless minutes.

[timothycost]

It Was a waist of time and money. It Also didn't even to much action in its history