Dispelled the myth of the American "invisible"
At the beginning of 1980's, the whole world went around news that the US is intensively engaged in the creation of an invisible aircraft, which is capable of penetrating unnoticed (for air defense) into the airspace of the enemy and suddenly attacking the strategically important objects of the enemy.
However, many experts were skeptical about this possibility, perceiving the information that appeared “duck”.
Therefore, the publication of the Pentagon’s November 10 1988, a press release describing story the creation of the aircraft and placed his picture, produced in the world the effect of a bombshell.
F-117 Americans bomber positioned as a model of US technological superiority over the whole world. The unique technology by which this aircraft was created, will be called "stealth".
But the first combat experience of these aircraft in 1991 in the Gulf War during the operation "Storm in the Desert" plunged the leadership of the Pentagon into shock. The 3 stealth aircraft from 10 were discovered by Iraqi air defenses (not the most advanced at the time).
The American authorities classified all the information about the first flights and shot down F-117 and continued to advertise this wonderful plane, making it extremely popular. And only after 10 years, the whole world will know about the present state of affairs, and this will become a sensation.
Why was the ambitious development not as effective as the Americans expected? Did American engineers make a mistake? The presenter of the “Not a Fact” program will try to find out if it is true that the “stealth” technology has been copied from Soviet scientists? Did the CIA really try to buy the secret scientific developments of the Soviet Union "for musical records and chewing gum"? Did the F-117 really prove to be vulnerable to air defense weapons thanks to the KGB special operation?
However, many experts were skeptical about this possibility, perceiving the information that appeared “duck”.
Therefore, the publication of the Pentagon’s November 10 1988, a press release describing story the creation of the aircraft and placed his picture, produced in the world the effect of a bombshell.
F-117 Americans bomber positioned as a model of US technological superiority over the whole world. The unique technology by which this aircraft was created, will be called "stealth".
But the first combat experience of these aircraft in 1991 in the Gulf War during the operation "Storm in the Desert" plunged the leadership of the Pentagon into shock. The 3 stealth aircraft from 10 were discovered by Iraqi air defenses (not the most advanced at the time).
The American authorities classified all the information about the first flights and shot down F-117 and continued to advertise this wonderful plane, making it extremely popular. And only after 10 years, the whole world will know about the present state of affairs, and this will become a sensation.
Why was the ambitious development not as effective as the Americans expected? Did American engineers make a mistake? The presenter of the “Not a Fact” program will try to find out if it is true that the “stealth” technology has been copied from Soviet scientists? Did the CIA really try to buy the secret scientific developments of the Soviet Union "for musical records and chewing gum"? Did the F-117 really prove to be vulnerable to air defense weapons thanks to the KGB special operation?
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