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In 1982, Northrop’s Tacit Blue ‘Whale’ had a radar cross-section smaller than a bat — and stayed classified for 18 years
In 1982, Northrop quietly flew a stealth aircraft so radar-invisible the U.S. Air Force later said its radar cross-section ...
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Northrop’s Tacit Blue was called ‘the most unstable aircraft ever flown’ — its 130 flights at Area 51 helped create the B-2 Spirit
Northrop’s Tacit Blue stealth research demonstrator made its first flight from Groom Lake — better known as Area 51 — in 1982 ...
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