The F-117 prototype flies
On June 18, 1981, the F-117 prototype flew.
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The Event
On June 18, 1981, the F-117 prototype flew.
The Scientific Context
The faceted aircraft applied radar-signature research to a practical design, years before the program was publicly acknowledged.
What the test established
The historical achievement concerns a specific device, measurement or test. The later version used by the public may have looked and worked quite differently.
Reading the Historical Record
The linked chronology identifies the date; the event or subject reference gives further context. The date refers to the milestone described above.
About the Historical Recreation
The proposed visual shows a period workbench and a restrained view of the actual kind of equipment involved, without technical instructions. It is an AI illustration, not archival footage or an eyewitness record.
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