207211 Modeler 1/72 F-117 Stealth "stealth Aircraft"

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Lockheed F-117A stealth aircraft was first used on a large scale during the Gulf war in January 1991. In the area of hostilities was sent 44 of the 56 aircraft of this type, which were in service with the US air force at the beginning of the conflict, from the 37th tactical air wing, stationed at the airbase Tonopa (Nevada), which included 415-I squadron “Nightstalkers”, 416-I squadron “GOST Raiders” and 417-I training squadron “Bandits”.
On the night of 16-17 January 1991. The 37th air wing under the command of Colonel Elton Whitley was the first to begin bombing Iraq. That night, the two squadrons (415-416 I-I) completed 30 sorties for 80 goals. The first bomb (905 kg caliber, laser guidance system) was dropped on the building of the American company ATT in Baghdad, because the equipment installed in this building provided communication for the Iraqi armed forces.
During the fighting, the high efficiency of the F-117A aircraft was manifested. In the first day of the war, they made about 5% of the total number of combat sorties of allied aircraft, and destroyed 1/3 of the strategic targets hit that day, featuring high accuracy of strikes (deviation did not exceed 1 meter). To engage one target required one bomb (to destroy similar purposes during the Second world war required 9,000 bombs and 4,500 sorties of bombers B-17 during the war in Vietnam – 190 bombs and 95 sorties F-105). At the same time F-117A performed flights alone, remaining invulnerable, while to ensure the combat missions of other attack aircraft required the same number of support aircraft. By the beginning of hostilities, the allies had concentrated 2,600 combat aircraft and helicopters (1800 of them USA) against 700 combat aircraft of Iraq. During operation desert Storm, according to updated data, 39 Iraqi aircraft and helicopters were shot down and 61 destroyed on the ground. Total losses of allied aircraft amounted to 68 aircraft (including one F-117A) and 29 helicopters. Demonstrating in the course of hostilities its high efficiency F-117A at the same time lost the halo of “invisible aircraft”. It was reported that F-117A stationed in Saudi Arabia were detected by some types of radar, in particular, included in the SAM “Shahin” supplied by France. Suffered losses “invisible” and during the NATO aggression in Yugoslavia, and from conventional air defense.
the First flight of the F-117 Stealth fighter took place on 18 June 1981. Serial production was launched in 1983. Unobtrusive aircraft F-117A, originally created as a fighter, was reoriented for shock operations mainly in the dark, as well as to suppress air defense and tactical electronic reconnaissance over areas covered by enemy air defenses. On the plane there are no active means of electronic warfare. The aircraft is made according to the scheme, close to the scheme of “flying wing” and has a faceted shape, in which all the surfaces forming the glider are oriented in one of several directions, which helps the aircraft to “hide” from radars, reflecting their signals anywhere – just not back! The design is made mainly of aluminum and titanium alloys with extensive use of composite and radioabsorbing materials.
the Usual set of weapons consisted of two 905 kg bombs Мк84 “Smart” with a laser guidance system, UR AGM-88A HARM AGM-65 “Maverick” planning guided bombs GBU-15, SD-class “air-air”, nuclear bombs V. 61. The total weight of the combat load up to 2270 kg.
the model proposed for Assembly contains decals corresponding to the car of the commander of the 37th wing of Colonel Elton Whitley, onboard No. 813 “Poisonous avenger”, as well as the 415th tactical fighter squadron.