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Old 28th October 2005 | 01:33
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barit1
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On this general subject - backing up a few decades:

GE was testing some airborne radar about 1960 and needed a "stealthy" target aircraft. They found & rehabbed a 1929-vintage Lockheed Vega - all wood except the engine & L/G. They even found a composite (micarta) prop for it. For that day's technology, it was fairly stealthy (I knew the guy who flew it).

How would it compare to today's stealth? Orders of magnitude?
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