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Old 8th Aug 2012, 22:53
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tartare
 
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From what I've read - the real Stealth Hawk does have a faceted fuselage, because it was developed around the time that the F117 was introduced into service - and as an earlier poster observed, computers at the time lacked the power to model continuously curved surfaces, such as found on the B2.
Actually knew a gentleman from the US who in a previous life worked as a civilian contractor maintaining military wokkas. One night after a few drinks, he claimed to have maintained said aircraft - and he quietly described them as "...looking quite like an F117."
BTW - the comments on that movie blog with the other photos give a true insight into the level of drop-kickery found amongst the average SPAM.
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