Prototypes & demonstrators

NorthropTacit Blue · Whale

Demonstrator for curved stealth surfaces and a stealthy battlefield radar; its lessons went into the B-2.

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First flight1982
ManufacturerNorthrop
CountryUnited States
TypeStealth technology demonstrator
StatusMuseum

History

Demonstrator for curved stealth surfaces and a stealthy battlefield radar; its lessons went into the B-2.

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