Have Blue technology demonstrator

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The Have Blue technology demonstrator was Lockheed’s pioneering stealth aircraft prototype that proved the viability of radar-evading design and led directly to the development of the F-117 Nighthawk.

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instanceOf experimental aircraft ⓘ
prototype aircraft ⓘ
stealth aircraft technology demonstrator ⓘ
airframeMaterial aluminum ⓘ
radar-absorbent materials ⓘ
titanium ⓘ
classification highly classified during development ⓘ
configuration single-seat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crashHistory both prototypes lost in accidents ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designFeature canted tail surfaces ⓘ
faceted surfaces for radar deflection ⓘ
flush inlets with S-ducts ⓘ
internal weapons bay (conceptual precursor) ⓘ
designObjective demonstrate survivability against radar-guided air defenses ⓘ
minimize radar cross-section ⓘ
developer Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
engineModel General Electric J85 ⓘ
engineType twin-turbojet ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1977 ⓘ
inspiredBy echo theory radar cross-section calculations ⓘ
ledToDevelopmentOf Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk ⓘ
legacy pioneered operational stealth aircraft design ⓘ
validated low-observable design methodologies for future aircraft ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed ⓘ
NATOReportingName none ⓘ
numberBuilt 2 ⓘ
operatedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
primaryRole radar cross-section reduction testbed ⓘ
stealth technology demonstrator ⓘ
programEra Cold War ⓘ
programName Have Blue ⓘ
programSponsor Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
programType black project ⓘ
radarSignatureGoal extremely low radar cross-section compared to contemporary fighters ⓘ
relatedTo Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk ⓘ
shapeCharacteristic diamond-shaped planform ⓘ
sharp-edged faceted fuselage ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk ⓘ
testedAt Groom Lake ⓘ
Nevada Test Site ⓘ
usedFor flight testing of low-observable characteristics ⓘ
validation of stealth design theory ⓘ
wingConfiguration mid-wing ⓘ

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Ben Rich → knownFor → Have Blue stealth demonstrator ⓘ
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