Did you know? Although, the F-117’s remarkable ability to achieve a minimal radar cross section of about the size of a golf ball, led to the aircraft being aerodynamically unstable. It took a quadruple-redundant computerized fly-by-wire system just to get it off the ground. In fact, many pilots reported that the Nighthawk was a surprisingly difficult plane to keep in the air. No wonder pilots called it the “Wobblin’ Goblin.”
Did you know? Although, the F-117’s remarkable ability to achieve a minimal radar cross section of about the size of a golf ball, led to the aircraft being aerodynamically unstable. It took a quadruple-redundant computerized fly-by-wire system just to get it off the ground. In fact, many pilots reported that the Nighthawk was a surprisingly difficult plane to keep in the air. No wonder pilots called it the “Wobblin’ Goblin.”