After years in use, the F-117 was retired to make way for a new generation of stealth aircraft. So why is the legendary stealth jet still in flight?
The F-117 has no afterburners to give it extra thrust ... the project was a sufficient enough success to proceed with a production model, which took its first flight from Area 51 in 1981.
This video unpacks how the stealth fighter was detected and hit, revealing the surprising factors behind its historic ...