Military Aviation

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Military Aviation


Thesis: Military aircraft has become more sophisticated in variety,
effectiveness in war situations, and special maneuvering techniques in recent
years. Military aircraft has become more sophisticated in variety, effectiveness
in war situations, and special maneuvering techniques in recent years. With the
advance of stealth technology, many new and very effective aircraft have been
developed. The F-117A was used during Operation Dessert Storm and every plane
came back without a scratch. The very expensive B-2 stealth bomber has never
been used in actual war, but during testing it was a success. The Advanced
Tactical Fighter program was started to make an aircraft that could supercruise,
the ability to cruise at supersonic speeds, and didn't cost very much. The YF-22
and YF-23 were the first planes to accomplish this. With all the planes we know
of, there are also top secret programs probably going on right now. A new
fighter that has never been heard of before has been spotted. As John Welch, the
assistant secretary of Air Force said, "Stealth gives us back that
fundamental element of war called surprise" (Goodall 9). After it was found
that aircraft could be very useful in war, it was used for large scale
reconnaissance. Then people started to add bombs to aircraft and then airplanes
started to become an essence of war. After World War 2, new bombers were
developed with fast speed, and could travel far distances. They could also carry
nuclear bombs and missiles. The use of the bomber aircraft then led to the
fighter, which was equipped with guns and missiles. Helicopters were also found
to be good strike aircraft. They were armed with cannons, machine guns, rockets,
torpedoes, and a variety of missiles. Vertical takeoff made the helicopter an
advantage. The first flight of the F-117A was in June of 1981 in Groom Lake test
facility. The total cost for the development of the F-117A was just under two
billion dollars, but it only cost $43 million to make each plane. It became
operational in October of 1983 and was the first operational stealth aircraft
ever built. The F-117A is a night attack plane powered by two, nonafterburning
General Electric engines. F-117As were designed for first-strike capabilities
and to be able to fly into any countries airspace undetected. The primary task
of the F-117A is to break through enemy airspace, destroy high value targets,
and return back unharmed. They were considered to first be used in several
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