Re: YF-117A display moved to Edwards


Message posted by Peter Merlin on June 21, 2012 at 21:26:55 PST:

They YF-117A at the Blackbird Airpark had been stripped of all its RAM, and restored cosmetically using a fair amount of Bondo or some similar material. This didn't hold up well to the local environment. As anyone who lives in the Antelope Valley knows, we have four kinds of weather: hot, cold, windy and hot, and windy and cold. Extreme temperatures and flexing panels took their toll. Article 783 will be better off indoors. Unfortunately, we may have to wait a while for the new museum facility to be built.


In Reply to: YF-117A display moved to Edwards posted by Don on June 21, 2012 at 14:54:27 PST:

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