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The F-117 Nighthawk<\/a> never won any beauty contests, but the “stealth fighter” broke a lot of technological ground. It’s being retired as of today<\/a>, replaced with more recent jet programs.<\/p>\n

According to the Wikipedia page, the plane was also known as the “Wobblin’ Goblin” (because of low-speed handling problems in early models) and the “Cockroach” (because it only came out at night and hid from the sun — and Soviet satellites — during development).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The F-117 Nighthawk never won any beauty contests, but the “stealth fighter” broke a lot of technological ground. 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