Northrop "Tacit Blue"
research aircraft
1982

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

The "Tacit Blue" was built to test the advances in stealth technology. The aircraft made its first flight in February 1982 and by the conclusion of the program in 1985 had flown 135 times.

Engine: 2 x Garrett ATF3-6
Wingspan: 14.69m
Length: 17.0m
Height: 3.23m		 Start mass: 13500kg
Cruise speed: 460kph
Ceiling: 9000m

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