Air Force Repaints Jet for Daytime Stealth
The F-117A fighter jet, the radar-eluding plane known for its angular design and charcoal color, may be getting a makeover in gray.
The U.S. Air Force has painted one of its stealth fighters at Holloman Air Force Base in Albuquerque to see if the plane called the Nighthawk might be harder to spot when it flies during daylight hours in a color other than black.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Feb. 21, 2004 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday February 21, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 36 words Type of Material: Correction
Stealth fighter -- A brief in Thursday’s Section A about a new paint color for an F-117A fighter jet incorrectly placed Holloman Air Force Base in Albuquerque. The base is six miles west of Alamogordo, N.M.
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