150K views · 366 shares | Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk The aircraft on display is the second F-117A built and was specially modified for systems testing. The Air Force retired it to the museum in 1991 after its test program was completed. It is marked as it appeared during tests conducted for the Air Force Systems Command between 1981 and 1991. Fact sheet in the comments. #avgeek #F117 | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

Did you know! The U-2 spy plane is so hard to fly pilots have to perform a 'controlled crash' just to land it. Credit Tech Insider | Planes

The U-2 can fly so high that pilots see the curve of the Earth. It was built in the 1950s to watch the world from near space and it’s still flying today. Gary Powers being shot down over the Soviet Union turned this aircraft into a Cold War icon. Yet even with modern satellites in orbit the U-2 keeps its place in the sky. So why do we still need it when satellites are everywhere? Maybe some secrets can only be seen when a human is up there. What do you think? #aviation #aviationlovers #coldwar #