Windecker YE-5
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windecker-ye-5-204-9821102
title:
Windecker YE-5
text:
The Windecker YE-5A was an experimental aircraft evaluated by the U.S. Air Force. It was an all-composite construction aircraft, based on the commercial single-engine, low-wing Windecker Eagle. The YE-5A, delivered in 1973, was used in tests relating to the radar detectability of composite aircraft. A single YE-5A was built. The YE-5A composite airframe benefited from the U.S. Army project and was shown to be difficult to detect using radar; however other components, including the metal engine,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Experimental US stealth aircraft, 1973–1985
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windecker_YE-5
date created:
2005-11-26T15:22:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T23:56:50Z
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