Lockheed Martin Hopeless Diamond
Product code MM72-031
Lockheed
€ 12.36
Provisional price
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Provisional price
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Scale 1 : 72
Publisher/Brand Mikro-Mir
Category Scale Modelling Kits
Subcategory Scale Modelling Kits
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Product description
The Lockheed "Hopeless Diamond" was a computer-generated and later 10-foot wooden model created by Lockheed's Skunk Works in the mid-1970s to test and demonstrate their concepts for stealth aircraftThis faceted, tail-less design was intended to minimize an aircraft's radar signature, with a small model achieving a radar reflection "as small as an eagle's eyeball". While not a flyable aircraft, the lessons learned from the Hopeless Diamond's development were incorporated into the subsequent Have Blue program and the resulting F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.
Purpose and Design
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Stealth Technology:The Hopeless Diamond was a conceptual design for a stealth aircraft, and its primary goal was to prove the effectiveness of faceting the exterior of an aircraft to reduce its radar signature.
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Early Stealth Research:It was developed as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) investigations into minimizing radar signatures, with a computer-generated shape being the starting point.
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Radar Test Model:A 10-foot wooden model of the design was built and subjected to radar tests, demonstrating the potential of the faceted design.
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Influence:The research and development from the Hopeless Diamond concept were crucial to the evolution of stealth aircraft, eventually leading to the first prototype, Have Blue, and the operational F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.
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