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An F-117 from the 8th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (Holloman Air Force Base, N.M) flies over the Persian Gulf on April 14, 2003.
The flying surfaces on the F-117 consist of elevons on the wing trailing edge and two rudders mounted in a V arrangement on the rear fuselage. The elevons and the rudder are faceted to reduce their radar signature, and the hinge lines between the wings and the elevons are sealed with flexible material. The elevons can deflect upward or downward by 60 degrees, and the rudders can deflect 30 degrees left or right. The elevons act in the pitch and roll axes while the rudders act in the yaw axis.
CREDIT: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode.
SOURCE: http://www.af.mil/photos/search.asp?q=f-117
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PICTURE PREPARED for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in May 2004.
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