Why was the F-117 retired so quickly?

Answer: I haven't read all of the answers here, I'll give my quick professiona.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why was the F-117 retired so quickly? J. Quinton, former Maintenance Analyst for F-117 at U.S. Air Force (1999-2003) Written Jul 23 I haven't read all of the answers here, I'll give my quick professional opinion. It was no secret that the F-117 was an aberration. It was pushed through at a time when Cong... Read More » If dividing by zero is undefined and causes so much trouble, why not define the result as a constant and build the theory around it? (Like 'i' was defined to be the sqrt of -1 and complex numbers)? Jonathan Lang, Independent Contractor Written Sep 12 Sure; let's do that. It's really not that hard, and in fact it has already been done. It's called the Riemann sphere: Notice the placement of ∞ at the opposite pole from 0. ... Read More » I am 30, unmarried and unhappy at my job. I want to quit everything and move. What do you think? Kent Aldershof, Lots of people have asked me for career help. Written Sun Let's translate what your question seems to be asking. I'm 30. Meaning, apparently, "no longer young". Beyond the point of frivolous, high-energy, irresponsible teen-age and... Read More » Are U.S. soldiers trained on how to perform a mercy kill? Bob Kinch, former Soldier, Combat Engineer, Competitive Marksman at Canadian Armed Forces (... Written Mar 15 No. A Canadian Captain did that. 2 enemy were cut in 1/2 by an A10. The Afghans were going to leave them all. The Canadian didn't want them to suffer. He waited until his m... Read More » What do mathematicians "get" that physicists usually don't? Cristi Stoica, PhD in mathematics (geometry in general relativity) Written Mon There are plenty of such things, from some which to mathematicians are trivial, to more subtle ones even most mathematicians don't get. Here is the major simple thing all ma... Read More » What's an amazing loophole you found regarding not getting fired from your job? Angi Bowman Written Sep 11 It was my former coworker who found what I call loopholes. We'll call him Stan. Stan was in his late 20s, a new graduate, and had never held a real job before. He also had ... Read More » Did Luca Brasi have a bigger part in The Godfather novel than he did in the movie? Brian Overland, Not a made man; just a fan of Mario Puzo Written Mon Luca has a bigger part in the middle "flashback" scenes in the novel, "The Godfather." Most of that part of the novel became the De Niro scenes in Godfather II, but some of... Read More » Why is Germany so safe? Karen Harris, lives in Germany Written Apr 13 As a foreigner living in Germany, I'd like to say this is the safest place I've ever lived. I live in a major German city but travel extensively throughout the country for ... Read More » What are the most counterintuitive results in topology? Tonatiuh Matos, Studying mathematics at UNAM Written Sun Suslin lines! Maybe not exactly what you are expecting, one result I found quite surprising when studying Set Theory comes from the following question. If you are patient en... Read More » How could NASA possibly lose all the films and telemetry documents, etc.? Mark Shulmann, Grew up in Central Florida during the early space program Written Sep 9 How could NASA possibly lose all the films and telemetry documents, etc.? They managed this in the same way that all government agencies manage things in fiction — by someon... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.