Subtle flaws in the radar-absorbent coating can make stealth aircraft
appear on
radar screens. Master Sgt. Tony Garza (left) and Staff Sgt. Dan
Jeffries prep an
F-117 for a photo shoot with Hollomans Diagnostic Imaging Radar.
The panels
around the jets landing gear also are coated with radar-absorbent
material, so
the aircrafts radar signature is the same as it would be in flight.