MBB Lampyridae

Lampyridae or Firefly is a low-observable medium missile fighter (MRMF) developed in 1980 by the German aerospace company Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).

Development

Developed independently of the Have Blue prototype and Lockheed's F-117 stealth fighter, the Lampyridae nonetheless utilised a similar approach. The design was revealed to the US in 1987 when a group of USAF officers were shown the piloted model, kept in a closed-off section of MBB's plant at Ottobrunn in Bavaria. Reputedly, later calculations indicated the Lampyridae would have had a lower RCS than the famous Lockheed aircraft.

External links

* [http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jawa/del00876.html Jane's on Lampyridae]
* [http://www.f-104.de/exponates/english/exp_lampyridae_eng.html Gerhard Neumann Museum]