F-19: Testor's Fake Stealth Jet that Fooled Everyone

Want to scratch build your own model spaceships? Check out my templates here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SublightDrive If this story sounds familiar, you may have seen my post I wrote a few years ago on Reddit's /r/hobbydrama. The script for this video I adapted from that write-up. Sources used: Paul Ciotti. 1986. “Tempest in a Toy Box” Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1986. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x... John H. Cushman Jr. 1988. “Air Force Lifts Curtain, a Bit, on Secret Plane (Published 1988).” November 11, 1988. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/11/us... How the Secret Development of the F-117 Led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19, the Stealth Fighter That Never Was.” 2020. The Aviation Geek Club. February 19, 2020. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/how-t... “History of Stealth: From Out of the Shadows.” n.d. Accessed March 24, 2022. https://www.airforcemag.com/article/h..., Clare. 2023. “When a Top-Secret Stealth Aircraft Crashed In a California Forest Two Years Before It Was Publicly Announced.” Warhistoryonline. January 17, 2023. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/airc.... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:32 The 1962 United States Tri-Service Aircraft Designation System 3:02 Stealth Technology 5:39 The F-19 MUST exist, right? 7:42 Testors is selling WHAT? 9:38 The Big Reveal 11:05 The Fallout 12:06 Some Concluding Thoughts 13:56 Outro 14:25 top secret