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The Windecker YE-5A was an experimental aircraft evaluated by the U.S. Air Force. It was an all-composite construction aircraft based on the commercial single-engine low-wing Windecker Eagle. The YE-5A delivered in 1973 was used in tests relating to the radar detectability (commonly known as ‘stealth’) of composite aircraft. A single YE-5A (serial number 73-1653) was built. The YE-5A composite airframe benefited from the U.S.