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Bookmark or Share- Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk - National Museum of the USAFSpan: 43 ft. 4 in. Length: 65 ft. 11 in. Height: 12 ft. 5 in. Weight: 52,500 lbs. maximum. Click here to return to the Cold War Gallery. The Lockheed F-117A was developed in response to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of attacking high value targets without being detected by enemy radar.
- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk - WikipediaThe Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology.
- Airframe: The F-117 Nighthawk > > Display - AFAirman Magazine. The F-117 Nighthawk was a twin-engine stealth attack aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. The design was a tectonic shift in combat aircraft design, combining a minuscule radar signature with the ability to deploy laser-guided precision weapons.
- F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter - Airforce TechnologyThe F-117A aircraft is also known as the Frisbee and the Wobblin’ Goblin. The mission of the aircraft is to penetrate dense threat environments and attack high-value targets with high accuracy. Nighthawk has been in operational service in Panama, during Operation Desert Storm, in Kosovo, in Afghanistan and during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- F-117 Nighthawk Fast Facts World’s First Operational Stealth AircraftMilestones. F-117 Nighthawk Fast Facts. November 2019. World’s First Operational Stealth Aircraft. Flew from Holloman AFB in New Mexico to Kuwait with Aerial Refueling. Longest Non-Stop Single-Seat Fighter Flight Record. F-117A’s Produced was Lost in Combat. Near-Perfect Combat Record ONLY Aircraft Produced.
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