F-117 Nighthawk
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The Lockheed F-117A "Stealth" fighter in one of the most sophisticated warplanes ever built.
The F-117A stealth fighter had the same general configuration of the Have Blue test aircraft, but was much larger and heavier and was provided with an offensive military capability.
Almost invisible to radar, the F-117 has revolutionized air warfare.
It was operated at first under conditions of total secrecy, but during the US intervention in Panama in 1990 and in 1991 the U.S. Air Force deployed it openly.
A typical fighter has a head-on Radar Cross Section(RCS) of about five square meters, while the F-117 has an RCS of somewhere between 0.01 and 0.001 square meters, which makes the F-117A appear to be no larger than a small bird on a radar screen.
Specifications
| Type: | Fighter/attack |
Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
Country: | USA |
Powerplant: | General Electric F404 non-afterburning (2x) | Engine Thrust: | 48.0 kN || 10,800 lbs | Length: | 65.11 ft || 20.3 m | Height: | 12 .5 ft || 3.8 m | Wingspan: | 43.4 ft || 13.3 m | Weight: | 52,500 lbs || 23,625 kg (Max Takeoff) | Max. Speed: | High subsonic | Range: | n/a || Unlimited with air refueling | Ceiling: | n/a | Crew: | 1 | costs: | $122 million ($FY98, Total Program) |
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